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LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, announced today that it has been notified that the Chief Executive Officer, Gary S. Jacob, has purchased 10,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.04 per share.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, today announces a clinical update and its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2024.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it has received $1.4 million in non-dilutive funding. This significant financial funding strengthens the Company’s ability to advance its innovative pipeline without diluting shareholder value.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that its CEO, Gary S. Jacob, Ph.D., will be participating in one on one meetings and a fireside chat at the 4th Annual Virtual BTIG Ophthalmology Day on Monday, December 2nd, 2024. More than 20 public and private medical technology and biotechnology companies will be participating in BTIG’s event. Panel discussion topics will include exploring the latest developments and trends within ophthalmic medical technologies and therapeutics.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at the 10th International Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Conference in Venice, Italy during October 30 - November 2, 2024. The OKYO management team will be participating in one-on-one meetings to discuss the dry eye disease trial results, and also the recent opening of our Phase 2 trial of OK-101 to treat patients with Neuropathic Corneal Pain at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat corneal neuropathic pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA-approved therapy, is pleased to announce that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 2 trial of topical ocular OK-101 to treat NCP. The Phase 2 study is designed as a double-masked, randomized, 12-week placebo-controlled trial in NCP patients. A total of 48 patients are planned to enroll for the study, with NCP disease confirmed via confocal microscopy.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that screening and recruitment of patients has started for a Phase 2 trial of OK-101 to treat NCP. The Phase 2 study is designed as a double-masked, randomized, 12-week placebo-controlled trial in NCP patients. A total of 48 patients are planned to enroll for the study, with NCP disease confirmed via confocal microscopy. The primary endpoint of this study is to measure pain relief using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scale.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman, has a beneficial interest, purchased 50,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.03 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,851,570 shares which is 29.12% of issued share capital.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 80,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.15 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,801,570 shares which is 28.97% of issued share capital.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today the grant of a key U.S. Patent No. 12,053,501 which issued on August 6th entitled: “Methods for Treating Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease”. The present disclosure covers issued claims on OK-101’s use to treat irritated, burning eyes and blurred vision in patients suffering from DED, strengthening the Company’s intellectual property position in this field.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today an interview with its CEO, Dr. Gary S. Jacob will air on The RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 50,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.05 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,721,570 shares which is 28.73% of issued share capital.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 35,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.00 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,671,570 shares which is 28.58% of issued share capital.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today the company will participate in the H.C. Wainwright 4th Annual Ophthalmology Virtual Conference, which is being held on Thursday, August 15th.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today the grant of a key European Patent entitled: “Compositions Comprising Chemerin Analogs and Methods of Use”. The present disclosure that lists Raj Patil, Chief Scientific Officer of OKYO Pharma as a joint Inventor, relates to novel OK-101 chemerin analogs for use in treating various diseases and conditions including but not limited to, ocular inflammatory and pain conditions, strengthening the Company’s intellectual property position in this field.

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today its plan to advance OK-101 into a Phase 2 clinical trial of neuropathic corneal pain which is expected to begin in Q3 2024. This one-year study is supported by pre-clinical animal model data and statistically significant pain relief observed in OK-101’s first human trial recently conducted in DED patients.

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced promising new categorical data analyses from the recent OK-101 Phase 2 trial in DED patients. These analyses have identified conjunctival staining and ocular pain as the highest potential “sign” and “symptom” co-primary endpoints to be explored in the next DED trial of OK-101.

LONDON and NEW YORK, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced upcoming presentations at two investor conferences in May 2024.

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced an upcoming presentation of the OK-101 Phase 2 data for dry eye disease at the Dry Horizons Symposium, a partner meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), being held May 3, 2024 in Seattle, WA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announces that it will be rescheduling a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) event entitled “KOL Event Presenting Comprehensive Detailed Results from the Phase 2 Trial of OK-101 in Dry Eye Disease” originally planned for April 9th, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET until May 2024. The Company is rescheduling its event so that it can incorporate additional key analyses of its clinical data which it plans to present at upcoming ophthalmic conferences.

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced an upcoming presentation of the OK-101 Phase 2 data for dry eye disease at Eyecelerator 2024, a partner meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, being held April 4, 2024 in Boston, MA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today additional key findings from analyses of the clinical data set from the 240 patient Phase 2, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of OK-101 (0.05%) ophthalmic solution in patients with DED.

-Phase 2 OK-101 efficacy data to be released March 22nd, 2024-

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announces that it will be releasing new and comprehensive efficacy data readout from the Phase 2 trial of OK-101 in dry eye disease on March 22, 2024. The company will also host a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) event to discuss the findings in depth.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared OK-101 as its first Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the treatment of NCP.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, announces that following its positive safety and efficacy results in its Phase 2 trial of OK-101, distinguished ophthalmologists, Victor Perez, M.D. and Anat Galor, M.D., both from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and Mark Milner, M.D., of the Goldman Eye in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, have joined OKYO’s Scientific Advisory board. These prominent corneal surgeons and leaders in the field of ophthalmology will advise OKYO’s management on OK-101 clinical development for the treatment of dry eye disease and neuropathic corneal pain.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain, a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, today reports positive safety and efficacy results in its Phase 2, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of OK-101 ophthalmic solution in subjects with DED. This first-in-human trial of OK-101 established a clear and informed path for further development in Phase 3 registration trials.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain, a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, January 8-10 2024. The OKYO management team will also be participating in one-on-one partnering meetings throughout the conference.

Top-line Efficacy and Safety Data on Track for Release in December 2023

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (“DED”), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain, a severe ocular condition with no FDA approved therapy, today announced a $5.84M issuance of shares via: (i) a Company managed registered direct offering of 1,092,600 ordinary shares at an offering price of $1.50 per ordinary share conducted without an underwriter or placement agent; and (ii) the extinguishment of payables of $4.20M by the issuance of 2,766,667 shares at the offering price of $1.50 per share. The reduction of payables is considered by the Company to be a major endorsement by its creditors of its current strategy and constitutes a material reduction of OKYO’s payables. The gross cash proceeds to OKYO from the registered direct offering, before deducting offering expenses payable by OKYO, are expected to be $1.64M, together with a reduction of $4.20M of payables. The offering is expected to close on or about November 1 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (“DED”), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain, a severe ocular condition with no FDA approved therapy, today announced that it filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of OK-101 to treat Neuropathic Corneal Pain (NCP). Study enrollment is planned to commence during Q1 2024 following IND allowance by the FDA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain, a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, is pleased to announce that its first drug candidate OK-101, presently in a 240-patient double-blind placebo-controlled phase 2 trial in patients with DED is currently showing a positive safety profile in the ongoing study. Patients continue in the study, and double-blind procedures are still in effect until all patients complete the 12-week dosing duration. OKYO will continue to monitor the trial progress and the safety profile until the release of top-line data in December 2023.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED”), today announced the closing of its previously announced Company best efforts registered direct offering of 2,666,670 ordinary shares at an offering price of $1.50 per ordinary share conducted without an underwriter or placement agent to individuals and institutions. The gross proceeds to OKYO from the offering, before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by OKYO, were $4.0 million.  

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED”), today announced the pricing of a Company best efforts registered direct offering of 2,666,667 ordinary shares at an offering price of $1.50 per ordinary share conducted without an underwriter or placement agent to individuals and institution. The gross proceeds to OKYO from the offering, before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by OKYO, are expected to be $3.95 million. The offering is expected to close on or about September 15, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.  

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced the withdrawal of its proposed public offering of ordinary shares and its termination of Freedom Capital Markets as underwriter. The decision was made in response to changing market conditions.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED”), today announced that it intends to offer to sell its ordinary shares in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”). All of the ordinary shares are to be sold by the Company. The Company expects to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the number of ordinary shares sold in this Offering to cover over-allotments, if any. The Offering is subject to market conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the Offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the Offering.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (“DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain (“NCP”), a severe ocular condition with no FDA approved therapy, is pleased to announce that it has completed full enrollment of patients in the randomized portion of the Phase 2 multi-center, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial of topical ocular OK-101 to treat DED. A total of 240 patients have been enrolled in the study.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat DED to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it has enrolled and randomized 90% of the patients in its 240-patient Phase 2 multi-center, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial of topical ocular OK-101 to treat DED.

NEW YORK and LONDON, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) ("OKYO" or the "Company"), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced that it received notification from the Listing Qualifications Department (the "Staff") of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") notifying OKYO that it has regained compliance with the minimum $35 million market value requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) (the "Market Value Rule").

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED”) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced financial results for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 and provided a corporate update on its lead program in development.

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced the withdrawal of its proposed public offering of ordinary shares. The decision was made in response to changing market conditions and the Company's commitment to prioritizing the best interests of its shareholders and stakeholders.

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced that it intends to offer to sell its ordinary shares in an underwritten public offering. All of the ordinary shares are to be sold by the Company. The Company expects to grant the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the number of ordinary shares sold in this offering to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is subject to market conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

NEW YORK, July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) ("OKYO" or the "Company"), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced that it received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department (the "Staff") of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") notifying OKYO that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the market value of OKYO’s ordinary shares had closed below the minimum $35 million requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) (the "Market Value Rule").

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED”) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce a new agreement with Tufts Medical Center to conduct a 40-patient open-label clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of OK-101 in patients with neuropathic corneal pain (“NCP”). The Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for NCP is planned to be filed in Q4 of 2023, with study enrollment planned to commence shortly after IND allowance by the FDA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it has appointed William A. Clementi, Pharm.D., FCP as Chief Operating Officer. Mr Clementi will formally take up the COO role effective September 1, 2023. Mr. Clementi's extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and his achievements make him a valuable addition to the OKYO Pharma team.

LONDON and NEW YORK, June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that patients are now being dosed in the randomized portion of the phase 2, multi-center, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial of topical ocular OK-101 to treat DED, following the two-week placebo run-in period intended to minimize the placebo effect.

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LONDON and NEW YORK, May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced that two presentations will be given on OK-101 at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS 2023) in San Diego, CA, May 5-8, 2023.

LONDON and NEW YORK, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that the first patient has been screened for its phase 2, multi-center, randomized, double–blinded, placebo-controlled trial, evaluating the efficacy and safety of OK-101 ophthalmic solution in subjects with dry eye disease (DED).  

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces the activation of the first clinical trial site in the U.S. for its phase 2, multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, evaluating the efficacy and safety of OK-101 ophthalmic solution in subjects with dry eye disease. First patient first visit is presently expected to occur within the next two weeks.  

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO; LSE: OKYO) ("OKYO" or the "Company"), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, announces that, further to its announcement on 4 April 2023, it has today posted a circular (the "Circular") to shareholders which contains further details regarding the proposed cancellation of its ordinary shares of no par value each ("Ordinary Shares") from listing on the standard segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and trading on the main market for listed securities of London Stock Exchange plc and associated timetable, together with proposals to be put to shareholders at a general meeting of the Company to be held at the offices of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP at 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom at 12.00 midday on 3 May 2023 (the "General Meeting"), including, inter alia, to consolidate every 65 existing Ordinary Shares into one new ordinary share of no par value (thereby matching its current American Depositary Share ratio). The Circular will shortly be posted to the Company’s website at: https://okyopharma.com/investors/corporate-governance/corporate-documents/

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO; LSE: OKYO) ("OKYO" or the "Company"), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces that it has applied to the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE") to effect a cancellation of its ordinary shares of no par value each ("Ordinary Shares") from listing on the standard segment of the FCA's Official List and trading on the main market for listed securities of the LSE ("Main Market") ("Delisting").

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO; LSE: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company“), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED“) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 11,000 of the Company's ADSs on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.41 per ADS (which would be equivalent to the purchase of 715,000 ordinary shares of no par value ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £0.0176 each).

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO; LSE: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company“), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED“) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 12,500 of the Company's ADSs on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.32 per ADS (which would be equivalent to the purchase of 812,500 ordinary shares of no par value ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £0.0165 each).

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO; LSE: OKYO) (“OKYO” or the “Company“), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (“DED“) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 10,000 of the Company's ADSs on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.40 per ADS (which would be equivalent to the purchase of 650,000 ordinary shares of no par value ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £0.0175 each).

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced that its planned trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of OK-101 in subjects with DED has been posted on the ClinicalTrials.gov public website (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05759208). ClinicalTrials.gov is a Web-based resource that provides patients, their family members, health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions.

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LONDON, March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO, LSE: OKYO) (“OKYO Pharma” or the “Company“), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel molecules to treat inflammatory dry eye diseases (“DED”) and ocular pain, announced the pricing of a reasonable best efforts public offering of 3,503,665 American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”) at a public offering price of $1.50 per ADS. The gross proceeds to the Company from this offering are expected to be approximately $5.3 million before deducting offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on March 15, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced that its GMP packaged OK-101 drug to be used in the upcoming Phase 2, first-in-human, clinical trial in patients with DED, which was recently shipped from Europe, has cleared customs in the United States.

World-renowned Ophthalmologist with Expertise in the Medical and Surgical Treatment of Ocular Surface Diseases Joins Advisory Board of OKYO Pharma

LONDON and NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO) (“OKYO”, “OKYO Pharma” or the “Company”), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announced that its CEO, Gary S. Jacob, Ph.D., will be giving an oral presentation entitled: “A Lipidated Protease-Resistant Chemerin Peptide Offers a Novel Therapeutic for Dry Eyes” on February 22, 2023 at the 2nd Annual GPCRs-Targeted Drug Discovery Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Boston, MA. Dr. Jacob’s talk, which is scheduled for the afternoon of February 22, will cover the planned clinical development of OKYO’s drug candidate OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED).

LONDON and NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO, NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company developing OK-101 to treat Dry Eye Disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022.

-OK-101 first-in-human Phase 2 trial will incorporate primary and secondary efficacy endpoints characterizing signs and symptoms of Dry Eye Disease-

LONDON and NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in the multi-billion-dollar dry eye disease market, announced today that the Company is participating in the Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, California from January 9-11, 2023 and will be hosting institutional investor and partnering meetings both at the event and online.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in the multi-billion-dollar market, announces, that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") relating to a secondary public offering of its American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each of which will represent 65 of the Company's ordinary shares of no par value each ("Ordinary Shares") in the United States (the "Offering").

LONDON and NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in the multi-billion-dollar dry eye disease market, announces that the board of directors of the Company (the "Board" or "Directors"), has appointed PKF Littlejohn LLP (“PKF”) as its new independent auditor with immediate effect.

LONDON and BOSTON, Nov. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (LSE: OKYO; NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in the multi-billion-dollar market, announces that the board of directors of the Company (the "Board" or "Directors"), acting on a recommendation of the Remuneration Committee has awarded Mr Raj Patil, the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer, a total of 5,000,000 options at an exercise price of 6.25 pence per share, in recognition of his work in achieving the recent IND filing for OK-101. The options vest immediately and have a life of five years.

-OK-101 first-in-human Phase 2 trial will incorporate primary and secondary efficacy endpoints characterizing signs and symptoms of Dry Eye Disease-

Monday, November 14th @ 8 am ET, registration details below