0OPM Datalex Plc

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE SECTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION.

30 August 2024

DATALEX PLC ("Datalex" or the "Company")

Publication of Circular and Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

Further to the announcements dated 28 August 2024 in relation to its proposed Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer (the "Capital Raise"), Datalex announces that it has today issued a circular to shareholders (the "Circular") containing a notice of an extraordinary general meeting to be held at 11:00 a.m. on 26 September 2024 at Block V, Eastpoint Business Park, Dublin 3, Ireland (the "EGM"). Completion of the Capital Raise is conditional, inter alia, upon the approval of the shareholder resolutions to be proposed at the EGM (the "Resolutions"). Capitalised terms used in this announcement (this "Announcement"), which have not been defined have the meanings given to them in the announcement made by the Company dated 28 August 2024 announcing the Capital Raise, unless the context provides otherwise.

The Circular will be sent or otherwise made available to Shareholders later today, together with a Form of Proxy. The Circular is available for inspection in electronic form on the Company's website https://www.datalex.com/.

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Important Notices

This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by Goodbody or by any of its affiliates or agents as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this Announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers in connection with the Firm Placing, Placing, Open Offer and Admission, and any liability therefor is expressly disclaimed.

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC ("Goodbody"), which is authorised and regulated in Ireland by the CBI, is acting for the Company as Bookrunner in connection with the Capital Raise and no-one else in connection with the Capital Raise and is not, and will not be, responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the Firm Placing, Placing and Open Offer and/or any other matter referred to in this Announcement.

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on the Bookrunner by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom or by the regulatory regime established under it, neither Goodbody nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever to any person who is not a client for the contents of the information contained in this Announcement or for any other statement made or purported to be made by or on behalf of the Bookrunner or its affiliates in connection with the Company, the Firm Placing, Placing or Open Offer. Goodbody and each of its affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) in respect of any statements or other information contained in this Announcement and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by the Goodbody or any of its affiliates as to the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of the information contained in this Announcement. Neither Goodbody nor any of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors have authorised the contents of, or any part of, this Announcement.

In connection with the Firm Placing and Placing, Goodbody and any of its affiliates may take up a portion of the shares in the Firm Placing or Placing as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell for its own account such shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Firm Placing, Placing or otherwise. Accordingly, references to Firm Placing Shares and Placed Shares being offered, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or acquisition, placing or dealing by Goodbody and any of its affiliates acting in such capacity. In addition, Goodbody and any of its affiliates may enter into financing arrangements (including swaps, warrants or contracts for differences) with investors in connection with which Goodbody and any of its affiliates may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of shares. Goodbody does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

Goodbody and its affiliates may have engaged in transactions with, and provided various commercial banking, investment banking, financial advisory transactions and services in the ordinary course of its business with the Company and/or its affiliates for which they would have received customary fees and commissions. Goodbody and its affiliates may provide such services to the Company and/or its affiliates in the future.

This Announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This Announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.  No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

This Announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Persons distributing this Announcement must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so. Any investment or investment activity to which this Announcement relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. This Announcement is for information purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy, subscribe for or otherwise acquire securities in any jurisdiction in which any such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions. Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

This Announcement and the information contained herein is restricted and is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in, into or from Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or any other state or jurisdiction in which the same would be restricted, unlawful or unauthorised (each a "Restricted Territory"). In addition, the offering of the Firm Placing Shares or Placed Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company in any Restricted Territory or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. No action has been taken by the Company or the Bookrunner that would permit an offering of such shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company and the Bookrunner to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions.

The information in this Announcement may not be forwarded or distributed to any other person and may not be reproduced in any manner whatsoever. Any forwarding, distribution, reproduction, or disclosure of this information in whole or in part is unauthorised. Failure to comply with this directive may result in a violation of the Securities Act or the applicable laws of other jurisdictions.

No prospectus or offering document will be made available in connection with the matters contained in this Announcement and no such prospectus or offering document is required (in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation) to be published. This Announcement has not been approved by the Central Bank of Ireland, Euronext Dublin, or any other competent regulatory authority.