Update on Court Process

13 October 2017

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REDX PHARMA PLC (in administration)

("Redx" or "the Company")

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Redx, the drug discovery and development company, announces that Jason Baker and Miles Needham of FRP Advisory LLP, joint administrators of the Company and of its subsidiary, Redx Oncology Limited ("Oncology") (together, the "Companies") have applied to the High Court for an order which will enable the Companies to be rescued as going concerns and the Joint Administrators to vacate office.

Unless adjourned by the court, the application will be heard on Thursday 26 October 2017. Assuming that the application is approved by the High Court, the Joint Administrators will subsequently take steps to return control of the Company to the directors, following which the directors will seek to lift the suspension of the Company's ordinary shares.

Further announcements will be made in due course.

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About Redx Pharma Plc (in administration)

Company website: redxpharma.com

Jason Baker and Miles Needham have been appointed as joint administrators of Redx Pharma plc (in administration). The company's affairs, business and property are being managed by the joint administrators.

Redx is focused on the discovery and development of proprietary, small molecule therapeutics to address areas of high, unmet medical need, principally in cancer, infection and immunology, providing a pipeline of assets to larger and emerging companies. By improving the characteristics of existing drug classes to create highly differentiated, novel, best-in-class drugs, Redx has already established a broad portfolio of proprietary drug programs.