01-Nov-2016 / 16:55 GMT/BST
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

1 November 2016

Fairpoint Group plc

Directorate Change

Fairpoint Group plc ('Fairpoint' or 'the Group'), announces that Amanda West is today stepping down from the Board, having completed 4 years as a Non-executive Director.

David Harrel, Non-Executive Chairman commented:

'The board would like to thank Amanda for her significant contribution to the business over the last four years and wish her well for the future.'

Enquiries please contact:

Fairpoint Group plc
Chris Moat, Chief Executive Officer 0845 296 0100
David Broadbent, Chief Financial Officer

Shore Capital (Nomad and Joint Broker)
Mark Percy 020 7408 4090
Edward Mansfield

Panmure Gordon & Co (Joint Broker)
Dominic Morley 020 7866 2500
Charles Leigh-Pemberton

MHP Communications
Reg Hoare 020 3128 8100
Katie Hunt

Fairpoint Group plc published this content on 01 November 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 01 November 2016 17:02:13 UTC.

Original documenthttp://www.fairpoint.co.uk/investors/financial-news/cust-news-details.html?tx_eqscontents_eqscontentsfe[newsID]=1586127&tx_eqscontents_eqscontentsfe[noCache]=1&tx_eqscontents_eqscontentsfe[action]=show&tx_eqscontents_eqscontentsfe[controller]=Content&cHash=2a79cc7da073fe610d8493ac201df0ed

Public permalinkhttp://www.publicnow.com/view/7C802DEFE5E6B21985AF8F7EE5B5DDAD8E172BF9