Directorate Change

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17 December 2024

4basebio PLC

("4basebio" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

17 December 2024 - 4basebio PLC (AIM: 4BB) (“4basebio” or the “Company”), which develops and commercialises the large scale manufacture of synthetic DNA as well as nanoparticle delivery solutions, announces the appointment of Alan Malus as Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, as of 16 December 2024.

Mr. Alan Joseph Malus, Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Malus has over 18 years of experience in life sciences and diagnostics, having most recently served as Corporate Executive Vice President and President of the Laboratory Products and Services Segment at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He joined Thermo Fisher in 1998, holding numerous executive positions including President Analytical Technologies Group, President Lab Products Group, and President Customer Chanels Group. Prior to this, Mr. Malus spent nearly 15 years in the automotive industry, working with Ford, Chrysler, and Textron Inc., where he served as Vice President of Finance.

Since 2023, Mr. Malus has been a Director at Industrial Physics Inc. He also serves as Director at Azenta Life Sciences.  Previously, he served as a Director at PHC Holdings Corporation in Japan (2021 to 2022).  

Mr. Malus graduated from the University of Michigan in 1981, starting his career as a financial analyst at Ford in 1984 and moving to Chrysler in 1986.

Pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, the following information is disclosed in respect of Mr. Alan Joseph Malus (aged 65): 

Current Directorships	Previous Directorships held in the past five years
USA	Japan
Azenta Inc.	PHC Holdings Corporation
Industrial Physics, Inc

Mr. Malus holds no Ordinary Shares, and no options or warrants over Ordinary Shares. There is no further information regarding Mr. Malus that is required to be disclosed under the AIM Rules. 

Enquiries

4basebio PLC Dr. Heikki Lanckriet	[phone]
Nominated Adviser Cairn Financial Advisers LLP Jo Turner / Sandy Jamieson / Ed Downes	[phone]
Joint Broker RBC Capital Markets Rupert Walford / Max Avison / Kathryn Deegan	[phone]
Joint Broker Cavendish Capital Markets Limited Geoff Nash / Nigel Birks	[phone]

Notes to Editors

About 4basebio

4basebio (AIM: 4BB) is an innovation driven life biotechnology company focused on accelerating the development of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) through its high-performance synthetic DNA products and non-viral, cell targeting nucleic acid delivery platform. The Company’s objective is to become a market leader in the manufacture and supply of high-quality synthetic DNA products for research, therapeutic and pharmacological use as well as development of target specific non-viral vectors for the efficient delivery of payloads in patients.

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