Appointment of Chair & Directorate Change

BANGO PLC

("Bango")

Appointment of Chair & Directorate Change

Cambridge, UK, 12 May 2026 - Bango (AIM: BGO), is pleased to announce the appointment of Darcy Antonellis as Non-Executive Independent Chair of the Board, with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting "AGM", details of which will be announced shortly. Darcy will succeed Ray Anderson, who will step down from the role of Executive Chair at the AGM and will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Founder Director.

Darcy Antonellis has served as a Non-Executive Independent Director of Bango since September 2023 and has played an important role in strengthening governance, Board evaluation and strategic oversight. She brings extensive executive and non-executive board level experience in public companies across technology, media and digital platform businesses. Darcy currently serves on the Boards of Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) and Xperi (NYSE: XPER), with committee member roles in audit and nominations and having chair roles in remuneration, strategic planning and technology innovation.

Commenting on her new role, Darcy Antonellis, incoming Chair said:

"Having spent a career in large technology and media companies, I am excited about the role Bango plays in the developing subscription economy. By providing brand exposure and bundling economics to scaled consumer bases, distributors, subscription services and consumers all benefit.

I would also like to thank Ray for his enduring commitment and passion supporting Bango's strategy and vision."

Directorate Change

Tony Perkins has informed the Board that he will not seek re-election as a Director at the AGM and will step down from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM to meet increasing commitments in his consultancy business. Tony served as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee during a period of substantial operational and financial evolution for the business.

Bango has commenced a process to appoint a new Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair.

Ray Anderson, Executive Chair of Bango, said:

"These changes position Bango for its next phase of growth. Darcy brings deep governance and international leadership experience in aligning complex stakeholder groups around long-term strategic opportunities.

I would like to thank Tony for his commitment and expertise during an important period in Bango's evolution.

As founder of Bango, I am more excited about the long-term opportunity of the business today than at any point in its history. The combination of a highly scalable platform, growing ecosystem momentum and an increasingly important role within the global subscriptions market creates an exceptional opportunity for Bango in the years ahead. I look forward to continuing to work as a member of the Board to support Bango through the next phase, creating long-term shareholder value."

Paul Larbey, CEO of Bango commented:

"I am pleased that Darcy has accepted the role as Chair. Having worked with her on the Board for over two years, I believe she is exceptionally well placed to support Bango through its next phase of growth. Her experience across global technology and digital platform businesses, combined with her governance and strategic expertise, will be invaluable as we continue to scale the business and focus on delivering long-term profitable growth."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The person responsible for arranging release of this announcement on behalf of Bango is Paul Larbey, Chief Executive Officer.

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About Bango

Bango enables content providers to reach more paying customers through global partnerships. Bango revolutionized the monetization of digital content and services, by opening-up online payments to mobile phone users worldwide. Today, the Digital Vending Machine® is driving the rapid growth of the subscriptions economy, powering choice and control for subscribers. 

The world's largest content providers, including Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) trust Bango technology to reach subscribers everywhere.  

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