9 Mar 2026 13:36
9 March 2026
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Kromek Group plcΒ
("Kromek", the "Company" or the "Group")Β
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Director Share Purchase
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Kromek (AIM: KMK), a global detection company delivering best-in-class solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN detection markets, announces that Rakesh Sharma, Non-executive Chairman of the Company, today purchased 102,669 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 9.74p per Ordinary Share.
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Following this purchase, Mr. Sharma holds 1,310,208 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.2% of the Company's issued share capital.
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EnquiriesΒ
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Kromek Group plcΒ | |
Arnab Basu, CEOΒ Claire Burgess, CFOΒ | +44 (0)1740 626 060Β |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
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Geoff Nash/Giles Balleny/Seamus Fricker - Corporate FinanceΒ Andrew Burdis - ECM Michael Johnson - Sales | +44 (0)20 7220β―0500Β Β |
Gracechurch Group (Financial PR)Β | |
Harry Chathli/Claire Norbury | +44 (0)20 4582 3500Β |
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Kromek Group plcΒ
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Kromek Group plc is a leading developer of radiation detection and bio-detection technology solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN detection segments. Headquartered in County Durham, UK, Kromek has manufacturing operations in the UK and US, delivering on the vision of enhancing the quality of life through innovative detection technology solutions.
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The advanced imaging segment comprises the medical (including CT and SPECT), security and industrial markets. Kromek provides its OEM customers with detector components, based on its core cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) platform, to enable better detection of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's, contamination in industrial manufacture and explosives in aviation settings.
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Β In CBRN detection, the Group provides nuclear radiation detection solutions to the global homeland defence and security market. Kromek's compact, handheld, high-performance radiation detectors, based on advanced scintillation and solid-state readout technology, are primarily used to protect critical infrastructure, events, personnel and urban environments from the threat of 'dirty bombs'.
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The Group is also developing bio-security solutions in the CBRN detection segment. These consist of fully automated and autonomous systems to detect a wide range of airborne pathogens.
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Kromek is listed on AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange, under the trading symbol 'KMK'.
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NotificationΒ andΒ publicΒ disclosureΒ ofΒ transactionsΒ byΒ personsΒ dischargingΒ managerial responsibilitiesΒ andΒ personsΒ closelyΒ associatedΒ withΒ them
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1 Β | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated Β | ||||
a) Β | Name Β Β | Rakesh Sharma | |||
2 Β | Reason for the notification Β | ||||
a) Β | Position/status Β Β | Non-executive Chairman | |||
b) Β | Initial notification /Amendment Β Β | Initial notification | |||
3 Β | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor Β | ||||
a) Β | Name Β Β | Kromek Group plc | |||
b) Β | LEI Β Β | 213800VLHYXGHEX5VQ48 Β | |||
4 Β | 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 Β Β | ||||
a) Β | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 penny each | |||
Identification code | GB00BD7V5D43 | ||||
b) Β | Nature of the transaction Β Β | Purchase of ordinary shares | |||
c) Β | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
9.74p | 102,669 | ||||
d) Β | Β Aggregated information Β - Aggregated volume Β - Price Β | Β N/A | |||
e) Β | Date of the transaction Β Β | 9 March 2026 | |||
f) Β | Place of the transaction Β Β | London Stock Exchange | |||
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