Xeros Tech Regulatory News (XSG)

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20 March 2023

Xeros Technology Group plc

('Xeros' or the 'Company' or the 'Group')

Third Global Domestic XFilter Licensing Agreement

Xeros Technology Group plc (AIM: XSG), the creator of technologies that reduce the impact of clothing on the planet, today announces the signing of a third licensing agreement for its XFilter filtration technology with another global component manufacturer, ('the Partner' or 'Manufacturer').

Following the announcements of signed agreements with Hanning in June 2022, and a second supplier announced earlier this month, this third agreement further increases Xeros' market access, with the potential to deliver substantial revenues over the term of the license. Under the terms of the 10-year, non-exclusive agreement, the Partner is licensed to manufacture and sell filters incorporating Xeros' proprietary XFilter technology on a global basis. As with the first two agreements Xeros will receive a royalty per filter device sold by the Partner.

The Manufacturer, headquartered in Northern Europe with production facilities across the US, Asia, and Europe, is a significant supplier of home appliance components alongside waste management solutions with annual turnover of c.€180m. The Partner supplies components for the world's largest domestic washing machine manufacturers, with a high proportion of its customers, including Haier, Midea, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Whirlpool, operating across the US and Asia markets.

The XFilter filtration technology enables washing machine manufacturers to provide consumers with the ability to capture, and easily and safely dispose of, over 90% of microfibres, including microplastics released during laundry cycles. The filters are built into the washing machine and are designed to last the life of a machine.

Legislation in France requiring the fitting of microfibre filters in all domestic washing machines will come into effect on 1 January 2025. Similar legislation is in development in the UK, California, and the EU.

Neil Austin, Chief Executive Officer of Xeros, said:

"We are very pleased to announce another licensing agreement in such quick succession.

"The fact that three of Europe's leading component suppliers have chosen to partner with Xeros clearly demonstrates that Xeros' XFilter technology is widely regarded and believed in by multiple manufacturers."

"We look forward to updating the market in due course and to working alongside our new partners."

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POWERED BY SCIENCE, XEROS CREATE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERED FOR THE FUTURE

Born out of textile research and advancing new standards of performance and responsibility, Xeros' technologies revolutionise the way we make and clean our clothes, conserving water and preventing waste. Designed to impact industries and people on a global scale, Xeros transforms the performance, impact and economics of the fashion and washing machine industry.

Xeros enables the scaling of its innovations and impact by licencing its intellectual property to partners across the globe. Their work has, to date, created 38 patent families.

Xeros' technologies are already in use in major global industries, including commercial and home laundry and garment manufacture. So far, these technologies have saved millions of litres of water and could prevent billions of microfibres from ending in our oceans.

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