APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

22 November 2019

CIVITAS SOCIAL HOUSING PLC

("Civitas" or the "Company")

APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Alison Hadden as an independent non-executive Director of the Company on 21 November 2019.

Alison brings a depth of experience within social housing and local government, having started her career at Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and Birmingham City Council. She then went on to hold Chief Executive positions at several major housing associations, including Paradigm Housing, a 13,000-home housing association based in Buckinghamshire.

Alison has also been an executive director at Circle Housing, one of the largest housing associations in the UK with over 67,000 homes. In these roles she has worked with many of the stakeholders in the industry, including the Regulator of Social Housing.

Alison is currently Chair of Housing Plus Group, an 18,000-home housing association group in Staffordshire and Shropshire, and a non-executive director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Yorkshire Housing, a 20,000-home housing association operating in the Yorkshire area.

There are no other details or disclosures required under LR 9.6.13R of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Civitas Housing Advisors Limited

Cenkos Securities PLC

Liberum Capital Limited

Buchanan

Notes:

Civitas Social Housing PLC is the first Real Estate Investment Trust offering pure play exposure to social housing across the UK.  The Company is advised by Civitas Housing Advisors Limited, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under Firms Reference Number 815699. The Company is listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and was admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in November 2016.