Last checked at 21 Mar 2017 13:47
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
("EKF", the "Company")
PDMR dealing
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF) announces that on 21 March 2017, the Company was notified that Harwood Capital LLP ("Harwood") acquired 8,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") as investment manager to North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC ("NAIT"). Christopher Mills, the Company's Non-Executive Chairman, is a partner and Chief Investment Officer of Harwood and a director and shareholder in NAIT.
Following the above transaction, which was completed on 20 March 2017 at a price of 19.5p pence per share, NAIT's interest is now in 98,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 21.12% of the Company's issued share capital. The interests of Oryx International Growth Fund Limited ("Oryx", whose investment adviser is Harwood) remains as previously disclosed in 40,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 8.62% of the Company's issued share capital. Mr Mills is also a director and shareholder in Oryx.
The total indirect beneficial interest of Mr Mills is, following the above transaction, therefore now in 138,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 29.73% of the Company's issued share capital.
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc | www.ekfdiagnostics.com |
Christopher Mills, Non-Executive Chairman | Tel: 029 2071 0570 |
Julian Baines, CEO | |
Richard Evans, FD & COO | |
N+1 Singer (Nomad & Broker) | Tel: 020 7496 3000 |
Alex Price / Shaun Dobson / Alex Laughton-Scott | |
Walbrook PR Limited | Tel: 020 7933 8780 or ekf@walbrookpr.com |
Paul McManus / Lianne Cawthorne | Mob: 07980 541 893 / 07584 391 303 |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| Name
| Harwood Capital LLP, as investment manager to North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC ("NAIT") | ||||
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| Christopher Mills, the Company's Non-Executive Chairman, is a partner and Chief Investment Officer of Harwood Capital LLP and a director and shareholder in NAIT
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b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc | ||||
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| LEI
| 213800DXTF3EAUK1AR05 | ||||
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| 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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN Code: GB0031509804
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of shares | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| n/a | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 20 March 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||