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25/08/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 4059K  Lendinvest PLC  25 August 2023

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION.

LEI: 213800NWMK3O4UWP9N91

25(th) August 2023

LendInvest plc

Notice of data breach

LendInvest plc (AIM: LINV; the "Company") was notified yesterday of certain
customer and applicant personal data being accessible to persons outside of
the Company. The data itself was held within a specific project test
environment and not within the Company's main systems. Investigations into the
incident are ongoing and the precise number of individuals affected and the
length of time that the information was compromised is to be determined.

 

Upon becoming aware of the incident, the team immediately took steps to remedy
the breach, mitigate any further risk, and launched an investigation. The
exposed data is no longer exposed, and there is currently no evidence that any
personal information of any nature has been misused. We have engaged
specialist support services and have implemented our incident response plans
as part of our ongoing investigations. The Company is engaging with the
relevant regulatory authorities, including the UK's Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO), and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

 

LendInvest takes the issue of data security extremely seriously, and any
affected individuals will be notified as appropriate and in accordance with
applicable regulations.

A further announcement will be made if and when appropriate.

Enquiries:

LendInvest via Teneo
 
                +44 (0)20 7353 4200

Rod Lockhart, Chief Executive Officer
 

David Broadbent, Chief Financial Officer

Leigh Rimmer, Head of External
Communications

investorrelations@lendinvest.com

Panmure Gordon (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
 
                                +44 (0)20 7886
2500

Atholl Tweedie

David Watkins

finnCap Limited (Joint Broker)
 
 
                                +44 (0)20 7220
0500

Jonny Franklin-Adams

Tim Redfern

Alice Lane

Teneo (Financial PR)
 
                  +44 (0)20 7353 4200

Tom Murray

Ed Cropley

Olivia Lucas

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public domain. The person responsible for arranging for the release of this
announcement on behalf of LendInvest is Rod Lockhart.

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