Portfolio Company Update - Salarius

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1 April 2022

Tekcapital Plc

("Tekcapital", the "Company" or "the Group")

Portfolio Company Update: Salarius, Ltd. ("Salarius")

SaltMe! crisps now being sold at over 2,400 stores in the United States

Tekcapital Plc (AIM: TEK), (OTCQB: TEKCF) the UK intellectual property investment group focused on creating valuable products from investing in university technology that can improve people's lives, is please to provide an update on MicroSalt, Inc., the U.S. operating subsidiary of Salarius, Ltd.

The Company successfully completed roll-out of SaltMe! crisps to Kroger Company, the United States largest supermarket by revenue. The roll-out has been expanded from 1,800 stores to 2,200 stores.

Combined with other store locations, SaltMe! crisps are now being sold in over 2,400 stores across United States.

The Company has been able to accomplish this remarkable retail growth whilst also growing its ecommerce sales, with the Company achieving significant sales growth through Amazon at the same time.

Additionally, the Company announced that its SaltMe! potato chips will be available to foodservice (catering) operators. This major milestone is consistent with MicroSalt's mission to provide healthier, full-flavor snacks that deliver 50% less sodium per serving, to help promote cardiovascular health.

"We're thrilled to be able to expand the reach of our products," says Rick Guiney, CEO at MicroSalt Inc. "Our microscopic salt crystal technology is creating new opportunities for consumers to lower their sodium intake without sacrificing flavor.  It makes perfect sense for foodservice operators to offer this option to the thousands of consumers they serve looking to live a healthier lifestyle without sacrificing flavor."

MicroSalt is a subsidiary of portfolio company, Salarius. MicroSalt aims to revolutionize the food industry with its patented sodium microparticle, that delivers the full-flavour experience of salt with roughly half the sodium. MicroSalt® is all-natural, non-GMO, and Kosher.

About Salarius Ltd.

Salarius, is the developer and manufacturer of a proprietary low-sodium salt called MicroSalt®. We are passionate about improving peoples' lives with better-for-you snacks by taking the lead in the industry by providing the best low-sodium salt solution, based on the mechanical transformation of the salt particle itself. This solution is the only one that delivers real salt flavor because it is salt. Our new patented technology produces salt crystals that are approximately one hundred times smaller than typical table salt, delivering a powerful saltiness as the micro-grains dissolve in the mouth, with approximately 50% less sodium consumption.

Additionally, the ultra-small particle size enhances product adhesion, which reduces waste and provides improved flavor consistency. MicroSalt® and SaltMe® are registered trademarks of MicroSalt Inc.

To learn more about MicroSalt please visit https://Salarius.co/. 

To learn more about SaltMe! snacks please visit https://saltme.com/.

Tekcapital owns 97.2% of the share capital of Salarius Ltd. and approximately 89% of the share capital of MicroSalt Inc., its U.S. subsidiary.

About Tekcapital plc

Tekcapital creates value from investing in new, university-developed discoveries that can enhance people's lives and provides a range of technology transfer services to help organisations evaluate and commercialise new technologies. Tekcapital is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol TEK) and is headquartered in the UK. For more information, please visit www.tekcapital.com.

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This press release is for informational purposes only. The information herein does not constitute investment advice nor an offer to invest and may contain statements related to our future business and financial performance and future events or developments involving Salarius that may constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by words such as "expect," "look forward to," "anticipate" "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," "will," "project" or words of similar meaning. We may also make forward-looking statements in other reports, in presentations, in material delivered to customers, stakeholders and in press releases. In addition, our representatives may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. Such statements may be based on the current expectations and certain assumptions of Salarius' and/or Tekcapital's management. Please note that these are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and factors, including, but not limited to those described in various disclosures. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying expectations not occur or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements of Salarius or Tekcapital may vary materially from those described explicitly or implicitly in the relevant forward-looking statement. Neither Salarius nor Tekcapital intends, nor assumes any obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements in light of developments which differ from those anticipated.