Securities Screener — Terms of Use

Last Updated: 8 March 2026

1. Introduction and acceptance

These Terms of Use (Terms) govern access to and use of the Securities Screener application (the Application). The Application is owned and made available by AGPB Ltd (company number 17050962) whose registered office is 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE (AGPB). Benchwalk Advisors Limited (Benchwalk) administers, hosts and supports the Application on AGPB's behalf and may act as AGPB's commercial and user contact in relation to the Application.

By accessing or using the Application, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Application.

AGPB may amend these Terms from time to time. Updated Terms will be made available through the Application or otherwise notified to users. Continued use of the Application after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. Description of the Application

The Application is a securities litigation screening tool designed to help identify and analyse potential securities litigation opportunities in relation to listed companies. The Application may include, without limitation:

  • financial anomaly detection using quantitative metrics such as Beneish M-Score, Altman Z-Score and accrual-based measures;
  • news and regulatory monitoring for relevant corporate events, including profit warnings, restatements, investigations and enforcement action;
  • share price and market data analysis, including historical performance, volume anomalies and event-driven movements; and
  • dashboards and reports presenting analytical outputs for review by suitably qualified professionals.

The precise scope, features and functionality of the Application may change from time to time.

3. Eligibility and access

The Application is made available only to persons acting in the course of a business, trade or profession. It is not offered to consumers.

Access is restricted to authorised users approved by AGPB or by Benchwalk acting on AGPB's behalf. User accounts, credentials and permissions may be issued, managed, suspended or withdrawn by Benchwalk acting on AGPB's behalf.

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity conducted through your account. You must notify Benchwalk promptly if you become aware of any unauthorised access to or use of your account or any other security breach affecting the Application.

4. Permitted use

The Application is provided solely for internal analysis and decision-support purposes in connection with securities and litigation-related business activities authorised by AGPB or Benchwalk on AGPB's behalf. You may use the Application only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.

  • You must not use the Application for any purpose other than the purposes for which access has been granted.
  • You must not reproduce, distribute, publish, sell, commercially exploit or create derivative works from the Application or any Application Content except as expressly permitted in writing.
  • You must not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, underlying models, data structures or methodologies of the Application.
  • You must not scrape, systematically extract, benchmark or use the Application or any Application Content to train any model, system or dataset without AGPB's prior written consent.
  • You must not share, transfer or sub-license your account or permit any unauthorised person to access the Application.
  • You must not interfere with the integrity, security or performance of the Application or any related systems or networks.
  • You must not use the Application in breach of any applicable law or regulation, including laws relating to market abuse, insider dealing, data protection, confidentiality or intellectual property.

5. Third-party data and content

The Application may integrate or display data, content or services obtained from third-party providers, including market data providers, financial data APIs, news sources and regulatory databases.

Third-party data and content are provided subject to availability and may be subject to separate terms imposed by the relevant provider. You are responsible for complying with any restrictions applicable to your use of third-party data and content.

AGPB and Benchwalk do not guarantee that third-party data or content is accurate, complete, current or error-free.

6. Information only — no advice, no reliance, no warranty

The Application and all information, outputs, alerts, reports, metrics, scores, models and other content made available through it (Application Content) are provided for general information, screening and internal analytical purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice, financial advice, investment advice or a recommendation to pursue or refrain from pursuing any transaction, investment, claim or funding opportunity.

You are solely responsible for your own assessment, due diligence and decision-making. Application Content must not be treated as a substitute for independent professional judgment, verification and advice.

Application Content may contain errors, omissions, delays or inaccuracies and may not reflect the most current information available.

7. Intellectual property

The Application, including its software, source code, object code, database structure, design, user interface, screen displays, workflows, analytical models, methodologies, documentation, reports, and all modifications, updates and derivative works, together with all intellectual property rights in and to them, are and shall remain vested in AGPB Ltd.

Except for the limited right to access and use the Application in accordance with these Terms, no right, title or interest in or to the Application or any intellectual property rights in it is granted to you.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved. Third-party names, logos, marks and content remain the property of their respective owners.

8. Confidentiality

You acknowledge that the Application and its non-public contents, including its software, methodologies, screening criteria, scoring logic, documentation, outputs and other non-public information, are confidential and proprietary information of AGPB and, where applicable, its licensors.

You must keep that information confidential and must not disclose it to any third party except to your professional advisers who have a need to know it and are bound by confidentiality obligations, or where disclosure is required by law.

If disclosure is required by law, regulation or court order, you must, to the extent legally permitted, give Benchwalk or AGPB prompt notice before disclosure so that protective steps may be considered.

9. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Application and all Application Content are provided on an as is and as available basis, without any warranty, representation or undertaking of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including as to accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability, fitness for purpose, non-infringement, availability or security.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither AGPB nor Benchwalk nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors, advisers or affiliates shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary loss, or for any loss of profits, revenue, business opportunity, goodwill, anticipated savings or data, arising out of or in connection with the Application, Application Content, your use of or inability to use the Application, or any reliance placed on Application Content.

AGPB's and Benchwalk's aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms and the Application, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, shall in all circumstances be limited to GBP 100.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

10. Data protection and privacy

Personal data processed by AGPB and/or Benchwalk in connection with the Application will be handled in accordance with the Securities Screener Privacy Policy, as updated from time to time. By using the Application, you acknowledge that you have read that policy.

Where you provide personal data relating to any other individual in connection with the Application, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to do so and, where required, that the individual has been given appropriate privacy information.

11. Suspension and termination

AGPB or Benchwalk acting on AGPB's behalf may suspend, restrict or terminate your access to the Application at any time, with or without notice, including where they reasonably consider that you have breached these Terms, there is a security risk, or access is no longer required or appropriate.

On suspension or termination, your right to use the Application will cease immediately. Clauses that by their nature are intended to survive termination, including clauses 6 to 10 and 12 to 15, will continue in effect.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless AGPB, Benchwalk and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents against losses, claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with your breach of these Terms or your unlawful use of the Application, except to the extent caused by their own negligence, fraud or wilful default.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Application.

14. General

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and AGPB in relation to the Application and supersede any earlier agreement, understanding or communication relating to it.

A person who is not a party to these Terms shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of these Terms, except that Benchwalk may enforce any term that expressly confers a benefit on it.

No failure or delay by AGPB or Benchwalk in exercising any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver of that right or remedy.

15. Contact and provider information

Provider: AGPB Ltd (company number 17050962)

Registered office: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE

Administrative and access-related enquiries:

Benchwalk Advisors Limited
1 Bow Lane, London, EC4M 9EE
mike.cumming-bruce@benchwalk.com (for the attention of AGPB Ltd)