Share Buyback & Extension of Buyback Programme

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    EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc ("EKF" or the "Company")   Share Buyback & Extension of Share Buyback Programme   EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc  (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that it has purchased a total of 919,331 of its ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company (" Ordinary Shares ") at a weighted average price of 28 pence per share. The Ordinary Shares purchased will be held in treasury.   The Company today announces an extension to the additional share buyback programme announced on 21 May 2025 and intends to conduct additional on-market purchases of Ordinary Shares of up to a further c.£1.0m, pursuant to the authorities obtained at the Company's last annual general meeting held on 20 May 2025. The Ordinary Shares will be held in treasury.   Aggregated information   Date of purchase 20 October 2025 Number of Ordinary Shares purchased 919,331 Highest price paid per Ordinary Share 28p Lowest price paid per Ordinary Share 28p Volume weighted average price paid 28p     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:   Number of Ordinary Shares purchased Transaction price (GBp) Time of transaction Trading venue 647,331 28p 13:19:22 AIMX 272,000 28p 13:26:05 AIMX   Total voting rights   Following the purchase, the Company's total issued share capital will consist of 449,093,790 Ordinary Shares, of which 3,575,045 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares carrying voting rights will be 445,518,745. 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.   PDMR dealing   As part of the buyback and within the above aggregate purchase, EKF acquired 272,000 Ordinary Shares in total at a price of 28 pence per Ordinary Share from Harwood as investment manager to Oryx International Growth Fund Limited (" Oryx ") and North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC (" NASCIT "). EKF acquired 90,667 and 181,333 Ordinary Shares from Oryx and NASCIT respectively. Harwood has facilitated this transaction solely in order to ensure that the aggregate indirect beneficial interest of Mr. Mills remains at approximately the same level and in any event does not exceed 30% of the prevailing total voting rights in the Company following any repurchases.   Following the above sale of Ordinary Shares by Oryx and NASCIT to the Company, Mr. Mills' aggregate indirect interest in the Company is 131,378,000 Ordinary Shares.    Additional disclosures relating to this PDMR dealing are detailed below.     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.     EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc www.ekfdiagnostics.com Julian Baines, Executive Chair  via Walbrook PR Gavin Jones, Chief Executive Officer   Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser & Broker) Tel: +44 (0)20 7496 3000 Phil Davies / Oliver Platts Walbrook PR Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or [email protected] Paul McManus / Alice Woodings  Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893 / +44 (0) 7407 804 654       About EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc ( www.ekfdiagnostics.com )   EKF is an AIM-listed global diagnostics business focussed on:   ● Point-of-Care  analysers in the key areas of Hematology and Diabetes  ● Life Sciences  services provide specialist manufacture of enzymes and custom products for use in diagnostic, food and industrial applications.   EKF has headquarters in Penarth (near Cardiff) and operates five manufacturing sites across the US and Germany, selling into over 120 countries world-wide.   Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them   1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated   a)   Name Christopher Mills 2   Reason for the notification   a)   Position/status   Non-Executive Director b)   Initial notification /Amendment   Initial Notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc b)   LEI   213800DXTF3EAUK1AR05   4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted   a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each Identification code GB0031509804   b)   Nature of the transaction     Disposal of Ordinary Shares c)   Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) 28p 272,000 d)   Aggregated information - Aggregated volume n/a - Price e)   Date of the transaction       20 October 2025 f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange, AIMX      

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