Executive Chair share purchase

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

16 December 2025

 

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

("EKF" or the "Company")

Executive Chair share purchase

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that on Monday 15 December, Julain Baines, Executive Chair, purchased a total of 85,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 23.0 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Julian Baines' total interest in the Company is 1,751,288 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.40% of the total voting rights over the Company's issued share capital.

The Notification of Dealing Form required in accordance with UK MAR is set out below as is the Standard form for notification of major holdings received by EKF today.

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc		www.ekfdiagnostics.com
Julian Baines, Executive Chair		Via Walbrook PR
Gavin Jones, Chief Executive Officer
		Tel: [phone]
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Phil Davies / Oliver Platts
Walbrook PR Limited	Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus / Alice Woodings	Mob: [phone]

About EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (www.ekfdiagnostics.com)

EKF is an AIM-listed global diagnostics business focussed on:

·    Point-of-Care analysers in the key areas of Hematology and Diabetes.

·    Life Sciences services provide specialist manufacture of enzymes and custom products for use in diagnostic food and industrial applications.

EKF has headquarters in Penarth (near Cardiff) and operates five manufacturing sites across the US and Germany, selling into over 120 countries world-wide.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Julian Baines
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Chair
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
b)	LEI	213800DXTF3EAUK1AR05
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
	Identification code	GB0031509804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			23p	85,000
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A single transaction
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	15 December 2025
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIMX

 

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