EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

("EKF" or the "Company")

Share Buyback

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that it has purchased a total of 30,000 of its ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a weighted average price of 23.4 pence per share. The Ordinary Shares purchased will be held in treasury. Harwood Capital Management has not sold any ordinary shares to the Company as part of yesterday's purchases.

Aggregated information

 Transaction details

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a detailed breakdown of individual trades is available below:

Total voting rights

Following the purchase, the Company's total issued share capital will consist of 431,963,112 Ordinary Shares, of which 995,000 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares carrying voting rights will be 430,968,112. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). 

The person responsible for arranging the release of this Announcement
on behalf of the Company is Julian Baines, Executive Chair.

About EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (www.ekfdiagnostics.com)

EKF is an AIM-listed global diagnostics business focussed on:

EKF has headquarters in Penarth (near Cardiff) and operates five manufacturing sites across the US and Germany, selling into over 120 countries world-wide.