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For immediate release

4 November 2020

Horizon Discovery Group plc 

("Horizon" or the "Company")

Rule 2.9 Announcement

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Horizon confirms that, as at the close of business on 2 November 2020 (being the last business day prior to the date of this announcement), it has 158,198,121 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in issue and admitted to trading on AIM. The International Securities Identification Number ("ISIN") for the Company's ordinary shares is GB00BK8FL363.

Enquiries:

Horizon

Terry Pizzie, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 12 2365 5580 Jayesh Pankhania, Chief Financial Officer

Jon Davies, Head of Investor Relations

Evercore (Lead Financial Adviser to Horizon)

Simon Elliott Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 6000

Edward Banks

Numis (Joint Financial Adviser, Broker and NOMAD to Horizon)

Freddie Barnfield Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000

Stuart OrdDuncan Monteith

Consilium Strategic Communications (Financial Media and UK Investor Relations Adviser to Horizon)

Mary-Jane Elliott Tel: +44 (0) 7720 088 468

Matthew NealMelissa Gardiner

Disclaimer

Evercore Partners International LLP ("Evercore"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Horizon and no one else in connection with the matters described in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Horizon for providing the protections afforded to clients of Evercore nor for providing advice in connection with the matters referred to herein. Neither Evercore nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, in delict, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Evercore in connection with this Announcement, any statement contained herein, any offer or otherwise. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Evercore by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither Evercore nor any of its affiliates accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the contents of this Announcement, and no representation, express or implied, is made by it, or purported to be made on its behalf, in relation to the contents of this Announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification of any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with Horizon or the matters described in this document. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Evercore and its affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any responsibility or liability whether arising in tort, in delict, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which they might otherwise have in respect of this Announcement or any statement contained herein.

Numis Securities Limited ("Numis"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively for Horizon and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this Announcement and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the matters in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Horizon for providing the protections afforded to clients of Numis, nor for providing advice in relation to any matter referred to herein.

Publication on website

In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Code, a copy of this announcement will be made available (subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in restricted jurisdictions), free of charge, on the Company's website at www.horizondiscoveryplc.com by no later than 12:00 noon on the business day following the date of this announcement. Neither the content of this website nor the content of any other website accessible from hyperlinks on such website is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.