COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

The Extension of the Company CFO's Term and the Appointment of a New Head

Date of Announcement Reference

27 March 2023 384/2023

In terms of Chapter 5 of the Capital Market Rules

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Malta International Airport plc is pleased to announce the extension of the term of the Company's

Chief Financial Officer, Karl Dandler, until 1 September 2025.

Karl Dandler assumed responsibility for the financial activities of the Company in 2015, having already held top leadership positions within the aviation industry.

Mr Dandler's understanding of economics and the aviation industry were crucial to the formulation of the Company's strategy to preserve cash flow during the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully

navigate the crisis.

Mr Dandler is also a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

Furthermore, the Company would like to announce the appointment of Justine Baldacchino as Head of Sustainability and Analytics. Ms Baldacchino joined the Company in 2012 as a Research Analyst and has, most recently, occupied the role of Sustainability and Analytics Manager.

In her new position, Ms Baldacchino will retain responsibility for the setting of environmental targets in relation to climate, waste and water management while leading the effort to reach them, as well as manage the airport's progression in the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme. Ms Baldacchino will also continue to oversee the analytics function, leading the Company to implement further data-driven improvements.

Ms Baldacchino is a member of the Company's Corporate Responsibility Committee and established Malta International Airport's Environmental Working Group in 2021.

"I would like to thank Karl and Justine for their valuable contributions to the Company so far, and I look forward to continue working with them at this critical juncture for Malta International Airport.

These appointments ensure that there is continuity at a time when we are realising an ambitious €175 million investment plan while gearing up for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive's increased requirements in relation to ESG," said Malta International Airport CEO Alan Borg.

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Signed:

Louis de Gabriele Company Secretary

About Malta International Airport

Malta International Airport welcomed 5.8 million passengers in 2022, marking a recovery of 80 per cent of the record traffic it had handled in 2019.

The company's continued investment in the terminal building has brought about several improvements over the years, the most r ecent of which was the inauguration of a new Food Court, which has widened the food and beverage offering at the airport. In 2020, Malta International Airport inaugurated Park East, a multi-storey car park that has increased the number of parking spaces on the airport campus to 2,700. Additionally, 14,000m² of office and retail space are housed within SkyParks Business Centre, with the SkyParks 2 project that is in the offing set to bring about further expansion in this regard.

The airport team is guided by a vision of service excellence, which has led MLA to clinch the title 'Best Airport in Europe' in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Malta International Airport has been working towards operating in a more sustainable manner for the past years, particularly toward s achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through better energy management. In 2014, Malta International Airport established the Malta Airport Foundation, which invests in the Maltese Islands' cultural heritage and environment through several collabor ations and initiatives.

Malta International Airport plc is a public company listed on the Malta Stock Exchange, with its shareholde rs being the Malta Mediterranean Link Consortium (40%), with Flughafen Wien AG owning a 96% share, the Government of Malta (20%), the general public (29.9%), and VIE Malta Limited (10.1%).

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