London listed Upper Thames Holdings plc (AQSE: UPPT) announces that it will be changing the name of the Company to Valereum Blockchain Plc, conditional upon the passing of a resolution by the Shareholders of the Company. The company has reserved the name and a letter confirming the meeting will be posted to shareholders shortly. The full notice of meeting will be made available on the Company's current website in due course at https://upperthames.co.uk. A further announcement will be made when the notice of general meeting is available.

Richard Poulden, the Company's Chairman commented; "The proposed name change to Valereum Blockchain Plc will more accurately reflect the future business of the Company as it moves towards an exciting future in the global Blockchain sector."

The Company recently announced the appointment of Mr Vinay Gupta, a leading global figure in the blockchain sector, as Chairman of the Advisory Committee. Vinay Gupta is a specialist in the blockchain space. He co-ordinated the release of the Ethereum blockchain platform in July 2015 and was the strategic architect for ConsenSys Systems, a technology hub focusing on the Ethereum blockchain and its related applications.

Subject to the change of name of the Company becoming effective, the new website address of the Company will be www.valereumblockchain.com.

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