Issue of Equity following Exercise of Options

EKF DIAGNOSTICS HOLDINGS PLC (the "Company")

Issue of Equity following Exercise of Options

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF) announces that, following the exercise of options by @miral BV, the Company has allotted 650,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each (the "New Ordinary Shares"). It is expected that admission of the New Ordinary Shares to AIM will become effective at 8.00 am on 16 March 2011.

Total Voting Rights

Following admission of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company will have a single class of shares being ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") and there will be 168,788,459 Ordinary Shares in issue, each carrying one vote per Ordinary Share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company's Ordinary Shares will be 168,788,459 and this number may be used by shareholders as the denominator in calculations to 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 Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

Julian Baines, CEO Mob: 07788 420 859

Paul Foulger, FD Tel: 020 7823 1733

Zeus Capital

Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker Tel: 0161 831 1512

Ross Andrews

Tom Rowley

Matrix Corporate Capital LLP Tel: 020 3206 7000

Joint Broker

Robert Naylor

Stephen Waterman

Walbrook PR Tel: 020 7933 8780

Paul McManus Mob: 07980 541 893 [email protected]