Motif Bio PLC Files For Proposed U.S. Public Offering (0073E)

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RNS Number : 0073E

Motif Bio PLC

13 July 2016

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Motif Bio plc

("Motif Bio" or the "Company")

13 July 2016

MOTIF BIO FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED U.S. PUBLIC OFFERING OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES AND APPLIES FOR NASDAQ LISTING

Motif Bio plc (AIM: MTFB), the clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specialising in developing novel antibiotics, announces that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") relating to a proposed public offering of American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"). Motif Bio has also applied to have its ADSs listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "MTFB". Following completion of the offering of the ADSs, Motif Bio's ordinary shares will continue to trade on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The number of ADSs to be offered and the price per ADS for the offering have not yet been determined.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. is acting as the book-running manager for the offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy these securities be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 9th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30326, Attention: Prospectus Department; Email: strh.prospectus@suntrust.com; Telephone: 404-926-5744; or fax: 404-926-5464.

For further information please contact:

 
 Motif Bio plc                                                   info@motifbio.com 
  Richard Morgan (Chairman) 
  Graham Lumsden (Chief 
  Executive Officer) 
 Zeus Capital Limited (NOMAD 
  & BROKER) 
  Phil Walker/Giles Balleny 
  Dominic Wilson                                               +44 (0)20 3829 5000 
 Northland Capital Partners 
  Limited (BROKER) 
  Patrick Claridge/ David 
  Hignell 
  John Howes/ Rob Rees (Broking)                               +44 (0)20 3861 6625 
 Walbrook PR Ltd. (FINANCIAL        +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or motifbio@walbrookpr.com 
  PR & IR)                                                Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893 
  Paul McManus                                            Mob: +44 (0)7900 608 002 
  Mike Wort 
 
 MC Services AG (EUROPEAN 
  IR) 
 Raimund Gabriel                                                +49 (0)89 210 2280

About Motif Bio

Motif Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engaged in the research and development of novel antibiotics designed to be effective against serious and life-threatening infections in hospitalized patients caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria. Our lead product candidate, iclaprim, is being developed for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) and hospital acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP), including ventilator associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP), which is often caused by MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus). We are currently enrolling and dosing patients in two global Phase 3 clinical trials with an intravenous formulation of iclaprim, for the treatment of ABSSSI, which are expected to complete in the second half of 2017.

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