Eight Capital Ptnrs. - Directorate Changes

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2 February 2023

Eight Capital Partners plc

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

Directorate Changes

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, and, asset and wealth management ("WealthTech") sectors, announces the following Directorate changes which will take immediate effect.

Luciano Maranzana, currently a Non-Executive Director, has been appointed Group CEO. Mr Maranzana  has enjoyed a successful professional career spanning nearly 30 years, primarily in asset management. He was previously Managing Director, Italy and Spain for UK investment group Hammerson plc and Managing Director of Valore Reale Sgr Spa, a closed-end fund management company, where under his leadership, the company grew from 5 to over 30 employees with combined assets under management of more than €1.8 billion.

He was appointed to the ECP Board in August 2022, joining from Negentropy Capital Partners Italia, a London-based alternative investment management and advisory company. Since then, he has been primarily involved with growing ECP's wholly owned corporate finance advisory subsidiary, Innovative Finance.

Gemma Godfrey has been appointed to the board as an independent Non-executive Director. Ms Godfrey is a Non-executive director and independent consultant, having founded two digital businesses. As a former founder and CEO of an FCA-regulated digital investing business that was acquired by a global insurer, she went on to launch a digital media service on behalf of News UK. Furthermore, she was a boardroom advisor on The (US) Apprentice. Prior to this, Ms Godfrey was head of investment strategy for Brooks Macdonald Group Plc.

Commenting on the appointments,  ECP Executive Chairman, Dominic White said:

"Luciano has been with Eight Capital for seven months and has contributed greatly to ECP's operations during this period, helping to implement and conclude a number of successful corporate activities and transactions.  In his new role as CEO, his extensive cross-border asset management experience and expertise will further strengthen the wider group.

"We are also very pleased to welcome Gemma to the Eight Capital board. She has a proven track record in business strategy, digital transformation and innovation within financial services and Fintech and, as an entrepreneur, of successfully building and exiting a Robo Advisory business (digital investing service).

"We look forward to working with both Luciano and Gemma as together we move the company successfully to the next stage of its development and growth as an international fintech operating business."

The following information is disclosed pursuant to R.4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.

Gemma Godfrey holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Ms Godfrey does not hold shares in the Company.

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to R.4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.

The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement.

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About Eight Capital Partners:

Eight Capital Partners plc is an international financial services operating company focused on owning and operating businesses engaged in "Fintech" operations, from the digitisation of banking services, through to blockchain-backed decentralised finance companies.

ECP provides equity, debt, and equity-related investment capital to companies seeking capital for growth and development, consolidation or acquisition, or pre-IPO financing. The Company seeks to generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders, predominantly through capital appreciation, by maximising the revenues, profits and value of its operating subsidiaries, and taking advantage of the increasing number of acquisition opportunities within the continuously developing global technology, and fintech sectors.

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 is currently working on transactions in the USA and Europe which are linked to technological developments in the financial services industry, AI, cybersecurity and e-commerce. www.innovfinance.com