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Posting of Notice of General Meeting

The Board of Image Scan, specialists in the field of real-time 3D and 2D x-ray imaging for the Security and Industrial Inspection markets, announces that it will be posting a notice to shareholders today of a General Meeting to be held on Friday 11 April 2014 at 11 a.m. at the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London EC14 5RD. Due to security arrangements in accessing the venue, attendees are asked to arrive at the building at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The notice is available on the Company’s website www.ish.co.uk 

Subject to all resolutions being passed at the General Meeting, it is the intention of the Board to appoint William Mawer as Executive Chairman and CEO. Having given notice at the recent AGM the current Chairman, Brian Emslie, will stand down on the appointment of Mr Mawer. Mr Mawer has been working as a consultant to the Company for four months and the Board is confident that his appointment will significantly strengthen the Company at this time.

Mr Mawer brings considerable experience of the x-ray industry having worked for 13 years with London-listed Smiths Group plc. For most of that time he held senior executive positions in Smiths Detection, world leader in security x-ray technology. More recently he has acted in a consultancy capacity for a number of other advanced technology companies, providing input on strategy and business development. Mr Mawer has key strengths in product development and strategic planning. His experience in the x-ray security sector will be instrumental in supporting the development plans and driving forward the sales and marketing strategy.

The following further disclosures are required in respect of the appointment of William Richard Mawer, aged 55. Mr Mawer is currently a director of AVS Partners Limited, and was a director of Smiths Detection-Watford Ltd from 19 March 2003 to 20 January 2012.

There are no further disclosures required to be made pursuant to Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules.

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For further information, please contact:

Image Scan Holdings plc Tel: +44 (0) 1509 817400
Brian Emslie, Chairman
Louise George, Company Secretary
ir@ish.co.uk

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Tel: +44 (0) 207 894 7000
Mark Percy / Rick Thompson (Corporate Finance)
Richard Redmayne / Paul Jewell (Corporate Broking)

Yellow Jersey PR Limited Tel: +44 (0) 203 664 4087
Dominic Barretto
Anna Legge

About Image Scan Holdings plc
Image Scan Holdings plc (AIM: IGE) is focused on the development and commercialisation of market leading real-time x-ray solutions for use in the global Security and Industrial inspection markets. The Company’s Security portfolio includes the Axis range of baggage inspection systems; the FlatScan range of portable bomb and suspect package detection systems; and SVXi, a small vehicle inspection system. The Industrial inspection solutions include the MDXi product range, cabinet x-ray systems for laboratories and production lines. The Company is now broadening its scope to look at other key applications where its technology can be adopted, such as in the Medical devices industry. The Company was founded in 1996 and joined AIM in 2002.

For further information on the Company, please visit: www.ish.co.uk – and for further information on its products, please visit: www.3dx-ray.com