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24.3.2022 6 MARKETS Symbol Volume Value Trades High Low Open Closing Change Code Traded Traded Trades Price Price Price Price EQUITIES BOV 6,198 4,871.09 2 0.790 0.785 0.785 0.790 0.000 HLI 500 127.00 1 0.254 0.254 0.254 0.254 0.006 IHI 17,315 9,843.93 3 0.575 0.545 0.560 0.575 0.030 MPC 190 103.55 1 0.545 0.545 0.545 0.545 0.015 MSC 5,000 2,000.00 1 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 -0.050 RS2 1,823 3,062.64 1 1.680 1.680 1.680 1.680 -0.020 SFC 7,520 62,666.00 3 8.350 8.300 8.300 8.350 0.150 GOVERNMENT STOCKS G23A 6,989 7,524.36 1 107.660 107.660 107.660 107.660 -0.050 G32A 3,000 4,038.00 1 134.600 134.600 134.600 134.600 -0.200 CORPORATE BONDS 1923A 10,000 10,025.00 1 100.250 100.250 100.250 100.250 0.000 AX26A 7,700 7,679.00 2 99.750 99.500 99.750 99.500 -0.500 AX32A 10,000 10,049.00 1 100.490 100.490 100.490 100.490 0.240 BV30A 25,000 25,125.00 1 100.500 100.500 100.500 100.500 -0.500 BX27A 2,000 2,050.00 1 102.500 102.500 102.500 102.500 1.900 CC30A 21,000 21,304.00 3 101.450 101.440 101.450 101.450 0.000 EN29A 50,000 49,000.00 1 98.000 98.000 98.000 98.000 -1.000 GH27A 5,000 5,175.00 1 103.500 103.500 103.500 103.500 2.500 GO31A 20,000 20,457.00 4 102.700 102.250 102.250 102.700 0.500 HF27A 5,000 5,049.50 1 100.990 100.990 100.990 100.990 0.490 HF29A 25,900 25,660.50 3 99.500 98.500 99.500 99.500 -0.500 HM24A 900 927.00 1 103.000 103.000 103.000 103.000 0.000 HP25A 15,000 15,193.12 2 101.490 101.000 101.000 101.490 1.440 IH26A 21,000 21,180.00 5 101.000 100.500 101.000 100.500 0.000 IH26B 2,000 1,980.00 1 99.000 99.000 99.000 99.000 0.000 MD26A 10,000 10,134.00 2 101.500 101.100 101.500 101.100 0.080 MI22A 4,500 4,432.50 1 98.500 98.500 98.500 98.500 0.000 MM26A 12,000 12,229.00 2 101.990 101.500 101.500 101.990 -0.010 MO31A 30,500 30,921.50 4 101.400 101.300 101.400 101.300 0.000 SA32A 41,000 42,845.00 3 104.500 104.500 104.500 104.500 0.000 SD27A 10,500 10,606.05 4 101.130 100.500 100.500 101.130 0.880 TI27A 9,000 9,180.00 2 102.000 102.000 102.000 102.000 0.000 Malta Stock Exchange Regulated Main Market Trading Date: 23 March 2022 Rocket builder Firefly aiming for second launch attempt in May, raises $75 million FIREFLY Aerospace aims to make its second attempt to reach or- bit with its Alpha rocket in the coming weeks, having received government approval to resume launch operations after a contro- versial investor sold his stake. Firefly CEO Tom Markusic told CNBC that the company "worked methodically and cooperative- ly with the government" to both complete the divestment, as well as to add "security protocols" at the company. With the move complete, Mark- usic said the company now has "full access to our facilities to go back and launch." Firefly will next transport its second Alpha rocket from its headquarters near Austin, Texas, to California, and aims to launch as soon as it can. Private equity firm AE Industri- al Partners last month acquired stake in Firefly from Noosphere Ventures, the fund run by Max Polyakov, a Ukrainian software entrepreneur who came under scrutiny for national security con- cerns by the Committee on For- eign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS. e nature of the govern- ment's concern about Polyakov is unclear. Polyakov had said that his interest in Firefly stemmed from his desire to keep the technology out of Russia's hands, according to Bloomberg. e government halted Firefly's launch operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California un- til Polyakov's venture divested its reported 50% stake. e divesti- ture came late last month, soon af- ter Russia invaded Ukraine. Firefly also closed a $75 million fundraise led by AE Industrial Partners, which Markusic says means the company's broader growth plan is "fully funded." Firefly's Alpha rocket, which stands 95 feet tall, is designed to launch as much as 1,000 kilograms of payload to low Earth orbit – at a price of $15 million per launch. is puts Firefly in the "me- dium-lift" category of rockets, pitting it against several other companies including Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit, ABL Space and Relativity Space. Firefly launched its Alpha rock- et for the first time in September, but the attempt to reach orbit failed mid-flight. One of the rock- et's four engines shut down due to an electrical connection failure, a problem Markusic said "was sort of a fluke" and was "very simple to resolve." e company aims to launch its third Alpha mission, which will be for NASA, about two months after the second. Firefly plans to use the new funding to fund more Alpha rocket launches, further develop its larger rocket Beta, finance its Blue Ghost lunar lander, and con- tinue work on a space utility vehi- cle – also known as a "space tug" — to transport satellites into unique orbits after a launch. e company says its Blue Ghost lander recently completed a critical design review, with Firefly having won a $93 mil- lion contract from NASA to carry payloads to the moon's surface in 2023. 3.8% HLF 2029

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