SHIELD THERAPEUTICS PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2023

Jan 12, 2023

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RNS Number : 5804M

Shield Therapeutics PLC

12 January 2023

Shield Therapeutics plc

("Shield Therapeutics" or the "Company")

Holding in Company - AOP Health International Management AG

London, UK, 12 January 2023: Shield Therapeutics plc (LSE:STX), a commercial stage pharmaceutical company with a focus on addressing iron deficiency with its lead product Accrufer®/Feraccru® (ferric maltol), confirms that, AOP

Health International Management AG ("AOP") has notified that its shareholding in the Company is approximately

22.9% following the recent equity fundraise completed by the Company on 6 January 2023 ("the Fundraise").  

AOP, subscribed for 57,096,248 new ordinary shares in the Fundraise as set out in the Company's announcement dated 13 December 2022 (RNS no. 4592J). Details of AOP's shareholding as at 6 January 2023 (post Admission of the new Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Fundraise) are set out in the TR1 filing below.

The Company announced on 9 January 2023 that AOP has requested the conversion of a portion of the convertible

shareholder loan facility between the Company and AOP (the "Shareholder Loan") into 31,438,189 ordinary shares

("New Ordinary Shares"), circa 5.37 per cent of the Company's share capital immediately following the conversion. As a result of this partial conversion of the Shareholder Loan, AOP's shareholding in the Company will return to approximately 27.0% which equates to its shareholding prior to the equity Fundraise."

For further information please contact:

Shield Therapeutics plc	www.shieldtherapeutics.com
Greg Madison, CEO	+44 (0) 191 511 8500
Hans-Peter Rudolf, CFO
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Peel Hunt LLP
James Steel/Oliver Duckworth	+44 (0)20 7418 8900
Joint Broker finnCap Ltd      Geoff Nash/ George Dollemore/Alice Lane/Nigel Birks	+44 (0)20 7220 0500
Financial PR & IR Advisor
Walbrook PR
Lianne Applegarth/Alice Woodings	+44 (0)20 7933 8780 or shield@walbrookpr.com

About Accrufer®/Feraccru®

Accrufer®/Feraccru® (ferric maltol) is a novel, stable, non-salt based oral therapy for adults with iron deficiency, with or without anemia. Accrufer®/Feraccru® has a novel mechanism of action compared to other oral iron therapies and has been shown to be an efficacious and well-tolerated therapy in a range of clinical trials. More information about Accrufer®/Feraccru®, including the product label, can be found at: www.accrufer.com and www.feraccru.com

About Shield Therapeutics plc

Shield is a commercial stage specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on addressing iron deficiency with its lead product Accrufer®/Feraccru® (ferric maltol). The Group has launched Accrufer® in the US with an exclusive, multi-year collaborative sales agreement with Viatris Inc. Feraccru® is commercialized in the UK and European Union by Norgine B.V., who also have the marketing rights in Australia and New Zealand. Shield also has an exclusive license agreement with Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., for the development and commercialization of Accrufer® / Feraccru® in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with Korea Pharma Co., Ltd. in the Republic of Korea, and with KYE Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Canada.

Accrufer®/Feraccru® has patent coverage until the mid-2030s

Accrufer®/Feraccru® are registered trademarks of the Shield Group

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:			Shield Therapeutics plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) iii: issue of shares by the Company pursuant to an equity fundraise						x
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			AOP Health International Management AG
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Liechtenstein
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:			6 January 2023
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			12 January 2023
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	22.85%	0%		22.85%	126,632,205
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	27.01%	0%		27.01%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% of voting rights
Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BYV81293		126,632,205		0			22.85%		0%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		126,632,205					22.85%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash Settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv
Name xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi

Place of completion	Vienna, Austria
Date of completion	12 January 2023

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