System1 Group PLC (AIM: SYS1)

 ("System1", or "the Company", or "the Group")

Update re Stefan Barden

System1 Group PLC (AIM: SYS1) announces that further to the announcement on 4^th January 2022, Stefan Barden has today informed the System1 board of directors (the "Board") that he will be stepping down as an adviser to the Board with effect from 31^st March 2022.

Stefan was an adviser to the Board for 3 years, then a director for 18 months as Covid hit (initially as COO, then CEO), before reverting to his role as an adviser to the Board from 31^st January 2022.

Options over 46,995 Ordinary Shares are retained by Stefan Barden and 253,005 share options have been cancelled in accordance with the terms of the System1 Group PLC Non-Employee Plan. He already owns 791,645 Ordinary Shares representing 6.2% of the voting rights.

John Kearon, Founder and CEO, commented:

"On behalf of the Board, staff, investors and suppliers, past and present, I would like to thank Stefan for 5 years of remarkable service to the Company. I am extremely grateful for his many years of hard work and enormous contribution".

Stefan Barden commented:

"After 5 years at System1 supporting John and the team transition from agency to platform, I am comfortable that the time is right for me to dedicate more time to my other investments. I wish the team the very best and remain a supportive shareholder of the company."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as amended by regulation 11 of the Market Abuse  (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/310. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain and the Company confirms    that it currently has no inside information.

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