Completion of investment in THEVIBE Ltd

RNS Number : 1513P

Vela Technologies PLC

15 November 2016

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15 November 2016

Vela Technologies plc

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

Completion of investment in THEVIBE Ltd

Further to the Company's announcement on 4 October 2016, the Board of Vela (AIM: VELA), the investing company focused on early-stage and pre-IPO disruptive technology investments, confirms that THEVIBE Ltd's (trading as Vibe Tickets) ("Vibe Tickets") Crowdcube funding round has successfully completed raising a total of £608,890. Vela invested £200,000 in Vibe Tickets as part of this funding round.

Following completion of the funding round Vela is the registered holder of 428,346 ordinary shares in Vibe Tickets and holds a 3.63 per cent. equity interest in the share capital of Vibe Tickets.

For further information on Vibe Tickets please refer to the Company's announcement of 4 October 2016.

For further information, please contact:

Vela Technologies plc

Brent Fitzpatrick, Non-Executive Chairman

Antony Laiker, Director

Tel: +44 (0) 7802 262 443

Allenby Capital Limited

(Nominated Adviser)

Nick Athanas/Katrina Perez/Nick Naylor

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5656

Smaller Company Capital Limited

(Broker)