24 September 2021

OTAQ PLC

("OTAQ", or the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

OTAQ (LSE: OTAQ), the marine technology products and solutions group for the global aquaculture and offshore oil and gas industries, announces that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands. Resolutions 1-11 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12-13 were passed as special resolutions. The proxy votes received from shareholders on each resolution are set out below.

Resolution

For

For

Against

Against

Total

Votes

Votes

(incl.

(% of

(% of

number

cast (%

Withheld

discretionary)

votes

votes

of votes

of

cast)

cast)

cast

issued

share

capital)

1

Directors'

Report and

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

Company's

Annual Accounts

2

Directors'

Remuneration

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

Report

3

Re-elect Mr

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

Enright

4

Re-elect Mr

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

Newby

5

Re-elect Mr

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

Watt

6

Re-elect Ms Gills

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

7

Re-elect Mr

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

Hambro

8

Elect Mr Pye

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

9

Re-appoint the

Company's

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

auditor

10

Directors'

Remuneration of

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

the auditors

11

Allotment of

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

securities

12

General

disapplication of

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

pre-emption

rights

13

Specific

disapplication of

986,015

100%

Nil

Nil

986,015

3.14%

Nil

pre-emption

rights

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution or the total number of votes cast.

Copies of the resolutions required to be made available for inspection in accordance with LR 9.6.2 have been submitted today to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for

inspection on the National Storage Mechanism website at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Contacts:

OTAQ PLC

Via Walbrook

Alex Hambro, Non-Executive Chairman

Phil Newby, Chief Executive Officer

Matt Enright, Chief Financial Officer

Dowgate Capital Ltd (Broker & Adviser)

020 3903 7715

David Poutney / James Serjeant

Nicholas Chambers

Walbrook PR Ltd

Tel: 020 7933 8780 or Otaq@walbrookpr.com

Tom Cooper/Nick Rome/Nicholas Johnson

0797 122 1972 or 07748 325 236 or 07884 664 686

About OTAQ

OTAQ is a highly innovative marine technology company focused on the marine aquaculture, offshore energy, renewables and oceanographic research sectors. It operates in four worldwide locations: Lancaster, Aberdeen and Ulverston in the UK and Puerto Montt in Chile.

OTAQ's marine technology portfolio includes a market-leading intelligent acoustic deterrent system, Sealfence, designed to protect marine-based aquaculture sites from predation, with multiple systems deployed in Scotland, Chile, Finland and Russia.

The Company's Oceansenseleak detection systems have a global reputation as the industry standard solution and have been deployed successfully on hundreds of jobs. OTAQ's Dragonfish laser measurement system is fast becoming recognised as one of the most accurate underwater precision laser measurement systems available. OTAQ also has significant experience in the design and manufacture of underwater connectors, penetrators and communication systems.

It seeks to develop and continuously improve its products using its specialist mechanical, electronic and software engineers with decades of experience in bringing underwater technology products to market. Concurrently, OTAQ seeks to expand its technology portfolio through acquisitive growth, with the aim of further expanding its aquaculture and offshore product offering.

OTAQ is proud to be fully ISO 9001:2015 accredited through DNV-GL. ISO 9001 is an internationally recognised quality management system and demonstrates OTAQ's commitment to consistency, continual improvement and customer satisfaction. The certification also demonstrates its ability to consistently deliver products and services to market whilst meeting statutory and regulatory requirements by applying an effective quality management system.

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