EQUALS GROUP PLC

Regulatory Filings • Mar 13, 2023

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RNS Number : 6618S

Equals Group PLC

13 March 2023

For immediate release	13 March 2023

Equals Group plc

('Equals' or the 'Group')

Statement re. Silicon Valley Bank

Further to recent media commentary on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Group has received a number of inbound investor enquiries pertaining to the Group's exposure to this situation. Equals Group plc (AIM:EQLS), the fast-growing payments group focused on the SME marketplace, would like to clarify to its shareholders and other stakeholders that the Group has no direct or indirect exposure to Silicon Valley Bank either as a borrower or a depositor.

The Group will be issuing its final results for the year ended 31 December 2022 on Monday, 27 March 2023 as well as an update on trading in Q1-23 and looks forward to updating the market then.

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For more information, please contact:

Equals Group plc
Ian Strafford-Taylor, CEO Richard Cooper, CFO	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7778 9308 www.equalsplc.com
Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Adviser / Broker)
Max Hartley / Harry Rees	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8150
Buchanan (Financial Communications)
Henry Harrison-Topham / Toto Berger equals@buchanan.uk.com	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 www.buchanan.uk.com

Notes to Editors:

Equals Group is a technology-led international payments group augmented by highly personalised service for the payment needs of SME's whether these be FX, card payments or via Faster Payments. Founded in 2007, the Group listed on AIM in 2014.  For more information, please visit www.equalsplc.com.

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