19 August 2022
For immediate release
ADVFN PLC
("ADVFN" or the "Company")
Corporate Update
As announced on 8 August 2022, Lord Gold, a non-executive director of the Company, has now become non-executive Chairman of the Company. Amit Tauman, a non-executive director has also been appointed an executive director. Following these latest appointments, the Board composition is as now as follows:
| Lord Gold | Non-executive Chairman |
| Jon Mullins | Acting Chief Executive |
| Matt Collom | Executive Director (sales) |
| Amit Tauman | Executive Director |
| Anthony Wollenberg | Non-executive Director |
The Company's Board committees have also been reconstituted as follows:
| Audit Committee | Lord Gold (Chair), Anthony Wollenberg
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| Remuneration Committee | Lord Gold (Chair), Anthony Wollenberg, Jon Mullins, Amit Tauman |
As previously announced, the Company cancelled all share options held by directors (including those held by former director Michael Hodges) amounting to 1,251,473 options. In addition, Jon Mullins and Matt Collom have agreed revisions to their service agreements with reduced notice periods of a maximum of 14 weeks and a re-balancing between fixed and performance-based remuneration, thereby further aligning their interests with the Company's shareholders. The Board has appointed external consultants to advise more generally on directors' fees and remuneration.
Enquiries:
For further information please contact:
| ADVFN PLC Jonathan Mullins | +44 (0) 203 8794 460
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| Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser) | |
| Roland Cornish/Michael Cornish | +44 (0) 207 628 3396 |
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was Jon Mullins, Director.
A copy of this announcement will be available on the Group's website:
ENDS
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