Nasdaq Stockholm Welcomes Aspire Global to First N

Stockholm, July 11, 2017 — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that the trading in Aspire Global plc.’s shares (short name: ASPIRE) commenced today on Nasdaq First North Premier in Stockholm. Aspire Global belongs to the consumer services sector and is the 71 ^st company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets* in 2017.

Aspire Global is a Business to Business (B2B) service provider for the online gaming market and offers its partners a full-service solution for launching and operating online casinos. The company has more than ten years of experience in managing casino networks and developing in-house proprietary technology, and can therefore allow its clients to focus completely on marketing their casino brand and generate traffic to the casino. Aspire Global was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Silema, Malta. For more information, please visit www.aspireglobal.com .

“First of all, I would like to express my gratitude towards Nasdaq for their warm welcome and strong support throughout this process,” said Tsachi Maimon, CEO of Aspire Global. “We have met a fantastic interest from investors, including some established and renowned firms. I believe the strong demand for subscribing to Aspire Global’s shares confirms a high level of confidence in our strategy, the strength of our unique offering and the great potential of our iGaming platform within the market.”

“We welcome Aspire Global to Nasdaq First North Premier, our European growth market,” said Adam Kostyál, SVP and Head of European listings at Nasdaq. “Aspire Global is the most recent addition to our family of online gaming companies, and we look forward to supporting the company with the increased visibility that comes with a Nasdaq First North Premier listing.”

Aspire Global plc. has appointed Pareto Securities AB as the Certified Adviser.

*Main markets and Nasdaq First North at Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.

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