5 January 2023

Aquis Exchange PLC

("Aquis" or the "Company")

Board Change

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L), the exchange services group, confirms that Richard Bennett has retired from the Board after nine years of service.

Richard joined the Board in March 2014 as an independent non-executive director (INED). He was Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC) from July 2014 to March 2018, was Senior Independent Non-Executive Director from June 2018 to March 2022 and Chair of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee (NRC) from June 2018 to September 2022. Richard has been succeeded in both the latter roles by Fields Wicker-Miurin, who joined the Board in March 2022.

Glenn Collinson, Chair of Aquis Exchange PLC, commented:

"On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to sincerely thank Richard for his hard work and invaluable advice whilst retaining that strong, independent, representative voice that our shareholders appreciate."

Richard Bennett commented:

"I have thoroughly enjoyed the nine years I have spent on the Board of Aquis participating in the growth of the Company from a relatively early stage to a successful, profitable quoted company. I believe that I leave the business in great shape with strong management and an experienced Board so that it is well placed for the next stage of its development."

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About Aquis Exchange PLC

Aquis Exchange PLC and its subsidiaries are an exchange services group, which operate a pan-European cash equities trading businesses (Aquis Exchange), a growth and regulated primary market (Aquis Stock Exchange/AQSE) and develop/license exchange software to third parties (Aquis Technologies).

Aquis Exchange is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and France's Autorité des Marchés Financiers to operate Multilateral Trading Facility businesses in the UK/Switzerland and in EU27 respectively. Aquis Exchange operates lit and dark order books, covering 16 European markets. For its lit books, Aquis Exchange uses a subscription pricing model which works by charging users according to the message traffic they generate, rather than a percentage of the value of each stock that they trade and does not allow aggressive non-client proprietary trading, which has resulted in lower market impact and signalling risk on Aquis Exchange than other trading venues in Europe.

Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) is a stock market providing primary and secondary markets for equity and debt products. It is authorised as a Recognised Investment Exchange, which allows it to operate a regulated listings venue. The AQSE Growth Market is divided into two segments 'Access' and 'Apex', with different levels of admission criteria. The Access market focuses on earlier stage growth companies, while Apex is the intended market for larger, more established businesses.

Aquis Technologies is the software and technology division of Aquis Exchange PLC. It creates and licenses cutting-edge, cost-effective matching engine and trade surveillance technology for banks, brokers, investment firms and exchanges.

Aquis Exchange PLC is quoted on the Aquis Stock Exchange and on the Alternative Investment Market of the LSE (AIM) market. For more information, please go to www.aquis.eu.