21 December 2018

Starvest Plc ("Starvest" or "the Company")

Appointment of Director

Starvest PLC (LON:SVE), the London Stock Exchange AIM listed specialist mining and resources investment business, announces the appointment of Mr Mark Badros as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Mark Joseph Badros, aged 47, graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and received his law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School. He began his career practicing securities, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate law in New York. Mark has more than 15 years of investment experience in public and private equities and has worked as an analyst and investment manager at mutual funds and hedge funds, including Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Zweig-DiMenna Associates, Highland Capital and Ironbound Capital.

Callum Baxter, Chairman and CEO commented:  "We are delighted to welcome Mark to the board of Starvest and look forward to his contribution to the development of the business. Mark's wide-ranging expertise in investing and corporate law brings additional capabilities and a valuable new dimension to the board of Starvest plc, as does his experience in economics and business."

Current Directorships / Partnerships                   

Timberlake Capital Management LLC

Mr Badros does not currently hold shares in Starvest, either solely or jointly.

There is no further information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Investors are encouraged to view our RNS feed on the Starvest web site www.starvest.co.uk/announcements

Callum N Baxter

Chairman & Chief Executive

21 December 2018

Enquiries to:

Starvest PLC

Callum Baxter  Chairman/CEO  +44 7922 255 933  cbaxter@starvest.co.uk

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nomad)

Colin Aaronson, Harrison Clarke or Seamus Fricker  +44 20 7383 5100

SI Capital Ltd (Broker)

Nick Emerson or Alan Gunn +44 1483 413 500