Last checked at 11 Mar 2009 07:00
| 11 March 2009 | AIM: AVI |
Avisen plc
("Avisen" or "the Company")
Directors Dealing
Avisen, the AIM quoted performance management specialist, announces that certain directors of the Company ("Directors") yesterday purchased ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). The total number of Ordinary Shares purchased, the price per share and the subsequent holdings of the Directors concerned are as follows:
| Ordinary Shares acquired | Price paid per share | Percentage of share capital acquired | Total no. of Ordinary Shares held | Percentage of voting share capital now held | |
| Marcus Hanke | 36,000 | 13.48p | 0.03 | 28,605,259 | 25.70 |
| Louis Peacock | 43,400 | 13.48p | 0.04 | 8,811,156 | 7.92 |
| Marcus Yeoman | 35,000 | 13.50p | 0.03 | 1,217,640 | 1.09 |
In addition, Raymond Althof, part of the Company's senior management team, yesterday purchased 33,300 Ordinary Shares at a price of 13.48p per share, equivalent to 0.03 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. Following the purchase, Mr. Althof now holds 4,295,813 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 3.86 per cent. of the issued share capital of Avisen.
For further information, please contact:
| Avisen plc | |
| Marcus Hanke (CEO) Duncan Neale (CFO) | Tel: +44 (0)870 880 2978 |
| Nominated Adviser and Broker: John East & Partners Limited | |
| Bidhi Bhoma | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 2200 |
| Bishopsgate Communications Jenni Herbert/Siobhra Murphy | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350 |
| avisen@bishopsgatecommunications.com |
Notes to Editors:
Avisen is a business and technology consultancy specialising in performance management with a focus on strategy creation, development and implementation. It provides advisory services and software distribution of solutions in the corporate performance management market. Avisen aims to provide specialist advice to enable organisations to build more effective capabilities to manage the performance of their businesses and allow them to achieve their desired targets.
Avisen has offices based in London, Amsterdam and Johannesburg and employs over 40 permanent staff, in addition to using the services of consultants and contractors on an ad hoc / project based basis.