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31 December 2013

Akers Biosciences, Inc.

("ABI" or the "Company")

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Akers Biosciences, Inc. (AIM:AKR), a leading designer and manufacturer of rapid diagnostic screening and testing products, today announces that the Company's total issued share capital at the date of this announcement comprises of 2,257,629 common shares of no par value ("Common Shares"). The Company holds 58,515 Common Shares in treasury. Therefore the total number of Common Shares with voting rights in the Company is 2,199,114. 

The above 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 to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

About Akers Biosciences, Inc.

Akers Biosciences develops, manufactures, and supplies rapid, point‐of‐care screening and testing products designed to bring health status information, both rapidly and directly, to the consumer or healthcare provider. The Company has advanced the science of diagnostics while responding to major shifts in healthcare through the development of several proprietary platform technologies. The Company's state‐of‐the‐art rapid diagnostic assays can be performed virtually anywhere, in minutes, since time is always of essence. ABI is aligned with high volume medical product distributors to help facilitate the Company's growth into a major, worldwide competitor in the field of rapid diagnostics. Additional information on the Company and its products can be found at www.akersbiosciences.com

Enquiries:

Thomas A. Nicolette

President and CEO

Tel. +1 856 848 8698

Antony Legge or James Thomas

Daniel Stewart & Company plc (Nomad and Broker)

Tel. +44 (0)20 7776 6550

Ben Simons

Vigo Communications

Tel. +44 (0) 20 7016 9574