Last checked at 18 Mar 2019 16:23
| 18 March 2019 |
Mercia Technologies PLC
("Mercia", the "Group" or the "Company")
PDMR / Director Dealings
Mercia Technologies PLC (AIM: MERC), the national investment group focused on the identification, creation, funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions, announces that it has received a notification of the following transaction relating to Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each in the capital of Mercia ("Ordinary Shares") by a Director and person closely associated with them.
Susan Searle, the Non-executive Chair of the Company, sold 50,000 Ordinary Shares at 37.0p per share and a corresponding number of Ordinary Shares were bought at 38.0p per share by her spouse's ISA. Following this transaction Susan Searle and her spouse continue to hold 1,097,388 Ordinary Shares in aggregate, equivalent to 0.36 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary share capital.[1]
The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Susan Searle | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Director (PDMR) | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Mercia Technologies PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800A1Q4CF57NECG66 | ||||
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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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| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each ISIN: GB00BSL71W47 | ||||
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| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of 50,000 Ordinary shares | ||||
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| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 18 March 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | AIM (AIMX) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Fraser Searle | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Person closely associated with Susan Searle (Director/PDMR) | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Mercia Technologies PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800A1Q4CF57NECG66 | ||||
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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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| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each ISIN: GB00BSL71W47 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of 50,000 Ordinary shares | ||||
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| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 18 March 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | AIM (AIMX) | ||||
For further information, please contact:
Mercia Technologies PLC | +44 (0)330 223 1430 |
Mark Payton, Chief Executive Officer |
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Martin Glanfield, Chief Financial Officer |
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www.merciatech.co.uk |
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Canaccord Genuity Limited | +44 (0)20 7523 8000 |
Simon Bridges, Emma Gabriel (NOMAD and Broker) |
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Buchanan | +44 (0)20 7466 5000 |
Chris Lane, Vicky Hayns, Stephanie Watson, Catriona Flint |
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www.buchanan.uk.com |
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About Mercia Technologies PLC
Mercia is a national investment group focused on the funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions. The Group benefits from 19 university partnerships and offices across the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland providing it with access to high quality, regional deal flow. Mercia Technologies PLC is quoted on AIM with the epic "MERC".
Mercia's 'Complete Capital Solution' initially nurtures businesses via its third-party funds and then over time Mercia can provide further funding to the most promising companies, by deploying direct investment follow-on capital from its own balance sheet. Mercia has c.£500million of assets under management and, since its IPO in December 2014, has invested over £74million across its direct investment portfolio.
[1] Susan Searle has an interest in 927,388 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 0.30 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary share capital and Fraser Searle has an interest in 170,000 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 0.06 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary share capital.