3 July 2024

AFERIAN PLC

("Aferian" the "Company" or the "Group")

Non-Executive Board Changes

Aferian plc (LSE AIM: AFRN), the B2B video streaming solutions company, announces the following changes to the Non-Executive Directors on the Board.

Sebastian White, an Investment Director of Kestrel Partners LLP ("Kestrel"), is appointed as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. He replaces Max Royde, a managing partner at Kestrel, who has today stepped down as Non-Executive Director.

Kestrel is an investment management company specialising in business-critical software companies, which has a beneficial holding in Aferian of 28,851,736 shares, or 25.94% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Sebastian joined Kestrel in 2017, and previously spent 14 years as Mergers and Acquisitions Director at Alternative Networks plc, an AIM-quoted communications and hosting provider to the mid-market. Sebastian is also a Non-Executive Director at Ingenta PLC.

In addition, to streamline the number of directors on the Board, Allen Broome will step down from his role as Non-Executive Director once his one-year contract expires on 31 August 2024.

Additional information 

The following information is being disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Sebastian Jake Golder White, aged 53, has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:

Save as set out above there are no further disclosures required pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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About Aferian plc 

Aferian plc (AIM: AFRN) is a B2B video streaming solutions company. Our end-to-end solutions bring live and on-demand video to every kind of screen. We create the forward-thinking solutions that our customers need to drive subscriber engagement, audience satisfaction, and revenue growth.

It is our belief that successful media companies and services will be those that are most consumer-centric, data driven and flexible to change. We focus on innovating technologies that enable our customers stay ahead of evolving viewer demand by providing smarter, more cost-effective ways of delivering end-to-end modern TV and video experiences to consumers. By anticipating technological and behavioural audience trends, our software solutions empower our customers to heighten viewer enjoyment, drive growth in audience share and ultimately their profitability.

Aferian plc has two operating companies: 24i, which focusses on streaming video experiences, and Amino, which connects Pay TV to streaming services. Our two complementary companies combine their products and services to create solutions which ensure that people can consume TV and video how and when they want it. Our solutions deliver modern TV and video experiences every day to millions of viewers globally, via our growing global customer base of over 500 service providers.

Aferian plc is traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM stock market (AIM: symbol AFRN). Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the Company has over 350 staff located in offices in San Francisco, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Madrid, Porto, Brno, Buenos Aires, and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.aferian.com.