Renalytix Plc Regulatory News (RENX)

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Renalytix plc

("Renalytix" or the "Company")

Completion of Financing and Total Voting Rights

LONDON and SALT LAKE CITY, 15 April 2024 - Further to the announcement on 8 April 2024, Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) announces that the sale and purchase of 2,666,667 ordinary shares of £0.0025 each ("Ordinary Shares") to DB Capital Partners Healthcare, L.P. ("DB Capital") for an amount of $1.0 million (the "Initial Tranche Shares") is expected to complete tomorrow.

DB Capital has the option to purchase a subsequent tranche of Ordinary Shares at its discretion. Both tranches are priced at $0.75 per NASDAQ American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") ($0.375 per Ordinary Share). The aggregate total amount for both tranches, if the option is fully exercised, is expected to be up to $4 million in total financing. 

An application has been made to London Stock Exchange plc for admission of the Initial Tranche Shares to trading on AIM. It is expected that admission of the Initial Tranche Shares to trading on AIM will become effective on, or around, 8 a.m. UK time on 16 April 2024 ("Admission"). The Initial Tranche Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.

Total Voting Rights

Following allotment and issue of the Initial Tranche Shares, the Company's enlarged issued ordinary share capital will be 126,219,016. This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the announcement dated 8 April 2024, unless the context provides otherwise.

The person responsible for arranging for the release of this Announcement on behalf of Renalytix is James McCullough, CEO.

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About Renalytix

Renalytix (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) is an in-vitro diagnostics and laboratory services company that is the global founder and leader in the new field of bioprognosis™ for kidney health. The leadership team, with a combined 200+ years of healthcare and in-vitro diagnostic experience, has designed its KidneyIntelX laboratory developed test to enable risk assessment for rapid progressive decline in kidney function in adult patients with T2D and early CKD (stages 1-3). We believe that by understanding how disease will progress, patients and providers can take action early to improve outcomes and reduce overall health system costs. For more information, visit www.renalytix.com.

Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers ("Takeover Code"), any person who is interested in one per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified.

An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Takeover Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in one per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained in this announcement regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Examples of these forward-looking statements include statements concerning the expected size of the total financing and the exercise of the option. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "seeks," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We may not actually achieve the plans and objectives disclosed in the forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the uncertainties related to market conditions; the exercise of the option on the anticipated terms or at all; that kidneyintelX.dkd and KidneyIntelX are based on novel artificial intelligence technologies that are rapidly evolving and potential acceptance, utility and clinical practice remains uncertain; we have only recently commercially launched KidneyIntelX; and risks relating to the impact on our business of the COVID-19 pandemic or similar public health crises. These and other risks are described more fully in our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on 28 September 2023, and other filings we make with the SEC from time to time. All information in this announcement is as of the date of the release, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.