Completion of Acquisition

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20 December 2011      

Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc

(“AMS” or the “Company”)

Completion of Acquisition

The Board of AMS (AIM: AMS), the global medical technology company, is pleased to announce that, following Admission of the 48,214,415 new Ordinary Shares in connection with the Placing and the Acquisition, the acquisition of RESORBA^® has now completed. 

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