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3 July 2023

Eight Capital Partners plc

("ECP", "Eight Capital" or "the Company")

Delay to the publication of audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

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Temporary suspension

Eight Capital Partners plc (AQUIS: ECP), the financial services operating company that aims to grow revenue through businesses engaged in "Fintech" operations including in the digital banking and lending sectors, announces a delay to the completion and publication of its audited accounts for the year to 31 December 2022.  Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 5.1 of the AQSE Growth Market Rules, the Company has requested a temporary suspension of trading in its shares with effect from 08:00 on 3 July 2023.

The delay in the audit process has arisen as a result of the directors' decision, in consultation with its auditors and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), to reclassify the accounting treatment of its 1AF2 Ltd Sec. Bonds 21-24 fixed rate bonds.  The reclassification will result in the issue of revised audited accounts for the year to 31 December 2021 which, in turn, has caused a delay to the completion of the audit for the year to 31 December 2022.

The Company expects to be in a position to publish its final results shortly, following which trading in its shares will be restored.

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About Eight Capital Partners:

Eight Capital partners plc is a financial services operating company that aims to grow revenue through businesses engaged in "Fintech" operations including in the digital banking and lending sectors.

ECP seeks to grow its group revenue in these high growth fintech sectors, which it expects to also increase in value, such that they generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders, predominantly through capital appreciation. 

www.eight.capital

Eight Capital Partners operates two subsidiary businesses:

Epsion Capital:

Epsion Capital is an independent corporate advisory firm based in London with an extensive experience in UK and European capital markets. The team of senior and experienced ECM and M&A professionals is specialised across multiple markets, sectors and geographies and it prides itself on a commercial approach that allows the clients to achieve their growth ambitions. www.epsioncapital.com

Innovative Finance:

Innovative Finance is a corporate finance advisory business that develops mergers and acquisitions and financing solutions across multiple sectors, primarily in Europe, with access to international transactions. It focuses on investments in Europe which are linked to technological developments in the financial services industry. www.innovfinance.com

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