EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM listed point-of-care diagnostics business, announces:

• An agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Stanbio Laboratory L.P. (“Stanbio”) for atotal consideration of US$25.5 million of which US$14 million is payable in cash on Completion and US$5.5 million is to be satisfied by the issue of 16,189,675 new Ordinary Shares; a further US$2 million in cash will be payable if the EBITDA of Stanbio exceeds defined targets in each of the years ending 31 December 2011 and 2012 and a further US$4 million in cash will be payable if the sales of the Enlarged Group exceed US$50 million in any calendar year before 31 December 2015; and

• A Placing by Matrix and Zeus Capital to raise £13 million by means of the issue of 65,000,000 new Ordinary Shares at 20p per share to fund the acquisition and future working capital. The Placing Price represents a 2.44 per cent. discount to the closing middle market share price on 20 May 2011. The Placing Shares will represent approximately 26.0 per cent. of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital.

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