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Shield Therapeutics PLC

06 June 2023

Shield Therapeutics plc

("Shield" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of share options to the Chief Executive Officer

London, UK, 06 June 2023: Shield Therapeutics plc (LSE: STX), a commercial stage, pharmaceutical company with a focus on addressing iron deficiency with its lead product Accrufer(R)/ Feraccru(R) (ferric maltol), announces that on 02 June 2023 it granted share awards in the form of options over ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under Shield Therapeutics' Retention and Performance Share Plan ("RPSP").

In accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulations the following options have been granted to Greg Madison who is deemed a PDMR:

 
     Name       Option Plan   Number of Ordinary Shares under Option                    Vesting Date 
 Greg Madison      RPSP                     3,507,548                  Vesting occurs annually in three equal tranches 
                                                                       and is not subject to performance conditions 
                                                                       but is subject to Mr Madison remaining in 
                                                                       office as at the date of vesting. 
               ------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 Greg Madison      RPSP                     3,507,548                  Vesting occurs on 02 June 2024 and is not 
                                                                       subject to performance conditions but is 
                                                                       subject 
                                                                       to Mr Madison remaining in office as at the 
                                                                       date of vesting. 
               ------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 

Mr Madison currently holds 1,893,039 ordinary shares in the Company.

 
 1.   Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated 
       with them ("PCA") 
 a)   Name                                      Greg Madison 
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 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                           Chief Executive Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification/                     Initial Notification 
       amendment 
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 3.   Details of the Issuer 
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 a)   Name                                      Shield Therapeutics plc 
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 b)   LEI code                                  213800G74QWY15FC3W71 
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 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
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 a)   Description of the financial instrument   Options over new Ordinary Shares 
 
       Identification code 
                                                 ISIN: GB00BYV81293 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                 Grant of awards over new Ordinary Shares under the Company's Retention 
                                                and Performance Share 
                                                Plan. 
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 c)   Price(s) and volumes(s)                   2023 RPSP Award Price (GBP)   Volume 
                                                  6.8p          7,015,096 
                                                               ---------- 
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 d)        Aggregated information 
             *    Aggregate volume                Awards granted over 7,015,096 shares in total 
 
                                                  6.8 p exercise price 
 
             *    Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction                   02 June 2023 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                  Outside of trading venue 
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For further information please contact:

 
 Shield Therapeutics plc                                       www.shieldtherapeutics.com 
 Greg Madison, CEO                                                   +44 (0) 191 511 8500 
 Hans-Peter Rudolf, CFO 
  Nominated Adviser and Joint 
   Broker 
 Peel Hunt LLP 
 James Steel/Oliver Duckworth                                         +44 (0)20 7418 8900 
  Joint Broker 
   finnCap Ltd 
   Geoff Nash/ George Dollemore/Alice 
   Lane/Nigel Birks                                                   +44 (0)20 7220 0500 
 
 Financial PR & IR Advisor 
 Walbrook PR 
 Lianne Applegarth/Alice Woodings            +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or shield@walbrookpr.com 
 
 Investor Contact (US Advisor)            +1 617 429 3548 or jmullaly@lifesciadvisors.com 
  LifeSci Advisors, LLC 
  John Mullaly 
 

About Accrufer(R)/Feraccru(R)

Accrufer(R)/Feraccru(R) (ferric maltol) is a novel, stable, non-salt based oral therapy for adults with iron deficiency, with or without anemia. Accrufer(R)/Feraccru(R) has a novel mechanism of action compared to other oral iron therapies and has been shown to be an efficacious and well-tolerated therapy in a range of clinical trials. More information about Accrufer(R)/Feraccru(R), including the product label, can be found at: www.accrufer.com and www.feraccru.com

About Shield Therapeutics plc

Shield is a commercial stage specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on addressing iron deficiency with its lead product Accrufer(R)/Feraccru(R) (ferric maltol). The Group has launched Accrufer(R) in the US and Feraccru(R) is commercialized in the UK and European Union by Norgine B.V., who also have the marketing rights in Australia and New Zealand. Shield also has an exclusive license agreement with Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., for the development and commercialization of Accrufer(R) / Feraccru(R) in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with Korea Pharma Co., Ltd. in the Republic of Korea, and with KYE Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Canada.

Accrufer(R)/Feraccru(R) has patent coverage until the mid-2030s

Accrufer(R)/Feraccru(R) are registered trademarks of the Shield Group

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