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RNS Number : 6092E  Advanced Medical Solutions Grp PLC  15 May 2026

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15 May 2026

Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc

("AMS" or the "Company")

Response to Rule 2.8 announcement from TA Associates (UK), LLP ("TA")

The Board of AMS notes the announcement made earlier today by TA confirming
that it does not intend to make an offer for AMS. As a result, TA is bound by
the restrictions set out in Rule 2.8 of the City Code on Takeover and Mergers.

The Board of AMS remains confident in AMS' standalone prospects and strategy
which it believes will continue to deliver sustainable growth and value
creation for shareholders.

Enquiries:

 Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc              +44 (0) 160 654 5508
 Chris Meredith, Chief Executive

 Eddie Johnson, Chief Financial Officer

 Michael King, Head of Investor Relations

 Evercore Partners International LLP               +44 (0) 207 653 6000

 (Financial Adviser)
 Simon Elliott

 Julian Oakley

 Israel Akinrinsola

 Harrison George

 Investec Bank plc                                 +44 (0) 207 597 5970

 (Financial Adviser, NOMAD and Corporate Broker)
 Gary Clarence

 Harry Hargreaves

 Nick Prowting

 Optimum Strategic Communications                  +44 (0) 204 566 8543

 (PR Adviser)
 Mary Clark

 Nick Bastin

 Isabelle Abdou

 

About Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc

AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative
tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value
for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue
adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal
sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®,
LiquiBandFix8®, LIQUIFIX™, Peters Surgical, Ifabond, Vitalitec and
Seal-G®. AMS also supplies wound care dressings such as silver alginates,
alginates and foams through its ActivHeal® brand as well as under white
label. Since 2019, AMS has made seven acquisitions: Sealantis, an Israeli
developer of innovative internal sealants, Biomatlante, a French developer and
manufacturer of surgical biomaterials, Raleigh, a leading UK coater and
converter of woundcare and bio-diagnostics materials, AFS Medical, an Austrian
specialist surgical business, Connexicon, an Irish tissue adhesives
specialist, Syntacoll, a German specialist in collagen-based absorbable
surgical implants and Peters Surgical, a global provider of specialty surgical
sutures, mechanical haemostasis and internal cyanoacrylate devices.

AMS' products, manufactured in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands,
Thailand, India, the Czech Republic and Israel, are sold globally via a
network of multinational or regional partners and distributors, as well as via
AMS' own direct sales forces in the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Poland,
Benelux, India, the Czech Republic and Russia. AMS has R&D innovation hubs
in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Israel. Established in 1991, AMS has
more than 1,600 employees. For more information, please see www.admedsol.com
(http://www.admedsol.com/) .

Person responsible

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on
behalf of AMS is Eddie Johnson, Chief Financial Officer.

 

Important notices

Evercore Partners International LLP ("Evercore"), which is authorised and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") in the United Kingdom, is
acting exclusively as financial adviser to AMS and no one else in connection
with the matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to
anyone other than AMS for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Evercore nor for providing advice in connection with the matters referred to
herein. Neither Evercore nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates
owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether
direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise)
to any person who is not a client of Evercore in connection with this
announcement, any statement contained herein, any offer or otherwise. Apart
from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on
Evercore by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or the regulatory
regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any
jurisdiction where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime
would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither Evercore nor any of its
affiliates accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the contents
of this announcement, and no representation, express or implied, is made by
it, or purported to be made on its behalf, in relation to the contents of this
announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification of any
other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in
connection with AMS or the matters described in this document. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Evercore and its affiliates accordingly
disclaim all and any responsibility or liability whether arising in tort,
contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which they might otherwise
have in respect of this announcement, or any statement contained herein.

Investec Bank plc ("Investec") is authorised in the United Kingdom by the
Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and regulated in the United Kingdom by
the FCA and the PRA. Investec is acting exclusively as financial adviser and
corporate broker to AMS and no one else in connection with the matters
described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other
than AMS for providing the protections afforded to clients of Investec, nor
for providing advice in connection with the matters referred to herein.
Neither Investec nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or
accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or
indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any
person who is not a client of Investec in connection with this announcement,
any statement contained herein, any offer or otherwise. Apart from the
responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Investec by
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or the regulatory regime
established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction
where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be
illegal, void or unenforceable, neither Investec nor any of its affiliates
accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the contents of this
announcement, and no representation, express or implied, is made by it, or
purported to be made on its behalf, in relation to the contents of this
announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification of any
other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in
connection with AMS or the matters described in this announcement. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Investec and its affiliates
accordingly disclaim all and any responsibility or liability whether arising
in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above in this paragraph)
which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement, or any
statement contained herein.

The information in this announcement has not been audited or otherwise
independently verified and no representation or warranty, express or implied,
is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy,
completeness or correctness of the information or opinions contained herein.
None of the Company or any of its affiliates, advisors or representatives
shall have any liability whatsoever (in negligence or otherwise) for any loss
whatsoever arising from any use of this announcement, or its contents, or
otherwise arising in connection with this announcement.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation
to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase any shares in the
Company, nor shall it or any part of it or the fact of its distribution form
the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment
or investment decisions relating thereto, nor does it constitute a
recommendation regarding the shares of the Company.

Certain statements, statistics and projections in this announcement are or may
be forward looking. By their nature, forward‑looking statements involve a
number of risks, uncertainties or assumptions that may or may not occur and
actual results or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied
by the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that
any particular expectation will be met and reliance should not be placed on
any forward-looking statement. Accordingly, forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement regarding past trends or activities should not
be taken as representation that such trends or activities will continue in the
future. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
which are based on the knowledge and information available only at the date of
this announcement's preparation.

The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or keep current the
information contained in this announcement, including any forward‑looking
statements, or to correct any inaccuracies which may become apparent and any
opinions expressed in it are subject to change without notice.

References in this announcement to other reports or materials, such as a
website address, have been provided to direct the reader to other sources of
information on AMS which may be of interest. Neither the content of AMS'
website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks from AMS' website nor any
additional materials contained or accessible thereon, are incorporated in, or
form part of, this announcement.

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