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    Public Registers FSRA Public Register Financial Services Firm Ava Trade Middle East Limited Financial Services Permission Number 190018 Date of Financial Services Permission 06 February 2020 Address Cloud Suite 306-307, 11th Floor, Al Sarab Tower, Abu Dhabi Global Market Square, Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, United Arab Emirates Legal Status Private Company Limited by Shares Phone +971544313777 Email f.abouras@avatrade.com Regulated Activities Type Effective date Withdrawn Date Arranging Deals in Investments 06 February 2020 Dealing in Investments as Principal 06 February 2020 Conditions

    In accordance with FSMR Section 30(4)(a) the following limitation(s) and stipulation(s) apply to each Regulated Activity as detailed:

    • Dealing in Investments as Principal is limited to acting only as a Matched Principal, as described in the Prudential – Investment, Insurance Intermediation and Banking Rules (PRU); and
    • The ensuing additional conditions attached to AVA’s grant of a Financial Services Permission letter dated 6 February 2020 concerning OTC Derivatives being offered to Retail Clients.
         Endorsements None Regulatory Actions None     Approved Persons Reference Number A-Z Reference Number Z-A Name A-Z Name Z-A Role A-Z Role Z-A Status A-Z Status Z-A Effective Date Start New to old Effective Date Start Old to new Withdrawn Date New to old Withdrawn Date Old to new 10 20 50
    Reference Number Name Role Status Effective date start Withdrawn date 01367 Arvishek Seetohul Compliance Officer and MLRO Current 22 May 2023 00938 Reema Zakaria Compliance Officer and MLRO Withdrawn 21 January 2021 12 April 2023 00364 Colm Padraig Early Finance Officer Withdrawn 28 February 2019 28 February 2022 01774 Fiachra McIntyre Finance Officer Current 01 March 2022 00338 Daire Ferguson Licensed Director Current 06 February 2020 00339 Damien O’Conner Licensed Director Current 06 February 2020 00764 Fadi Wadih Abou Ras Licensed Director Current 01 September 2021 00337 Mohamed Refaat Ahmed Licensed Director Withdrawn 06 February 2020 21 January 2021 00338 Daire Ferguson Senior Executive Officer Withdrawn 21 January 2021 31 August 2021 00764 Fadi Wadih Abou Ras Senior Executive Officer Current 01 September 2021

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