3 December 2021

Mears Group PLC

("Mears")

Board appointment

Mears Group PLC (LSE: MER), the provider of support services to the social housing and care sectors in the UK, announces the appointment of Angela Lockwood as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2022.

Angela is currently Chief Executive Officer of North Star Housing, a thriving Housing Association based in the North East.  Angela has extensive experience gained from a career in housing spanning nearly 30 years.  Starting her career at Sunderland Council, Angela then worked for Home Housing and subsequently joined Endeavour Housing Association firstly as Housing Director and then Managing Director. She joined North Star in 2009.

Angela holds an MBA and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Angela is also a Board member of the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, a member of the National Housing Federation Board and a Vice President of the Institute of Customer Service.

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13 R.

Commenting, Kieran Murphy, Chairman of Mears, said:

"I am delighted with the appointment of Angela to the Board of Mears. She is an experienced values-driven business leader who brings commercial, strategic and housing experience gained over a successful career. Her in-depth knowledge and understanding of the issues facing the Mears' client base will be of great value and I look forward to working with her."

For further information, contact:

Mears Group PLC

Ben Westran, Company Secretary                                                    Tel: +44(0)1452 634600

Novella Communications

Tim Robertson/Fergus Young                                                            Tel: +44(0)20 3151 7008

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of Mears Group PLC is Ben Westran, Company Secretary.

About Mears

Mears currently employs around 6,000 people and provides services in every region of the UK. In partnership with our Housing clients, we maintain, repair and upgrade the homes of hundreds of thousands of people in communities from remote rural villages to large inner-city estates. Mears has extended its activities to provide broader housing solutions to solve the challenge posed by the lack of affordable housing and to provide accommodation and support for the most vulnerable.

We focus on long-term outcomes for people rather than short-term solutions and invest in innovations that have a positive impact on people's quality of life and on their communities' social, economic and environmental wellbeing. Our innovative approaches and market leading positions are intended to create value for our customers and the people they serve while also driving sustainable financial returns for our providers of capital, especially our shareholders.