5 March 2020 – 07:30 am FRANK COCX NOMINATED AS NEW CFO LUCAS BOLS Lucas Bols today announces that the Supervisory Board has nominated Frank Cocx to be appointed as CFO and member of the Management Board of Lucas Bols at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 9 July 2020. Frank Cocx will succeed Joost de Vries and form the Management Board of Lucas Bols together with CEO Huub van Doorne. Joost de Vries, who announced his decision to leave the company in September last year, will stay on as CFO until 1 June 2020. To ensure a smooth transition Frank Cocx will join Lucas Bols as of 1 April 2020. Frank Cocx, a Dutch national with a Master's degree in Accounting & Control, brings extensive knowledge and experience in accounting, M&A and corporate finance. In the past five years he has worked in different strategic finance roles at Blokker Holding and its various retail chains, lastly as CFO of Blokker. Prior to that Frank worked for KPMG for 10 years both in the Netherlands and abroad where he gained extensive experience in audit and transaction management. Derk Doijer, chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lucas Bols: "The Supervisory Board is very pleased to nominate Frank Cocx as CFO of Lucas Bols. Frank brings extensive financial expertise, a broad skill set in general management and a true entrepreneurial spirit. We are confident that Frank will take an important role in the further execution of Lucas Bols’ long term strategy.” Frank Cocx: “I look forward to joining Lucas Bols, its rich history and craftsmanship appeal to me very much. The Lucas Bols corporate culture, with values such as entrepreneurship and transparency fits in well with my personal values. I am looking forward to further developing the company, with its unique global cocktail proposition, together with my new colleagues and Lucas Bols’ business partners.” Frank Cocx will be nominated for appointment for a period of four years until the Annual General Meeting in 2024. The terms and conditions of his contract comply with the remuneration policy of Lucas Bols. For further information www.lucasbols.com [email protected] +31 20 570 85 48 About Lucas Bols Lucas Bols is the world’s oldest distilled spirits brand and one of the oldest Dutch companies still in business. Building on its 445 year-old heritage dating back to 1575, the company has mastered the art of distilling, mixing and blending liqueurs, genever, gin and vodka. Lucas Bols owns a portfolio of more than 20 premium and super premium brands of different spirits used in cocktail bars worldwide. Its products are sold in more than 110 countries around the world. Lucas Bols has been listed on Euronext Amsterdam (BOLS) since 4 February 2015. 1 Lucas Bols holds the number one position in liqueur ranges worldwide (outside the USA) and is the world’s largest player in the genever segment. Many of Lucas Bols’ other products have market or category-leading positions. Furthermore, Lucas Bols is a leading player in the bartending community. Through the House of Bols Cocktail & Genever Experience and Europe’s largest bartending school, the Bols Bartending Academy, the company provides inspiration and education to both bartenders and consumers. Financial calendar 28 May 2020 Publication of 2019/20 full-year results 9 July 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2 .