<p class="paragraph"><span><b>Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange plc:</b> </span></p>
<p><span><i>“The UK capital markets have had an extremely strong 2021 as the busiest IPO market globally outside the US and Greater China. The evolving make-up of companies raising capital from the UK’s public markets has been noticeable with almost half of all IPO capital raised on the London Stock Exchange being from tech or consumer internet companies, and 20 founder led businesses have joined our markets. Over the coming months we look forward to working with the Government, Regulators and the wider ecosystem to ensure that the UK’s capital markets evolve to meet the changing needs of companies and investors and remain one of the most compelling places globally for them to achieve their ambitions.”</i></span></p>