BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc welcomed Mr. Christopher Samuel to the Board. Mr. Samuel is the former chief executive of Ignis Asset Management and is a non-executive director of the Alliance Trust plc, JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc, UIL Limited and a number of unlisted companies. After serving the company for the past twelve years, Mr. Stobart will be retiring as a non-executive Director of the Company at the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2017.