Directorate Change

Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC 19 February 2007 RNS Release 19 February 2007 Board appointments Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC ('KTS' or 'the Company'), providers of professional market information services in the finance sector, is pleased to announce the board appointments of two directors with immediate effect. Richard Last has joined the Company as Chairman and Non-Executive Director and Louise Barton as a Non-Executive Director. Richard Last, 49, has over 15 years' senior experience in information technology, having worked at board level for a number of publicly quoted and private companies operating in this sector. Currently, he is Chairman and Chief Executive of Lynx plc, a privately-owned provider of technology infrastructure and mobile data solutions. Until February 2002 Lynx plc was part of the Lynx Group plc, a fully-listed IT services, software and financial services group. Richard sits on a number of other boards including Patsystems plc, an AIM quoted provider of solutions for futures trading and exchange systems and is Chairman of Xpertise Group plc, an AIM quoted IT training company . Louise Barton, 56, has more than 26 years' experience as an investment analyst. Louise's background embraces a high profile City career, including having held senior positions with fund management group Prudential Portfolio Managers and stockbrokers CCF Laurence Prust and Investec Securities. The Company, which recently raised £1.8 million in additional working capital, is pursuing a new growth strategy aimed at building a broader, higher margin revenue base through a combination of further internal product development and selective acquisitions. The new initiatives leverage the strength and flexibility of KTS's proven application technology to target market opportunities within investment banks and to address the market requirements arising from the planned introduction of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, MiFID. These additional initiatives reduce the Company's dependency on revenues derived solely from its live market data subscription services. Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer, Chief Executive of KTS PLC, said: 'We are delighted to welcome Richard and Louise to the board of KTS. Both Louise and Richard are fully appraised and supportive of the Company's new growth strategy. As seasoned operators in the IT sector and the City, I am confident that their practical approaches will be important in helping KTS deliver the maximum returns on our investment in our new MiFID and MarketTerminal ON-SITE solutions.' Louise Maxwell Barton does not have any current or former disclosable directorships. Mrs. Louise Barton and her husband, Mr. Brian D. Newman, currently hold in aggregate 26,820,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company representing approximately 8.07 per cent. of ordinary issued share capital. Richard Last currently holds 2,500,000 shares in the Company. His current and former directorships are set out in appendix 1 in accordance with Paragraph G of Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules. Save as disclosed in Appendix 1 there are no other disclosures are to be made for the purpose of that Schedule. Enquiries, please contact: Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer Neil Boom Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC Gresham PR Ltd. 020 7256 2300 020 7404 9000 Barrie Newton Corporate Synergy Plc 01225 424 666 Appendix 1 - current and former directorships Director's full name Richard Last Current directorships Lynx Plc British Smaller Companies VCT plc British Smaller Technology Companies VCT 2 plc Xpertise Group plc Xpertise Training Limited Sphinx CST Networks Limited APD Communications Limited Sphinx Professional Services Limited Orsted Limited Lynx Computer Services Limited Lynx Holdings Limited Lynx IT Communications Limited Lynx Overseas Investments Limited Lynx Technology Limited Lynxserv Limited Overseas 110 Limited Sphinx 110 Limited Sphinx Group Limited Sphinx CST Limited Switch Networks Limited FS (UK) Limited Patsystems plc Signal Limited Sphinx CST (Ireland) Limited Power Education Limited APD Mobile Data Limited Lihnet Limited Lynx Financial Systems Ply Limited Quantix Limited Quantix Holdings Limited APD-s.COM Limited Transient 110 Limited* Former directorships (past 5 Ascent Limited years) Bandhold Limited Bankhall Investment Management Limited Tamesis Limited Broomco (2248) Limited IFAengine Limited Level V Distribution Limited Lynx Commercial Systems Limited Bankhall Network Limited Lynx Tesoft (UK) Limited Apex Computers Limited Ascent Technology Limited Bewley Carlaw Computer Systems Limited Crownline Computers Limited Cavanagh Group plc Red Town Limited Tietonator Attentiv Systems Limited Lynx Financial Systems Limited Lynx Financial Systems (UK) Limited British Smaller Technology Companies VCT plc** Lihnet Limited Lynx Nominees Limited Lynx Publishing Limited Lynx Quest Trustee Limited IFA Holdings Company Limited Lynx Group Limited NMM Limited Lynx Wealth Management (Guernsey) Limited Lynx Wealth Management (IOM) Limited Lynx Wealth Management Systems Limited Lynx Financial Systems (Cayman) Limited WINIT Limited Avenue Specialist Systems Limited Open Specialist Systems Limited Lynx Financial Systems Limited * Transient 110 Limited is currently in a members' voluntary liquidation following a group reconstruction. ** British Smaller Technology Companies VCT plc went into liquidation following a transfer of assets to B-S-T-C VCT 2 plc Richard Last represented the Lynx Group on the board of Crown Products Group Plc for a period to May 1997. Subsequently, in January 1998, Crown Products Group Plc went into receivership. Notes to Editors About Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC is an innovative provider of financial market data application services and the company is listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: KTS). Utilising its proprietary advanced technologies, KTS focuses on developing and providing real-time market data services to the financial marketplace by delivering essential market data and news via more cost-effective communications channels. KTS differentiates itself from other leading information providers as its services are technology driven. They are designed to run on standard PCs and laptops without the need for any installation of dedicated hardware, software or infrastructure, as the application runs on the server side on powerful clusters of highly resilient and secure servers. Financial professionals can log on to KTS's services by using a standard Internet connection from any geographical location across fixed and wireless networks. KTS's 'zero-client' application service requires no client-side components and upgrades are automatic. Other benefits include flexibility and cost savings in support and maintenance using any market data infrastructure. More than 130 client organisations currently subscribe to KTS's financial information service KTS MarketTerminal. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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