OKYO Pharma LTD

OKYO Pharma Announces Purchase of Shares by Chief Medical Officer

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing investigational therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP) and anterior segment eye diseases, today announced that OKYO Pharma’s Chief Medical Officer, Flavio Mantelli, MD, PhD, has purchased 20,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at $1.40 per share.

About OKYO Pharma

OKYO Pharma Limited (Nasdaq: OKYO) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP) and anterior segment eye diseases, with ordinary shares listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market. OKYO plans to initiate a global Phase 3 pivotal clinical trial in the second half of this year, enrolling approximately 111 patients to evaluate a single-dose regimen of urcosimod for the treatment of NCP.

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