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Director dealings: Piers Morgan's spouse ups stake in Verona Pharma

Wed, 29th May 2019 16:23

(Sharecast News) - Verona Pharma revealed on Wednesday that chief financial officer Piers Morgan's wife Kayt Morgan had acquired 33,802 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed biotechnology outfit.Morgan's wife purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 59p each, for a total value of £19,943.Following the acquisition, Morgan will have a beneficial interest in the company of 147,009 ordinary shares, representing 0.14% of Verona's issued share capital, and takes the pair's total investment into the company over the last few months to £52,000.Earlier in May, Verona announced the initiation of a phase 2b dose-ranging study evaluating nebulised ensifentrine (RPL554) added on to a long-acting bronchodilator in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on Tuesday.Verona told investors it anticipated reporting data around the end of the year, and beginning phase 3 clinical trials for the indication in 2020.As of 1620 BST, Verona shares had slipped 2.96% to 57.25p. Top Director BuysGeneral Electric Co (GEC)Director name: Ms Risa Lavizzo-MoureyAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 8.72Value: 87,196 British Land Company (BLND)Director name: Mr Chris GriggAmount purchased: 15,072 @ 534.68pValue: £80,587 British Land Company (BLND)Director name: Mr Simon CarterAmount purchased: 7,774 @ 534.68pValue: £41,566 Verona Pharma (VRP)Director name: Mr Piers MorganAmount purchased: 33,802 @ 59.00pValue: £19,943 Top Director SellsChesnara (CSN)Director name: Mr David RimmingtonAmount sold: 26,800 @ 371.00pValue: £99,428 Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust (SMT)Director name: Professor Patrick MaxwellAmount sold: 10,173 @ 511.00pValue: £51,984 Whitbread (WTB)Director name: Mr Louise SmalleyAmount sold: 232 @ 4,588.00pValue: £10,644
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6 Mar 2014 18:02

Verona Pharma Looks To Raise Up To GBP14 Million In Share Placing

LONDON (Alliance News) - Verona Pharma PLC Thursday said it intends to raise up to GBP14 million before expenses in a share placing, subscription, and open offer, which it said it will use to fund further development of its RPL554 drug. The drug development company focuses on medicines to t

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11 Nov 2013 08:50

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Associated British Foods: Barclays downgrades to equal-weight with a target price of 2100p. Bovis Homes Group: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 1001p to 1008p maintaining a buy recommendation. British Land: Deutsche Bank downgrades to sell with a target price of 520p. British Sky Broadcastin

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25 Oct 2013 08:35

Verona Pharma Says RPL554 Drug Trial Positive

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30 Sep 2013 12:47

Verona Pharma Widens Losses As Treatment Development Continues

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5 Sep 2013 09:37

Verona Pharma Appoints Chroma CEO Bungay As New Part-Time CFO

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5 Sep 2013 08:15

Verona Pharma replaces CFO Lowe with Bungay

Verona Pharma on Thursday said Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Danny Lowe would be replaced by Richard Bungay with immediate effect. Bungay will work part-time at the respiratory treatments specialist at first and Lowe will work with him for an interim period to make sure there is a smooth handover.

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23 Jul 2013 16:21

SABMilller Chairman sells over 11m pounds in shares

Graham Mackay, the Chairman of SABMiller who is currently on a medical leave of absence due to a brain tumour, has sold over 11m pounds-worth of shares in the company. Mackay sold a total of 350,000 shares between July 16-18th through three separate transactions, the firm revealed on Tuesday. He so

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26 Apr 2013 15:09

Advanced Oncotherapy CEO makes triple purchase

The Chief Executive of Advanced Oncotherapy, a provider of new technology for innovative and patient-focused cancer treatments, has this week purchased three lots of shares in the group, taking his stake to just under 69.4m shares. On Thursday Sinclair purchased one round of 8.075m shares at 1.59p

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10 Apr 2013 16:27

AZ Electronic Materials directors try to minimize damage

John Whybrow, the Chairman of AZ Electronic Materials, which on Tuesday tanked after it issued a warning on full year revenue, has shown his faith in the chemicals company by enlarging his shareholding. Whybrow acquired 40,000 shares at 254p each for a total trade value of £101,600, taking his sta

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4 Sep 2012 08:58

Small caps round-up: Verona, Image Scan, Avia

Respiratory diseases specialist Verona Pharma has hailed a positive outcome of a clinical trial of its lead drug candidate, the snappily-named RPL554. The data showed that a single dose of RPL554 in spray form administered to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) produced a ra

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28 Aug 2012 14:43

Small caps round-up: Transense Tech, Hightex, Verona Pharma

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Small caps round-up: Lighthouse, Verona Pharma, Manroy...

Shares in Lighthouse Group, the financial advice and wealth management group, plunged on Monday after the company proposed to cancel its listing on AIM. The group must receive approval from shareholders representing at least three-quarters of the company's shares for the cancellation to be approved.

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Small caps round-up: Verona Pharma, PHSC, Sterling Green

Verona Pharma, respiratory diseases treatment developer, is initiating a new higher dose trial of its lead drug, RPL554, in patients with asthma, after receiving the go-ahead from the Dutch authorities. The company also announced that it has completed proof of concept trials on delivering RPL554 vi

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28 Jun 2010 07:33

Verona Pharma In Talks With Licensees For RPL554 Cough Project

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Verona Pharma PLC (VRP.LN), an AIM quoted drug discovery company, said Monday licensing discussions continue to advance with potential licensees for its RPL554 cough project and it plans three clinical trials to add value to licensing package for RPL554. MAIN FACTS: -Has

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