RE: FALSE SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLICATION

Access Holdings Plc (“the Company”) wishes to notify Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX”), its shareholders and the investing public of a false and malicious publication currently circulating on social media purporting to announce that the Company’s subsidiary, Access Bank Plc will cease banking operations.

The Company confirms that the publication is entirely false and was not issued or authorised by Access Holdings Plc or Access Bank Plc.

Access Bank Plc remains fully operational, safe, well-capitalised and continues to serve its customers. There has been no change to the operations or financial condition of Access Bank Plc or Access Holdings Plc.
The matter has been referred to the relevant regulatory, security and law enforcement authorities, and appropriate steps are being taken to identify those responsible for originating and disseminating the false publication.

Shareholders, customers and the investing public are advised to disregard the publication in its entirety and rely only on information released through the official communication channels of Access Holdings Plc, Access Bank Plc and the NGX