Eight Capital Ptnrs. - Directorate Change

20 October 2025

Eight Capital Partners plc

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

Directorate Change

Eight Capital Partners plc (AQSE: ECP), the technology focused operating company that aims to build shareholder value predominantly through the growth of businesses engaged in fintech, banking and asset management as well as other technology sectors, announces the appointment of Mr Federico Bazzoni as Executive Chairman, Mr Luca Giacomo Zanni, Executive Director, and Mr Bruce Gonyea as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, with immediate effect.

Following the appointments, Mr Martin Groak and Mr Luciano Maranzana will step down as Directors of the Company. The Board would like to thank them for their continued guidance and support in their roles as Directors. Mr Dominic White will move into a Non-executive Director role.

The biographical information on the new Directors is set out below, and the information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook has been appended to the end of this announcement.

Mr Federico Bazzoni, Executive Chairman

Mr Bazzoni recently served as the Chief Executive Officer, Investment Banking at Vantage Capital Markets Hong Kong from 2022 to 2025. Previously, he was at CITIC Securities in Hong Kong from 2009 to 2022 as Head of International Coverage, Corporate Finance & Capital Markets, was Senior Managing Director, Head of Asia,  and EMEA Capital Markets at Bear Stearns & Co from 2007 to 2009 and a Managing Director at BNP Paribas from 1997 to 2007, latterly as Head of Asian Equities.

Mr Bazzoni graduated from the University of Urbino with a Bachelor's degree (Laurea) in Economics and Business, following which he joined W.I.Carr in London in 1989.

Mr Luca Zanni, Executive Director

Mr Zanni is an experienced financial professional, having served as the Chief Financial Officer at a number of businesses with revenues of up to EUR 650 million, including at GPack SpA from 2022 to 2024, Group Chief Financial Officer at Safe SpA from 2020 to 2022, Group Chief Financial Officer at Fimer SpA from 2016 to 2020, and was employed at Socotherm Espana SA from 2004 to 2015, spending 2013 to 2015 as the Chief Financial Officer, including a period from 2011 to 2012 as a director at Socotherm.

Mr Zanni graduated from Bocconi University, Milan in 2004 with a BBus (Business Administration) and holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi School of Management.

Mr Bruce Chandler Gonyea, Non-executive Director

Mr Gonyea currently serves as a member of the investment committee at Storie Co LLC since 2022. Additionally, he has been an Assistant Professor of Finance and Management at Marian University, Indiana since 2015, and the founder and director of several personal consultancy and investment vehicles in the USA since 2021, in particular, Harvest Moon Capital LLC since 2011. Previously, he had served as Head of Research (Technology) at Societe Generale from 2004 to 2008 and a portfolio manager at Caveco Ltd (forerunner of GaveKal Group) from 2000 to 2004.

Mr Gonyea graduated in 1989 from Christian Brothers University, Tennessee with a BSc in Economics & Finance, followed by an MBA in 1991 from Boston University, Questrom School of Business. He commenced his career at Daewoo Securities from 1991 to 1996, subsequently moving to BNP Paribas from 1996 to 2001.

Save as set out below in the Appendix, no further information regarding the Directors is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.

Dominic White, Non-executive Director of the Company, said "As announced with our interim results, we set out our intention to strengthen and expand the capabilities of the Board and senior management team. I'm pleased we can confirm this today. It marks an important step forward for the Company - one that we believe will unlock new partnerships, broaden our transaction pipeline, and attract additional capital. Federico, Luca, and Bruce bring proven track records of success in financial services across multiple business sectors, and we are delighted to hand them the baton and support them fully as they lead the business into this exciting next phase of growth."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and 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 a financial services operating company that aims to grow revenue through businesses engaged in "Fintech" operations including in the digital banking and lending sectors.

ECP seeks to grow its group revenue in these high-growth fintech sub-sectors, which it expects to also increase in value, such that they generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders, predominantly through capital appreciation.

www.eight.capital

Eight Capital Partners operates one subsidiary business:

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 clients to achieve their growth ambitions. www.epsioncapital.com

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "believe", "could", "should", "envisage'', "estimate", "intend", "may", "plan", "potentially", "expect", "will" or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors.

Appendix

Mr Federico Bazzoni, Executive Chairman

Mr Bazzoni (aged 65) holds the following current or former directorships within the past five years:

Mr Bazzoni does not hold any shares, or options or warrants over ordinary shares, in the Company.

Mr Luca Zanni, Executive Director

Mr Luca Zanni (aged 45) holds the following current or former directorships within the past five years:

Mr Zanni does not hold any shares, or options or warrants over ordinary shares, in the Company.

Mr Bruce Chandler Gonyea, Non-executive Director

Mr Bruce Gonyea (aged 58) holds the following current or former directorships within the past five years:

Mr Gonyea does not hold any shares, or options or warrants over ordinary shares, in the Company.