• Common stock ticker symbol to remain “SHPW”

NEW YORK / Jul 20, 2023 / Business Wire / Shapeways Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SHPW) (“Shapeways” or the “Company”), a leading global platform for 3D printing and digital manufacturing, today announced its decision to transfer its listing to The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) from the New York Stock Exchange. Shapeways expects its common stock and warrants to list on Nasdaq at the open of business on August 1, 2023, under the symbols “SHPW” and “SHPWW”.

“We are excited to move to Nasdaq and join many of the world’s leading technology companies as Shapeways continues to push the boundaries of digital manufacturing and software solutions,” said Greg Kress, CEO of Shapeways. “This move should allow us to benefit from Nasdaq’s cost-effective offering, while also providing us with a platform to expand our market presence, reach a broader investor base, and accelerate our growth trajectory. This transition reflects our commitment to innovation, customer success, and shareholder value creation.”

“We are glad to welcome Shapeways to the Nasdaq family and look forward to supporting their continued growth and focus on shareholder value,” said Karen Snow, Global Head of Listings at Nasdaq.

For more information about Shapeways and its innovative 3D printing solutions, please visit www.shapeways.com.

About Shapeways

Shapeways is a leader in the large and fast-growing digital manufacturing industry combining high quality, flexible on-demand manufacturing powered by purpose-built proprietary software which enables customers to rapidly transform digital designs into physical products, globally. Shapeways makes industrial-grade additive manufacturing accessible by fully digitizing the end-to-end manufacturing process, and by providing a broad range of solutions utilizing 12 additive manufacturing technologies and approximately 120 materials and finishes, with the ability to easily scale new innovation. To date, Shapeways has delivered over 24 million parts to 1 million customers in over 180 countries. To learn more, please visit https://www.shapeways.com.

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