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OFFICE: DIL: Diligent Corporation Appoints Chief People Officer

Diligent Corporation Appoints Human Resources Veteran as Chief People Officer

Avigail Dadone Joins to Support Company Growth and Reinforce the Company's
Leadership Team

NEW ZEALAND - November 18, 2015 - Diligent Corporation (NZX: DIL), the
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based platform for the secure electronic
production, distribution and collaboration of confidential information for
boards, committees and leadership teams, today announced the appointment of
its new Chief People Officer (CPO), Avigail Dadone, reporting to President
and Chief Executive Officer, Brian Stafford. Dadone will be responsible for
working with current and incoming staff to create an inclusive and ambitious
culture for Diligent Corporation.

"Avigail has an impressive background in the HR space, and has proven her
expertise in organizations like Bloomberg," Stafford said. "Avigail will help
Diligent achieve continued growth by working with leadership to attract,
retain and nurture talent to better contribute to the growing business. With
Avigail's expertise, Diligent will have the ability to put additional focus
on staff while continuing to deliver leading SaaS offerings for our
customers. I also believe that Avigail will be integral to Diligent's future
acquisition plans, and the company's continued expansion of the R&D team in
Charlotte, NC."

Dadone is joining Diligent with more than a decade of experience as an HR
professional. Most recently, Dadone worked at Bloomberg leading HR in the
Americas. While there, she was responsible for all HR practices in the region
while acting as the HR business partner for the COO. Dadone holds a BS from
Boston University's Questrom School of Business.

"I'm delighted to join an organization that reflects its strong values in the
workplace and within the industry," said Dadone. "As the SaaS space grows and
secure collaboration options become more important for boards, working to
integrate new employees into the organization becomes a thrilling experience
for a dedicated HR team. Between Diligent's recent acquisition and the
company's thriving sales team, we will have the unique experience of
cultivating an ambitious, growing internal culture."

About Diligent (NZX: DIL)

Diligent is the leading provider of secure corporate governance and
collaboration solutions for boards and senior executives. Over 3,500 clients
in more than 60 countries and on all seven continents rely on Diligent to
provide secure, intuitive access to their most time-sensitive and
confidential information, ultimately helping them make better decisions. The
Diligent Boards (formerly Diligent Boardbooks) solution speeds and simplifies
how board materials are produced, delivered and collaborated on via any
device, removing the security concerns of doing this by courier, email and
file sharing. Diligent is a publicly listed company (NZX:DIL) with nearly $US
100 million in annual recurring revenue, based on previously reported revenue
retention rates. Visit www.diligent.com to learn more.

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intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that these statements
are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or
results. All forward looking-statements are only as of the date of this press
release and Diligent undertakes no obligation to update or revise them. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and
uncertainties that could cause Diligent's actual results to differ materially
from those projected in such forward-looking statements. For example, if we
do not attract the most qualified and experienced employees our financial
performance and revenue growth may suffer. Factors which could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, economic, competitive, regulatory and
technological factors affecting Diligent Corporation's operations, markets,
products, services and other factors set forth in the Company's Risk Factors
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16,
2015.

Investor inquiries:
William Maina
NZ toll free: 0800 995 082
International: +1-646-277-1236
[email protected]

Media inquiries:
Geoff Senescall
Ph: + 64 21 481 234
or
ICR Inc. for Diligent
Max Jay,
Ph: 1-646-277-1298
[email protected]

Shawn Lankton
Chief Marketing Officer
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