Rule 2.9 Announcement

Yourgene Health PLC

19 July 2023

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Yourgene Health plc

("Yourgene", the "Group" or the "Company")

Rule 2.9 Announcement and Total Voting Rights

Manchester, UK - 19 July 2023: Yourgene (AIM: YGEN), a leading international molecular diagnostic group, confirms that, following its announcement at 7.00am BST today (the "Announcement") of the issue of 16,506,723 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and in accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, it has in issue 3,193,466,515 Ordinary Shares.

As stated in the Announcement, the Ordinary Shares issued today will be admitted to trading on AIM on or around 24 July 2023 and will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares.

The Company also confirms that, in accordance with the requirements of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, its issued share capital consists of 3,193,466,515 Ordinary Shares, each with equal voting rights. No shares are held in treasury.

The above figure may be used by shareholders of the Company as the denominator in the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The International Securities Identification Number for Yourgene's Ordinary Shares is GB00BN31ZD89.

Enquiries

Yourgene Health plc Lyn Rees, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
Joanne Cross, Director of Marketing
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (NOMAD)	Tel: [phone]
Liam Murray / Ludovico Lazzaretti
Singer Capital Markets (Corporate Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Aubrey Powell / Tom Salvesen / George Tzimas
Walbrook PR Ltd (Media and Investor Relations)	Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus / Alice Woodings / Lianne Applegarth	Mob: [phone]

About Yourgene Health

Yourgene Health is an international integrated technologies and services business, enabling the delivery of genomic medicine. The Group works in partnership with global leaders in DNA technology to advance diagnostic science.

Yourgene primarily develops, manufactures, and commercialises simple and accurate molecular diagnostic and screening solutions, for reproductive health and precision medicine. The Group's portfolio of in vitro diagnostic products includes non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT) for Down's Syndrome and other genetic disorders, Cystic Fibrosis screening tests, invasive rapid aneuploidy tests and DPYD genotyping assays.

Building on our expertise in genomic technology, Yourgene's Ranger® Technology offers next generation size selection with a range of sample preparation platforms for dynamic target enrichment. Ranger® Technology can be utilised to improve workflows and performance in multiple applications including NIPT, oncology, infectious disease testing and gene synthesis.

Yourgene Genomic Services offers a clinical service from UK and Taiwan focusing on precision medicine and reproductive health, including NIPT.

Yourgene Health is headquartered in Manchester, UK with offices in Taipei (divestment pending), Singapore, the US and Canada, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market under the ticker "YGEN".

For more information visit https://yourgenehealth.com/ and follow us on twitter @Yourgene_Health.

Disclosure requirements of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers ("Code"), any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4). Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on [phone] if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

 

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