1Spatial Plc Directorate Change (3295D)

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RNS Number : 3295D

1Spatial Plc

26 October 2015

26 October 2015

1Spatial plc (AIM: SPA)

("1Spatial", the "Company" or the "Group")

Directorate Appointment

1Spatial, the global spatial software and solutions company which manages the world's largest spatial data, is pleased to announce that Nick Habgood has joined the Board of the Company as non-executive director with immediate effect.

Nick is one of the founders and a Managing Partner of Azini Capital Partners LLP, a UK-based private equity firm that specialises in acquiring shareholdings in private and small-cap public technology companies from historical investors and shareholders through secondary transactions. Prior to this Nick was the Investment Director at LMS Capital, the investment arm of London Merchant Securities plc.

Marcus Hanke, CEO of the Company, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Nick to the Board of 1Spatial, who brings substantial experience in helping leading small cap technology companies execute on growth opportunities. As part of Azini Capital Partners, Nick and his team have recognised the potential at 1Spatial, and we look forward to working with them going forwards."

The following information is provided in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Azini 3 LLP, a fund managed by Azini Capital Partners LLP, owns 94,731,819 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, representing a 13.31 per cent. interest in 1Spatial.

Nicholas John Habgood, 50, holds and has held within the five preceding years the following directorships and partnerships

 
 Current directorships     Directorships / partnerships 
  / partnerships            held in the past five 
                            years 
 Azini Capital Partners    Focus Solutions Limited 
  LLP 
 Azini Limited             Keronite Group Limited 
 Azini Nominees Limited    Tungsten Network Limited 
 Azini 1 (GP) Limited 
 Aznii 1 (FP) LP 
 Aznii 2 (GP) LP 
 Aznii 2 (FP) LP 
 Aznii 3 (GP) LP 
 Aznii 3 (FP) LP 
 Bolero International 
  Limited 
 Bolero.net Limited 
 ClusterSeven Limited 
 Kalibrate Technologies 
  plc 
 Mobixell Networks, Inc. 
 

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For further information, please contact:

 
                                    0203 427 
 1Spatial plc                        5004 
 Marcus Hanke / Claire Milverton 
                                    020 7496 
 N+1 Singer                          3000 
 Shaun Dobson / Lauren Kettle 
                                    020 3727 
 FTI Consulting                      1000 
 Dwight Burden / Alex Le May / 
  Karen Tang 
 

About 1Spatial

1Spatial provides the software solutions and services that manage the world's largest spatial big data. We work with users and creators of the largest geospatial databases on earth, helping them collect, manage, plan, maintain, publish and interpret location-specific information.

Our clients include National Mapping Agencies, Land Registries, utility and telecommunications companies, and government departments including emergency services, defence and census bureaus.

A leader in our field, we have over forty five years' experience and a record of continual innovation and development. Today, with an ever increasing reliance on spatial and location-critical data, demand for our expertise has never been greater.

To find out more, visit www.1spatial.com

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