OptiBiotix Health PLC Exercise of Warrants (5418N)

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RNS Number : 5418N

OptiBiotix Health PLC

18 January 2019

18 January 2019

OptiBiotix Health plc

("OptiBiotix")

Exercise of Warrants and Issue of Equity

OptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), a life sciences business developing compounds to tackle obesity, high

cholesterol and diabetes, has received a notification for the exercise of warrants over 7,813 ordinary shares in the Company at an exercise price of 8 pence per share providing the Company with proceeds of GBP625.04.

In addition to the 7,813 new ordinary shares to be admitted pursuant to the warrant exercise, an additional 50 ordinary shares will be admitted due to an administrative error in a previous announcement. Consequently, application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for 7,863 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM.

Admission of the 7,863 new ordinary shares is expected to occur on or around 24 January 2019. The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares.

For the purpose of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, following the issue of shares detailed above the enlarged issued share capital of the Company will comprise 84,732,226 ordinary shares of 2p each. The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 and the person who arranged for release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was Stephen O'Hara, Chief Executive Officer.

For further information, please contact:

 
 OptiBiotix Health plc                                                         www.optibiotix.com 
 Stephen O'Hara, Chief Executive                                             Contact via Walbrook 
                                                                                            below 
 
 Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (NOMAD)                                          Tel: [phone] 
 Liam Murray / Jo Turner 
 
   finnCap (Broker)                                                            Tel: [phone] 
 Geoff Nash/ Scott Mathieson / Kate Bannatyne 
  (Corporate Finance) 
 Camille Gochez (Corporate Broking) 
 
 Walbrook PR Ltd                                  Tel: [phone] or [e-mail] 
 Anna Dunphy                                                                   Mob: [phone] 
 
 
 

About OptiBiotix - www.optibiotix.com

OptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), which was formed in March 2012, brings science to the development of compounds which modify the human microbiome - the collective genome of the microbes in the body - in order to prevent and manage human disease and promote wellness.

OptiBiotix has an extensive R&D program working with leading academics in the development of microbial strains, compounds, and formulations which are used as active ingredients and supplements. More than twenty international food and healthcare supplement companies have signed agreements with OptiBiotix to incorporate their human microbiome modulators into a wide range of food products and drinks.

OptiBiotix is also developing its own range of consumer supplements and health products. The Company's current areas of focus include obesity, cardiovascular health, and diabetes.

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