SCISYS PLC Change of Auditor (7941E)

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RNS Number : 7941E

SCISYS PLC

22 October 2018

SCISYS PLC

(SSY:AIM)

Change of Auditor

SCISYS PLC ("SCISYS" or "Company"), the supplier of bespoke software systems, IT-based solutions and support services to the Media & Broadcast, Space, Government, Defence and Commercial sectors announces that, following a competitive tender process in relation to the Company's external auditor that was overseen by SCISYS's Audit Committee, it has today appointed Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company's new auditor with effect from today's date.

EY will conduct the audit of the Company's financial statements for the financial year to 31st December 2018. Any proposal to re-appoint EY in respect of the financial year beginning 1 January 2019 will be subject to shareholder approval at the 2019 AGM.

KPMG LLP has resigned by notice to the Company under section 516 of the Companies Act 2006 and has also confirmed that there are no matters connected with it ceasing to hold office that need to be brought to the attention of members or creditors of the Company for the purposes of section 519 of the Companies Act 2006.

For further information please contact:

 
 SCISYS PLC                                       [phone] 
     Mike Love               Chairman 
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     Klaus Heidrich          Chief Executive 
                              Officer 
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     Chris Cheetham          Finance Director 
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 finnCap (NOMAD & Broker)                         [phone] 
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     Julian Blunt            Corporate Finance 
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 Walbrook PR                                      [phone] 
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     Tom Cooper/Paul Vann                         [phone] 
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                                                  [e-mail] 
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About SCISYS:

Employing around 580 staff, SCISYS group is a leading developer of information and communications technology services, e-business, web and mobile applications, editorial newsroom solutions and advanced technology solutions. The Company operates in a broad spectrum of market sectors, including Media & Broadcast, Space, Government and Defence and Commercial sectors. SCISYS clients are predominantly blue-chip and public-sector organisations. Customers include the Environment Agency, the Ministry of Defence, Airbus Defence & Space, Thales Alenia Space, Arqiva, Vodafone, the European Space Agency, Eumetsat, the BBC, Radio France, RTL, RNLI, Pets at Home, Siemens and the National Trust. The Company has UK offices in Chippenham, Bristol, Leicester and Reading and German offices in Bochum, Dortmund, Darmstadt and Munich. More information is available at www.scisys.co.uk.

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October 22, 2018 09:33 ET (13:33 GMT)