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18 March 2026

essensys plc

Exercise of Options, Total Voting Rights & Rule 2.9 Announcement

essensys plc (AIM:ESYS) ("essensys", the "Company" and together with its subsidiary undertakings, the "Group"), the leading global provider of software and technology to the flexible workspace industry, announces that, following the exercise of employee share options, an application has been made for the admission of 44,690 new ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") to trading on the AIM market of London Stock Exchange plc ("AIM"), with trading expected to occur on AIM at 8:00 a.m. on 20 March 2026 ("Admission").

The Company advises that, following Admission, its issued share capital will be 64,840,678 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. As such the Company's total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is 64,840,678.

The above figure of 64,840,678 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), essensys confirms that, as at the date and time of this announcement, its issued share capital consisted of 64,840,678 Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence each which are admitted to trading on the AIM. The International Securities Identification Number for the Company's Ordinary Shares is GB00BJL1ZF49 and the Legal Entity Identifier is 2138002MSI4WKYNOBS73.

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About essensys plc 

essensys is the leading provider of software and technology to landlords and flexible workspace operators. Founded in 2006 and listed on the AIM market since 2019, essensys' mission is to power the world's largest community of flexible, technology-driven spaces. Under new leadership, the Company has simplified its go-to-market strategy around two core offerings: essensys Platform and elumo.  

essensys Platform is a SaaS platform that delivers enterprise-grade Wi-Fi seamlessly across portfolios of multi-tenant workspaces, while providing data insights to optimise performance. The Group's latest offering, elumo, provides customers with a new way to manage and monetise bookable spaces. The integrated bookings and access solution transforms meeting rooms and shared spaces from operational headaches into revenue-generating assets.

With customers in the UK, Europe, North America and APAC, essensys is deploying a newly launched and simplified go-to-market strategy, positioning the business long-term growth in the flexible workspace and commercial real estate market.

Important notices

This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to this announcement or otherwise.

The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction.

Canaccord Genuity Limited ("Canaccord Genuity"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for essensys and for no-one else in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to any person other than essensys for providing the protections afforded to clients of Canaccord Genuity, nor for providing advice in relation to the matters referred to herein. Neither Canaccord Genuity nor any of its affiliates (nor any of its or their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents) owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Canaccord Genuity in connection with the matters referred to in this announcement, or otherwise.

Disclosure requirements of the Code  

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure. 

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing. 

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3. 

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4). Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure. 

The defined terms used in this section "Disclosure requirements of the Code" are defined in the Code which can be found on the Takeover Panel's website.