29 February 2024
Aptamer Group plc
("Aptamer", the "Company" or the "Group")
Block Listing Interim Review
Aptamer Group plc (AIM: APTA), the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, makes the following notification pursuant to AIM Rule 29 and Schedule 6 of the AIM Rules for Companies regarding its existing block admission:
| Name of Company | Aptamer Group plc |
| Name of Scheme | The Aptamer Group EMI Share Option Scheme |
| Period of Return (from/to) | 25 August 2023 to 24 February 2024 |
| Number and class of securities not issued at the start of the period under the scheme | 1,666,477 Ordinary Shares |
| Number of securities issued under the scheme during the period | 0 |
| Balance under the scheme of securities not yet issued at the end of the period | 1,666,477 Ordinary Shares |
| Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission | 2,063,200 Ordinary Shares on 25 February 2022 |
| Name of contact and telephone number | Andrew Rapson +44 (0) 1904 217 404 |
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For further information, please contact:
| Aptamer Group plc Steve Hull | +44 (0) 1904 217 404 |
| SPARK Advisory Partners Limited - Nominated Adviser Andrew Emmott / Mark Brady / Adam Dawes | +44 (0) 20 3368 3550 |
| Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited - Broker James Pope / Andrew Thacker | +44 (0) 20 3657 0050 |
About Aptamer Group plc
Aptamer Group develops custom affinity binders through its proprietary Optimer® platform to enable new approaches in therapeutics, diagnostics, and research applications. The Company strives to deliver transformational solutions that meet the needs of life science researchers and developers.
Optimer binders are oligonucleotide affinity ligands that can function as an antibody alternative. The global affinity ligand market is currently worth over $170 billion.
Aptamer has successfully delivered projects for a range of global pharma companies, diagnostic development companies, and research institutes, covering multiple application areas with the objective of establishing royalty-bearing licenses.
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