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RNS Number : 3762D

Aquis Exchange PLC

28 June 2021

28 June 2021

Aquis Exchange PLC

("Aquis" or the "Company")

Exercise of Share Options, Director Dealing and Total Voting Rights

Aquis Exchange PLC (AIM: AQX), the exchange services group, announces that on 25 June 2021 it received notification that certain employees have exercised options under the Company's EMI Option Scheme over 191,450 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of GBP2.69 per share and 11,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of GBP3.47 per share.

In addition, Jonathan Clelland, CFO and COO of the Company, on 25 June 2021 exercised options under the Company's EMI Option Scheme over 120,817 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of GBP2.69 per share and sold 49,416 shares at a price of GBP6.60 per share.

Application has been made for 323,267 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, which is expected to take place on 1 July 2021. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari pasu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue.

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the provisions of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the FCA, the Company confirms that, following this issue, its issued share capital will comprise 27,492,963 Ordinary Shares. All Ordinary Shares shall have equal voting rights and none of the Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Accordingly, the figure of 27,492,963 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

 
 Aquis Exchange PLC                         Tel: +44 (0) 7768 078 110 
 Belinda Keheyan, Head of Marketing 
 
 Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated         Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 
  Adviser and Joint Broker) 
 Chris Clarke 
 Clayton Bush 
 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

About Aquis Exchange

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. AQSE, which used to be known as NEX Exchange Ltd., was acquired by Aquis in March 2020 from CME Inc. 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

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)   Name                       Jonathan Clelland 
     -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Chief Financial Officer and 
                                  Chief Operating 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                      Options over ordinary shares 
       financial                   of 10 pence each 
       instrument, 
       type                        ISIN: GB00BD5JNK30 
       of instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
     -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature                     Exercise of share options 
       of the 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)     Volume(s) 
       and volume(s) 
                                     Exercise 
                                     price of 
                                     GBP2.69      120,817 
                                                ---------- 
     -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
        *    Aggregated volume     n/a - as above 
 
 
        *    Price 
     -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date                       25/06/2021 
       of the 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place                      Outside a trading venue 
       of the 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)   Name                       Jonathan Clelland 
     -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Chief Financial Officer and 
                                  Chief Operating 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 
       financial                   each 
       instrument, 
       type                        ISIN: GB00BD5JNK30 
       of instrument 
       Identification 
       code 
     -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature                     Sale of ordinary shares 
       of the 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                     Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s) 
                                     GBP6.60                49,416 
                                               ------------------- 
     -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
        *    Aggregated volume     n/a - as above 
 
 
        *    Price 
     -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date                       25/06/2021 
       of the 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)   Place                      London Stock Exchange, AIM Market 
       of the                     (XLON) 
       transaction 
     -------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 
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