Holdings in Company

DEFENX PLC

("Defenx" or the "Company")

HOLDINGS IN COMPANY

Defenx plc (AIM: DFX), announces that it received notification on 14 January 2016 that Defenx Nominees Limited has reduced its holding of ordinary shares of £0.018 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to 910,903 Ordinary Shares, representing 14.94% of the voting rights of the Company, following the dematerialisation by certain underlying shareholders of their individual shareholdings.

Enquiries:

Defenx PLC

020 3769 0687

Guido Branca - Managing Director

Philipp Prince - Finance Director

Strand Hanson Limited (Nomad, Financial Advisor and Joint Broker)

0207 409 3494

Angela Hallett

Mustapha Omar

WH Ireland (Joint Broker)

0207 220 1666

Adrian Hadden

Mark Leonard