Last checked at 1 Aug 2019 09:51
1 August 2019
Oxford BioDynamics Plc
("OBD" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
PDMR Dealing
Oxford BioDynamics Plc (AIM: OBD) announces that it has today received notice that Vulpes Life Sciences Fund, which is controlled by Non-Executive Director, Stephen Diggle, has purchased 16,256 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each at a price of £1.15 per share.
Following this transaction, Vulpes Life Sciences Fund is interested in 11,652,225 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 12.59% of the Company's current issued share capital.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details:
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Stephen Diggle | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Director/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Oxford BioDynamics Plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 2138005Y1TK258O5U928 | ||||||
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 Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
ISIN: GB00BD5H8572 | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of ordinary shares | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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e) | Dates of the transactions | 30 and 31 July 2019
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
For further details please contact:
Oxford BioDynamics Plc Christian Hoyer Millar, CEO Paul Stockdale, CFO
| +44 (0)1865 518910 |
Shore Capital Nominated Adviser and Broker Stephane Auton Edward Mansfield
| +44 (0)20 7408 4090 |
FTI Consulting Financial Public Relations Adviser Brett Pollard Natalie Garland-Collins | +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
Notes for Editors
About Oxford BioDynamics Plc
Oxford BioDynamics Plc (AIM: OBD) ("Oxford BioDynamics") is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of epigenetic biomarkers for use within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
The Company's award-winning, proprietary technology platform, EpiSwitch™, aims to accelerate the drug discovery and development process, improve the success rate of therapeutic product development and take advantage of the increasing importance of personalised medicine.
In particular, EpiSwitch™ can reduce time to market, failure rates and the costs at every stage of drug discovery. Additionally, the technology provides significant insights into disease mechanisms for drug discovery and product re‐positioning programmes and enables the personalisation of therapeutics for patients in the context of challenging pricing environments where improved clinical outcomes are critical.
In April 2019, Oxford BioDynamics received the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK businesses.
Oxford BioDynamics is headquartered in the UK, and listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM under the ticker "OBD". For more information please visit www.oxfordbiodynamics.com.