Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9340K

Grafenia plc

13 April 2018

 

13 April 2018

Grafenia plc

("Grafenia", the "Group" or "Company")

Director/PDMR shareholding

The Company has been notified of the following transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities.

Peter Gunning, CEO of the Company and Conrad Bona, Non Executive Director of the Company, have made the following purchases of Ordinary Shares in connection with the Placing announced on 13 April 2018. The Placing is conditional, inter alia, on the approval of Shareholders at a forthcoming General Meeting of resolutions to provide authority to the Directors to issue and allot further new Ordinary Shares on a non-pre-emptive basis.

Peter Gunning purchased 175,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 12 pence per share and upon Admission will hold a total beneficial interest in 1,625,000 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 2.12 per cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital upon Admission.

Conrad Bona purchased 250,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 12 pence per share and upon Admission will hold a total beneficial interest in 865,000 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 1.13 per cent. of the Company's ordinary share capital upon Admission.

Defined terms used in this announcement have the meaning as set out in the announcement of 13 April 2018 and as in the Circular of the same date, unless otherwise stated.

For further information:

Grafenia plc Peter Gunning (CEO) Alan Roberts (Finance Director)	07973 191 632 0161 848 5713
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and broker) Virginia Bull / Liz Kirchner / Nicholas Chambers	0203 328 5656

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

This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Peter Gunning
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	CEO
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Grafenia plc
b)	LEI	213800OKTI2518K5KM22
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 1p each in Grafenia plc
	Identification code	GB0009638130
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 12p 175,000
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	13 April 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a Trading Venue - conditional issue of new ordinary shares

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Conrad Bona
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Non Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Grafenia plc
b)	LEI	213800OKTI2518K5KM22
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 1p each in Grafenia plc
	Identification code	GB0009638130
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 12p 250,000
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	13 April 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a Trading Venue - conditional issue of new ordinary shares

 

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