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OptiBiotix Health PLC

17 February 2020

OptiBiotix Health plc

("OptiBiotix" or the "Company")

Appointment of Advanced NutriSolutions Inc./Select Ingredient as exclusive distributor for LP(LDL) (R) in the United States and Canada

OptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), a life sciences business developing compounds to tackle obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary ProBiotix Health Ltd. ("ProBiotix"), has signed a distributor agreement with Advanced NutriSolutions Inc./Select Ingredient for the exclusive sales of ProBiotix's patented probiotic strain LP(LDL) (R) into the United States and Canada. Market exclusivity is linked to a six month time to first order and sales volumes

Under the terms of the agreement, Advanced NutriSolutions Inc./Select Ingredient will supply ProBiotix's cholesterol and blood pressure-reducing probiotic strain Lactobacillus plantarum LP(LDL) (R), under an exclusive licence, to customers in the United States and Canada for inclusion into dietary supplements formulation.

Advanced NutriSolutions Inc./Select Ingredient was founded in 1994 by Dr. Bruce Howe. It supplies nutritional ingredients, contract manufacturing services, and finished products to the nutritional supplement industry. Advanced NutriSolutions Inc./Select Ingredient serves the United States and Canada from its facilities located in San Diego, California.

Steve Prescott, CEO of ProBiotix, commented: " We are pleased to announce this distributor agreement with Advanced NutriSolutions Inc./Select Ingredient , which will expand LP(LDL) (R)'s reach and service level in the United States and Canada. Advanced NutriSolutions Inc./Select Ingredient was chosen as our partner in this important region because of their technical expertise in functional ingredients including probiotics, their industry reputation, and their manufacturing capabilities which allows them not only to sell LP(LDL) (R) as an ingredient but to also create custom formulation and products for customers."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

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) 
 Liam Murray / Jo Turner / Ludovico Lazzaretti          Tel: 020 7213 0880 
 
   finnCap (Broker) 
 Geoff Nash/ Kate Bannatyne (Corporate Finance) 
  Camille Gochez (Corporate Broking)                    Tel: 020 7220 0500 
 
   Goetz Partner Securities Limited 
   Ulrich Kinzel                                        Tel: 020 3897 7725 
 
   Walbrook PR Ltd 
 Anna Dunphy                                            Mob: 07876 741 001 
 
 

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.

Caution regarding forward looking statements

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