Motif Bio Granted Meeting with U.S. FDA regarding Iclaprim

The meeting is scheduled to take place on May 3, 2019.

Motif Bio plc (AIM/NASDAQ: MTFB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specialising in developing novel antibiotics, announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Company’s request for a Type A meeting to discuss the points raised in the Complete Response Letter received from the FDA related to the New Drug Application (NDA) for iclaprim for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. The meeting is scheduled to take place on May 3, 2019.

Graham Lumsden, Chief Executive Officer of Motif Bio, said: “We are pleased that the FDA has granted our meeting request and that critical personnel from the FDA have been invited to attend the upcoming meeting with our internal and external experts. We look forward to a collaborative meeting and to discussing with the Agency the best way to move iclaprim towards marketing approval.”

Official meeting minutes are received from the FDA typically within 30 days of a meeting. After this, Motif Bio will be in a position to provide an update to the market on the path forward for iclaprim.

As previously announced, the Company needs to raise additional capital in the near term. A further update regarding financing will be made in due course.

For further information please contact:

Motif Bio plc

ir@motifbio.com

Graham Lumsden (Chief Executive Officer)

Peel Hunt LLP (NOMAD & BROKER)

+ 44 (0)20 7418 8900

Dr Christopher Golden

Oliver Jackson

Walbrook PR Ltd. (UK FINANCIAL PR & IR)

+44 (0)20 7933 8780

Paul McManus/Helen Cresswell/Lianne Cawthorne

motifbio@walbrookpr.com

MC Services AG (EUROPEAN IR)

+49 (0) 89 210 2280

Raimund Gabriel

raimund.gabriel@mc-services.eu

Russo Partners (U.S. PR)

+1 (858) 717-2310 or +1 (212) 845 4272

David Schull

david.schull@russopartnersllc.com

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