Last checked at 19 Feb 2019 11:53
19 February 2019
DRAPER ESPRIT PLC
("Draper Esprit" or the "Company")
PDMR Shareholding
Draper Esprit PLC (AIM: GROW, ESM: GRW), a leading venture capital firm involved in the creation, funding and development of high-growth digital technology businesses, announces that on 19 February 2019, Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial Officer) purchased 3,125 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") at a price of £4.80 per Share.
The Company advises that, following the purchase of Shares, Mr Wilkinson remains interested in 5,604 Shares, representing 0.005% per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
The notification set out in the Annex below, which was made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details of such purchase.
ANNEX
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a) | Name | Ben Wilkinson |
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position / status | Chief Financial Officer
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b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification
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3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) | Name | Draper Esprit PLC
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b) | LEI
| 213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10 |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a) | Description of financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each |
| Identification Code
| GB00BY7QYJ50 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| 3,125 Shares at 480 pence per Share |
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a |
e) | Date of the transaction
| 19 February 2019 |
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
Draper Esprit plc Simon Cook (Chief Executive Officer) Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial Officer) | +44 (0)20 7931 8800 | |
Numis Securities Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker Alex Ham Richard Thomas Jamie Loughborough | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 | |
Goodbody Stockbrokers ESM Adviser & Joint Broker Corporate Finance: Don Harrington / Richard Tunney Corporate Broking: Linda Hickey / Charlotte Craigie | +44 (0)20 3128 8570 | |
MHP Communications (PR) Reg Hoare Pete Lambie Flo Mayo | +44 (0)20 3128 8570 draperesprit@mhpc.com |
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