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Ilika plc

19 September 2016

Ilika plc

("Ilika" or the "Company")

Vapour Deposition Method European Patent Grant

Ilika (AIM: IKA), a pioneer in materials innovation and solid-state battery technology, announces that a European patent has been granted in respect of its unique High-Throughput Vapour Deposition synthesis platform, which is licensed exclusively to Ilika from the University of Southampton. The equivalent US, Japanese and Canadian applications were confirmed as granted in May 2012.

Commenting on this grant award, Graeme Purdy, Ilika CEO, said: "Our ability to synthesize large numbers of inorganic materials using our proprietary combinatorial vapour deposition method is central to our business model, and we welcome this European recognition alongside that already received in the US, Canada and Japan."

For more information contact:

 
 Ilika plc                                                     www.ilika.com 
 Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive                            Tel: 023 8011 1400 
 Steve Boydell, Finance Director 
 
 Numis Securities Limited                                 Tel: 020 7260 1000 
 Oliver Cardigan/ Paul Gillam 
  / 
 James Black 
 
 Walbrook PR Ltd                   Tel: 020 7933 8780 / ilika@walbrookpr.com 
 Paul Cornelius                                           Mob: 07866 384 707 
 Lianne Cawthorne                                         Mob: 07584 391 303 
 

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