AGM Statement

Eden Research plc

29 September 2026

 

Eden Research plc

("Eden" or the “Company")

AGM Statement

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), a leader in sustainable biopesticide and biocontrol technology, provides an update to shareholders ahead of its Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) today at Cavendish's office, 1 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL at 10:00am BST. At the meeting, Eden's Chairman, Lykele van der Broek, will make the following statement:

“Since the beginning of 2025, Eden has continued to build on the momentum established and has made further progress in strengthening its position as an emerging leader in biological crop protection.

“The Company has delivered further commercial and regulatory milestones across its existing portfolio. These included the California approval for Mevalone® on grapes against powdery mildew, the appointment of Andermatt Kenya as exclusive distribution partner for Mevalone® in Kenya, the first commercial agreement with Syngenta covering ornamental crops in several EU countries and the United Kingdom, further temporary authorisation for Ecovelex-treated maize seeds in Italy, and a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London, supported by Innovate UK, to accelerate Ecovelex development and broaden its application.

“These developments continue to broaden Eden's addressable markets, reinforce the strength of its technology platform and support the Board's confidence in the Company's long-term growth prospects.

“Alongside this visible progress, there is also significant activity taking place in the background across Eden's product development pipeline. The Board is particularly encouraged by the exciting opportunities being advanced in relation to Eden's insecticide programme, its potato late blight product and its wheat septoria product, each of which addresses important crop protection needs in large and commercially attractive markets.

“Eden's wider pipeline remains an important source of future value. At last year's AGM, the Company highlighted strong progress in its insecticide development programme, including extensive field trial activity and engagement with potential distribution partners, as well as work on additional product candidates targeting late blight and other important pest and disease challenges. Building on that foundation, activity continues at pace and the Board believes these programmes represent compelling product development opportunities for the Company.

“In particular, Eden's insecticide programme remains an exciting prospect as the market continues to look for effective and sustainable alternatives to conventional chemistry. At the same time, the Company's potato late blight and wheat septoria programmes reflect Eden's strategy of focusing on high-value problems where biological solutions can offer meaningful commercial and agronomic benefits. While product development and regulatory pathways in crop protection are inherently methodical and can take time, the progress being made behind the scenes gives the Board increasing confidence in the breadth and quality of Eden's future portfolio.

“As noted previously, the crop protection industry is heavily regulated, methodical and at times frustratingly slow paced. Nevertheless, the continued evolution of biopesticides remains a highly positive development for the industry, the environment and consumers, and investment in this area continues to grow through both internal development and M&A activity.

“The Board therefore remains optimistic about Eden's prospects. The progress achieved across the current portfolio, together with the significant background activity in product development, and the successful fundraise completed in April 2026, positions the Company well for the future and supports confidence in Eden's ability to create sustainable long-term value for shareholders.

“I would like to thank Eden's shareholders for their continued support and the Eden team for their hard work and commitment.”

For further information contact:

Eden Research plc	www.edenresearch.com
Sean Smith, Chief Executive Officer		Via Walbrook PR
Alex Abrey, Chief Financial Officer
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated advisor and joint broker)								Tel: [phone]
Giles Balleny / Elysia Bough (Corporate Finance)
Harriet Ward (Corporate Broking) / Dale Bellis (Sales)
Oberon Capital (Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Nick Lovering / Mike Seabrook / Adam Pollock
Walbrook PR (Media Relations & Investor Relations)						Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus / Nick Rome / Anna Dunphy

Notes to Editors:

Eden Research is the only UK-listed company focused on biopesticides for sustainable agriculture. It develops and supplies innovative biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries.

Eden's products are formulated with terpene active ingredients, based on natural plant defence metabolites. To date, they have been primarily used on high-value fruits and vegetables, improving crop yields and marketability, with equal or better performance when compared with conventional pesticides. Eden has three products currently on the market:

Based on plant-derived active ingredients, Mevalone® is a foliar biofungicide which initially targets a key disease affecting grapes and other high-value fruit and vegetable crops.  It is a useful tool in crop defence programmes and is aligned with the requirements of integrated pest management programmes. It is approved for sale in a number of key countries whilst Eden and its partners pursue regulatory clearance in new territories thereby growing Eden's addressable market globally.

Cedroz™ is a bionematicide that targets free living nematodes which are parasitic worms that affect a wide range of high-value fruit and vegetable crops globally.  Cedroz is registered for sale on two continents and Eden's commercial collaborator, Eastman Chemical, is pursuing registration and commercialisation of this important new product in numerous countries globally.

Eden's seed treatment product (approval expected in 2026), Ecovelex was developed to safely tackle crop destruction caused by birds - a major cause of losses in maize and other crops. Ecovelex works by creating an unpleasant taste or odour that repels birds, leaving the seeds safely intact and the birds unaffected and free to find alternative food sources. The product is based on Eden's plant-derived chemistry, registered in the EU, US and elsewhere, and formulated using Eden's Sustaine® microencapsulation system.

Eden's Sustaine® encapsulation technology is used to harness the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. Sustaine microcapsules are naturally-derived, plastic-free, biodegradable micro-spheres derived from yeast. It is one of the only viable, proven and immediately registerable solutions to the microplastics problem in formulations requiring encapsulation.

Eden was admitted to trading on AIM on 11 May 2012 and trades under the symbol EDEN. It was awarded the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark in January 2021, which recognises London-listed companies that derive over 50% of their total annual revenue from products and services that contribute to the global green economy. Eden derives 100% of its total annual revenues from sustainable products and services.

For more information about Eden, please visit:  www.edenresearch.com.

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