26 May 2023 15:27
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Destiny Pharma plc
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("Destiny Pharma" or the "Company")
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Director/PDMR Shareholding
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Brighton, United KingdomΒ - 26 May 2023Β - Destiny Pharma plc (AIM: DEST), a clinical stage innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections, announces that it was notified on 26 May 2023 that on that same day, Nick Rodgers, Chairman of the Company, purchased 20,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 30.19 pence.
Following the purchase, Mr. Rodgers' beneficial interest in the Company is 238,901 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.25 per cent. of the total issued share capital.
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For further information, please contact:Β
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Destiny Pharma plcΒ
Dr Debra Barker, CEO
Shaun Claydon, CFOΒ
+44 (0)1273 704 440Β
pressoffice@destinypharma.comΒ
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finnCap LtdΒ (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Geoff Nash / Abigail Kelly / George Dollemore, Corporate Finance
Alice Lane / Nigel Birks / Harriet Ward, ECM
+44 (0)20 7220 0500
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Shore Capital (Joint Broker)
Daniel Bush / James Thomas / Lucy Bowden
+44 (0) 207 408 4090
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Optimum Strategic CommunicationsΒ
Mary Clark / Nick Bastin / Jonathan Edwards / Eleanor Cooper
+44 (0) 203 922 0891
DestinyPharma@optimumcomms.comΒ
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MC Services AG
Anne Hennecke / Andreas Burckhardt
+49-211-529252-12
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About Destiny Pharma
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Destiny Pharma is a clinical stage, innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections. Its pipeline has novel microbiome-based biotherapeutics and XF drug clinical assets including NTCD-M3, a Phase 3 ready treatment for the prevention of C. difficile infection (CDI) recurrence which is the leading cause of hospital acquired infection in the US and also XF-73 nasal gel, which has completed a positive Phase 2 clinical trial targeting the prevention of post-surgical staphylococcal hospital infections including MRSA. It is also co-developing SPOR-COVTM, a novel, biotherapeutic product for the prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections and has earlier grant funded XF drug research projects.
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For further information on the Company, please visitΒ https://www.destinypharma.com
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Further information is disclosed below pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
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1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Nick Rodgers | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Destiny Pharma plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800O9WH9Z38EHAC95 | ||||
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 in Destiny Pharma Plc | ||||
Identification code | GB00BDHSP575 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: Β· Aggregated volume Β· Price | Β See 4c) above | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 26 May 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) | ||||
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