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Bioquell PLC

10 December 2018

This announcement includes corrections to the grant and expiry date of share options held by Michael Roller and Ian Johnson and replaces Bioquell PLC's announcement released on 4 December 2018 at 10.34am. The following announcement is otherwise unchanged from that published by the Company on 4 December 2018.

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                                    BIOQUELL PLC 
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
  The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
  settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
                                                                                               ---------------- 
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:        BIOQUELL PLC 
  Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                                                               ---------------- 
 (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                                               OFFEREE 
                                                                                               ---------------- 
 (e) Date position held:                                                                        4 DECEMBER 2018 
  The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 
                                                                                               ---------------- 
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect   N/A 
  of any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
                                                                                               ---------------- 
 
   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 
 Class of relevant security: 
                                                                                       Interests      Short positions 
                                                                                     -------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                      Number    %      Number      % 
                                                                                     -------  ----  -----------  ----- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                      Nil     Nil      Nil       Nil 
                                                                                     -------  ----  -----------  ----- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                         Nil     Nil      Nil       Nil 
                                                                                     -------  ----  -----------  ----- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:    Nil     Nil      Nil       Nil 
                                                                                     -------  ----  -----------  ----- 
                                                                                       Nil     Nil      Nil       Nil 
   TOTAL: 
                                                                                     -------  ----  -----------  ----- 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:    NONE 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   N/A 
                                                                              ----- 
 
   3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and 
  other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making 
  the disclosure: 
 
 
   The directors of Bioquell plc (the "Company") have the following interests in the Company: 
 
    Name                                 No. of ordinary   % of ordinary 
                                             shares held    issued share 
                                                                 capital 
    Christopher Mills (Non-Executive 
     Director) (1)                             6,305,000           28.21 
                                        ----------------  -------------- 
    Jay LeCoque (Commercial Director) 
     (2)                                         333,000            1.49 
                                        ----------------  -------------- 
    Michael Roller (Chief Financial 
     Officer)                                    159,729            0.71 
                                        ----------------  -------------- 
    Simon Constantine (Non-Executive 
     Director)                                   153,500            0.69 
                                        ----------------  -------------- 
 
 
   (1)Christopher Mills, Non-Executive Director of Bioquell plc, is the Chief Investment Officer 
   and a member of Harwood Capital LLP which owns, through three entities connected with Harwood 
   Capital LLP (being Harwood Capital Nominees Limited, Oryx International Growth Fund Limited 
   and North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc), 28.21% of the issued share capital 
   of the Company. 
 
   (2) Held in a PSP restricted stock award. 
 
   The close relatives of the directors of the Company have the following interests in the Company: 
    Name                       Relation to   No. of ordinary   % of ordinary 
                                  Director       shares held    issued share 
                                                                     capital 
                             Wife of Simon 
    Joanna Constantine         Constantine            81,500            0.36 
                         -----------------  ----------------  -------------- 
                           Wife of Michael 
    Susan Roller                    Roller            13,381            0.06 
                         -----------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 
 
   The directors of the Company have the following rights to subscribe for the following relevant 
   Company securities: 
    Name                  Plan       Date of   Option price       Expiry      Number of 
                                       grant        (pence)         date        options 
                                                                            outstanding 
                          Long 
                          Term 
                     Incentive    2 February                  1 February 
    Ian Johnson           Plan          2017            Nil         2027        667,000 
                  ------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
                          Long 
                          Term 
    Michael          Incentive    2 February                  1 February 
     Roller               Plan          2017            Nil         2027         90,000 
                  ------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
       Executive 
           Share 
          Option                    26 March                    26 March 
          Scheme                        2015          85.00         2022        159,000 
    ------------  --------------------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting 
  in concert with it: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such 
  agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
   NONE 
 
   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party 
  to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other 
  person relating to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
   NONE 
 
   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
                                       --- 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    4 DECEMBER 2018 
 Contact name:          MICHAEL ROLLER 
                       -------------------- 
 Telephone number:      +44 (0)1264 835 817 
                       -------------------- 
 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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