Mark Hawkesworth has taken the decision to retire from the Board and will, therefore, not stand for re-election at the forthcoming AGM. Mark was a Director and Chairman of Octopus Titan VCT 3 plc from March 2008 to November 2014 when the five Titan VCTs were merged, and has since been a Director of Titan VCT. He has also been the Chairman of Titan’s Audit Committee since the merger. Tom Leader has agreed to assume the Chair of the Audit Committee on Mark’s retirement.