AREC Arecor Therapeutics Plc

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23 July 2024

Arecor Therapeutics plc

("Arecor Therapeutics" or the "Company")

Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Arecor Therapeutics (AIM: AREC), the biopharmaceutical group advancing today's therapies to enable healthier lives, is pleased to announce that further to the announcement on 19 July 2024 confirming the results of the Placing and Subscription, and the announcement earlier today confirming the results of the Retail Offer, it is today posting to Shareholders the Circular including a notice convening the General Meeting in respect of the conditional Fundraising.

The General Meeting will be held at the offices of Covington & Burling LLP at 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ at 1:00 p.m. on 8 August 2024.

The Circular will shortly be available on the Company's website: www.arecor.com

Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them as ascribed in the Company's announcement released at 1:10 p.m. on 19 July 2024.

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About Arecor

Arecor Therapeutics plc is a globally focused biopharmaceutical company transforming patient care by bringing innovative medicines to market through the enhancement of existing therapeutic products. By applying our innovative proprietary technology platform, Arestat™, we are developing an internal portfolio of proprietary products in diabetes and other indications, as well as working with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to deliver therapeutic products. The Arestat™ platform is supported by an extensive patent portfolio. 

For further details please see our website, www.arecor.com

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This Announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for, Ordinary Shares in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation is unlawful or would impose any unfulfilled registration, qualification, publication or approval requirements on the Company. The offer and sale of Ordinary Shares has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan. Subject to certain exemptions, the Ordinary Shares may not be offered to or sold within Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan.

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