Director Appointment

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ProService Building Services Marketplace Plc announces the formal appointment of Tom Shorten, Chief Executive Officer, to its Board of Directors. Shorten, aged 55, has been with the Group since 2017 and was instrumental in its evolution into a marketplace business. He currently holds 690,188 ordinary shares in the company. While Shorten was a director of Phones 4U Limited when it entered administration in 2014, the ongoing administration is expected to conclude in March 2026 with a material shortfall anticipated for creditors.

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ProService Building Services Mktplc

30 January 2026

ProService Building Services Marketplace Plc

Director Appointment

ProService Building Services Marketplace Plc ("PRO" or the "Group") announces that Tom Shorten, Chief Executive Officer of PRO, has been formally appointed to the Board of PRO.

Alan Peterson, Non-Executive Chairman of PRO said:

"Tom joined the Group in 2017 as Chief Commercial Officer and became Chief Executive Officer of the ProService business division as we began our separation of that and the operations businesses. Tom has been the driving force behind our evolution to a marketplace business and therefore is an obvious choice to move into the Group CEO role; the Board and I wish him well."

The following additional information is provided in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Thomas (Tom) William Shorten (aged 55) is currently or has been a director of the following companies within the past five years:

Current Directorships

Past Directorships (in the last five years)

- HSS Training Limited

- HSS Proservice Limited

- HSS Proservice Marketplace Limited

- Hero Acquisitions Limited

- Hampshire TopCo Limited

- HSS Hire Group Limited

- Phones 4U Limited (in administration)

- 1st Collection Services Limited

- HSS Hire Limited

- True Connectivity Limited

Tom currently holds, directly or indirectly, 690,188 of PRO's ordinary shares.

Tom was a director of Phones 4U Limited at the time it entered administration in September 2014. The administration remains ongoing and according to the latest administrators' report (19 August 2025), it is expected to conclude in March 2026. The administrators' report indicates a material shortfall to senior secured noteholders and unsecured creditors is anticipated, although the final quantum has yet to be determined.

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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Notes to editors

On 28 November 2025 HSS Hire Group plc was renamed ProService Building Services Marketplace plc (ticker symbol PRO.L) ("ProService"). ProService is the leading Digital marketplace business focussed on buyer and seller acquisition. Technology driven, scalable and uniquely differentiated. Wide range of building services, including hire, resale, materials, training and more. For more information, please see www.hsshiregroup.com.

For further information, please contact:

ProService Building Services Marketplace plc	Email: hssproservice@fticonsulting.com
Daniel Joll, General Counsel & Company Secretary

FTI Consulting	Tel: 020 3727 1340
Nick Hasell
Victoria Hayns

Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)	Tel: 020 7523 8000
Andrew Potts
George Grainger

Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)	Tel: 020 7496 3000
Alex Bond / Rick Thompson (Investment Banking)
Jonathan Dighe (Equity Sales)

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