On 20 March 2014, EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF) announced an issue of equity to raise £22.0 million (before expenses) by way of a Firm Placing and Conditional Placing. In conjunction with the Placing, the Board also announced details of an Offer to Qualifying Participants to raise up to an additional £4.0 million (before expenses).

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the close of the Offer at 11.00 a.m. on 9 April 2014, Qualifying Participants had applied for 11,428,571 New Ordinary Shares at a price of 35 pence per Offer Share, raising an additional £4.0m (before expenses). The Offer was oversubscribed.

The final condition preceding Admission of the Offer Shares is approval by Shareholders of the Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting, convened for 10.30 a.m. on 11 April 2014.

Definitions used in this announcement will have the same meaning as those used in the Circular, unless the context requires otherwise.