SmartKem, Inc. Begins Trading on the OTCQB in the US

MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartKem, Inc. (the Company) announced that its common stock has commenced trading on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace ("OTCQB") in the United States under the ticker symbol "SMTK". The OTCQB is a US trading platform that is operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. in New York.

SmartKem CEO Ian Jenks commented, "This is a huge milestone for SmartKem. Having undergone a successful private financing in February last year, we are now publicly trading on the OTCQB market, inviting investors to participate in the exciting journey in our development of next generation displays, sensors and logic."

SmartKem's OTCQB information can be found on the OTC Markets website: www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SMTK/overview

About SmartKem
SmartKem is seeking to reshape the world of electronics with a revolutionary semiconductor platform that enables a new generation of displays, sensors and logic. SmartKem's patented TRUFLEX® inks are solution deposited at a low temperature, on low-cost substrates to make organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) circuits. The company's semiconductor platform can be used in a number of applications including mini-LED displays, AMOLED displays, fingerprint sensors and integrated logic circuits. SmartKem develops its materials at its research and development facility in Manchester, UK, and its semiconductor manufacturing process at the Centre of Process Innovation (CPI) at Sedgefield, UK. The company has an extensive IP portfolio including approximately 120 issued patents.

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