OCTP Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings Plc

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings plc

("OCTP" or the "Company")

Completion of Capital Reorganisation

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings plc (LSE:OCTP), the biotech company developing prescription cannabinoid medicines, announces that, as anticipated in its announcement of 14 February 2024, the Company's proposed Capital Reorganisation is now complete.

As at 16 February 2024, the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 960,415,644 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company, attributable to such Ordinary Shares, is 960,415,644. This figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.

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About Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings Plc:

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings plc ("OCTP") is the holding company of Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Ltd (together the "Group"), a pharmaceutical Group developing prescription cannabinoid medicines initially targeting the US$ multi-billion global pain market.

OCTP currently has a portfolio of four drug development programmes. Its lead compound, OCT461201, will initially target neuropathic and visceral pain (including irritable bowel syndrome ("IBS") and chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy ("CIPN"). The global market for CIPN alone is currently forecast to reach US$1.17bn by 2028.

OCTP's drug development pipeline comprises both natural and synthetic compounds, and includes compounds targeting trigeminal neuralgia, a severe type of face pain, and cannabinoid derivatives targeting pain and potentially other therapeutic areas. Having established an exclusive licence agreement with Canopy Growth Corporation for their entire pharmaceutical cannabinoid derivative library, OCTP now has a portfolio of almost five hundred derivatives and intellectual property rights including fourteen patent families and associated research data.

OCTP has a clearly defined path to commercialisation, revenues and growth. The Group is developing drug candidates through clinical trials to gain regulatory approval (FDA/MHRA/EMA) that will enable medical professionals to prescribe them with confidence. OCTP's portfolio aims to balance risk, value and time to market, whilst ensuring market exclusivity around all its key activities.