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RNS Number : 7513U

Aquis Exchange PLC

08 April 2021

8 April 2021

Aquis Exchange PLC

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

Director/PDMR Notification

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L), the exchange services group, has been notified that Alasdair Haynes, CEO of the Company, sold 160,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 7 April 2021 at a price of GBP6.50 per Ordinary Share. Part of the sale is a result of his divorce settlement agreed in July 2017. Following this, Alasdair Haynes now holds 1,331,551 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 4.9% of the Company's issued share capital.

This announcement contains inside information under UK MAR.

Enquiries:

 
 Aquis Exchange PLC                          Tel: +44 (0) 20 3597 
                                              6321 
 Alasdair Haynes, CEO 
 Jonathan Clelland, CFO and COO 
 Belinda Keheyan, Head of Marketing          +44 (0) 7768 078 110 
 
 Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated          Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 
  Adviser and Joint Broker)                   2000 
 Clayton Bush 
 Chris Clarke 
 Edward Thomas 
 Kane Collings 
 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker)    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 
                                              8000 
 Emma Gabriel (Corporate Broking) 
  Jeremy Grime (Specialist Sales) 
 
 Alma PR (Financial PR Adviser)              Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 
                                              0209 
 Susie Hudson                                aquis@almapr.co.uk 
 Kieran Breheny 
  Faye Calow

Notes to editors:

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 and in EU27 respectively. Aquis operates a lit order book and does not allow aggressive non-client proprietary trading, which has resulted in lower toxicity 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

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them:

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)   Name                       Alasdair Haynes 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Chief Executive Officer 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial                    Initial Notification 
       notification/ 
       Amendment 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, 
       auctioneer or auction monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Aquis Exchange plc 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                        213800IXJSF5E1SIW150 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section 
       to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
       date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
     -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description 
       of the                      Ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
       financial 
       instrument,                 ISIN: GB00BD5JNK30 
       type of 
       instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature                     Sale of shares 
       of the 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s) 
                                     GBP6.50     160,000 
                                               ---------- 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
        *    Aggregated volume      n/a - as above 
 
 
        *    Price 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of                    07/04/2021 
       the transaction 
     -------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of                   London Stock Exchange 
       the transaction 
     -------------------------  -----------------------------------

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