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GENinCode PLC

21 February 2022

21 February 2022

GENinCode Plc

("GENinCode" or the "Company")

Confirmation of board appointment

Oxford, UK. GENinCode Plc (AIM: GENI), the predictive genetics company focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, announces that, following the announcement on 21 January 2022, Professor Huon Gray CBE has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.

Regulatory disclosures

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Huon Hamilton Gray, aged 67:

 
 Current Directorships   Previous Directorships 
 None                    Wessex Cardiology LLP 
 

As of the date of this announcement, Professor Gray holds 200,000 ordinary shares under option, representing approximately 0.19% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. Save as disclosed above there are no additional disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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Enquiries:

 
 GENinCode Plc                                                           www.genincode.com or via Walbrook PR 
 Matthew Walls, CEO 
 Paul Foulger, CFO 
 Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)                             Tel: +44 (0)20 7710 7600 
 Alex Price / Ben Maddison / Richard Short 
 
   Cenkos Securities Plc (Joint Broker)                                              Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8900 
 Giles Balleny 
 Dale Bellis / Michael Johnson (Sales) 
 
   Walbrook PR Limited                                         Tel: 020 7933 8780 or genincode@walbrookpr.com 
   Anna Dunphy / Paul McManus / Louis Ashe-Jepson 
 
 

About GENinCode

GENinCode Plc is a UK based company specialising in genetic risk assessment of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.

GENinCode operates business units in the UK, in the United States through GENinCode U.S. Inc and in Europe through GENinCode S.L.U.

GENinCode predictive technology provides patients and physicians with globally leading preventative care and treatment strategies. GENinCode CE marked invitro-diagnostic molecular tests combine clinical algorithms and bioinformatics to provide advanced patient risk assessment to predict disease onset.

About Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. CVD is a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease and other conditions. More than four out of five CVD deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes, and one third of these deaths occur prematurely in people under 70 years of age.

The most important behavioural risk factors of heart disease and stroke are unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use and harmful use of alcohol. The effects of behavioural risk factors may show up in individuals as raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose, raised blood lipids, and overweight and obesity. These "intermediate risks factors" can be measured in primary care facilities and indicate an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other complications.

Cessation of tobacco use, reduction of salt in the diet, eating more fruit and vegetables, regular physical activity and avoiding harmful use of alcohol have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Health policies that create conducive environments for making healthy choices affordable and available are essential for motivating people to adopt and sustain healthy behaviours.

Identifying those at highest risk of CVDs and ensuring they receive appropriate treatment can prevent premature deaths. Access to noncommunicable disease medicines and basic health technologies in all primary health care facilities is essential to ensure that those in need receive treatment and counselling.

CVD causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK and is the largest cause of premature mortality in deprived areas and is the single biggest area where the NHS can save lives over the next 10 years. CVD is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and NHS action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse and food reformulation.

Genetic risk assessment can help early detection and treatment of CVD to help patients live longer, healthier lives. Many people are still living with undetected, high-risk conditions such as high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, and atrial fibrillation (AF). Progress continues in the NHS to identify and diagnose people routinely knowing their 'ABC' (testing and monitoring of AF, Blood pressure and Cholesterol) set out in the NHS 10 Year plan.

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