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RNS Number : 6570J  Aquis Exchange PLC  25 August 2021

25 August 2021

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Aquis Exchange PLC

("Aquis", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Appointment of independent non-executive director to AQSE Board

 

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L), the exchange services group, is pleased to
announce that it has appointed Daniel (Danny) Lopez to the board of its
subsidiary, Aquis Stock Exchange ("AQSE"), the primary market for growth
companies, as an independent non-executive director (NED). The appointment has
received approval from the FCA.

 

Danny brings a deep knowledge of next-generation technology to AQSE, with
significant experience across financial services and cyber security
technology. He has overseen several large change programmes in both the
private and public sectors as well as the launch of new brands, making him
ideally placed to support the broad transformation of AQSE that is underway.

 

Danny is the CEO of Glasswall, an award-winning cyber security company, as
well as a non-executive director of Innovate Finance, the independent industry
body that champions the global FinTech community in the UK. He is also a
special advisor to the FinTech Collective, a New York-based venture capital
firm which invests in FinTech companies. Previously in his career, Danny held
a number of other roles in the financial and technology sectors, including as
Chief Operating Officer of Blippar, an Augmented Reality and AI company, HM
Consul General to New York for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, CEO of
London & Partners and several international positions at Barclays Bank.

 

AQSE is a UK-based stock market providing primary and secondary markets for
equity and debt products. It is permissioned as a Recognised Investment
Exchange, which allows it to operate a regulated listings venue.

 

Michael Berkeley, Chairman of Aquis Stock Exchange, commented:

 

"I am delighted to welcome Danny to the Aquis Stock Exchange Board. As a
modern market for modern businesses, AQSE uses superior technology to deliver
better results for all participants, and it is therefore fitting that we
should be appointing an expert in FinTech to the Board today. We will be
consistently improving and innovating in our technology to ensure we remain
leading-edge, and I am sure that Danny will play an integral part in this."

 

Danny Lopez, incoming Independent Non-Executive Director, said:

 

"It is fantastic to be joining AQSE at such an exciting time in its
development, with momentum building in its IPO pipeline. It is clear that part
of the attraction for modern growth companies looking to go public is the
superior technology on offer, and I am looking forward to building on this
further with the business alongside supporting its broader growth."

 

 

Enquiries:

 Aquis Exchange PLC via

 Alma PR (Financial PR Adviser)                                Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 0209
 Susie Hudson                                                  aquis@almapr.co.uk
 Kieran Breheny
 Faye Calow

 Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
 Chris Clarke
 Clayton Bush
 Edward Thomas
 Kane Collings

 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker)                      Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
 Bobbie Hilliam

 

Notes to Editors

About Aquis Exchange PLC

Aquis Exchange PLC is an exchange services group, which operates pan-European
cash equities trading businesses (Aquis Exchange), growth and regulated
primary markets (Aquis Stock Exchange/AQSE) and develops/licenses 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 operates lit order books and does not allow aggressive
non-client proprietary trading, which has resulted in lower market impact and
signalling risk on Aquis than other trading venues in Europe. According to
independent studies, trades on Aquis are less likely to lead to price movement
than on other lit markets. Aquis 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.

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 (AQX.L) is listed on the Alternative Investment Market of
the LSE (AIM) market. For more information, please go to www.aquis.eu
(http://www.aquis.eu)

 

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