8 Nov 2017 12:00
Proteome Sciences plc
("Proteome Sciences" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Company has received notification from Vulpes Life Sciences Fund ("Vulpes") that on 6 November 2017, it purchased 20,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at 3.17p per Ordinary Share (the "Purchase"). Following the Purchase, Vulpes has a total direct and indirect interest in 55,217,431 equivalent to 18.71% of Proteome Sciences' total issued share capital.
The Company would also like to announce that by virtue of Martin Diggle being a Director of both Vulpes and the Company, he now has an interest in 55,217,431 Ordinary Shares of the Company representing 18.71% of the issued share capital of the Company.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Vulpes Life Sciences Fund |
2. | Reason for the Notification | |
a) | Position/status | PCA of Martin Diggle (NED) |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Proteome Sciences plc |
b) | LEI | 213800Q62ICXANKU2986 |
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 | Ordinary Shares of 1p each |
Identification code | GB0003104196 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 20,000 Ordinary Shares at 3.17p per Ordinary Share |
d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price |
20,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each purchased at 3.17p per Ordinary Share |
e) | Date of the transaction | 6 November 2017 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
For further information: Proteome Sciences plc | |
Jeremy Haigh, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0)20 7043 2116 | |
Ian Pike, Chief Scientific Officer | |
Stefan Fuhrman, Interim Finance Director | |
finnCap Limited (Nominated Adviser/Broker) |
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Geoff Nash/James Thompson | Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
Tony Quirke (broking) IFC Advisory (Financial PR and IR) | |
Tim Metcalfe/Graham Herring/Miles Nolan | Tel: +44 (0)20 3053 8671 |
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About Proteome Sciences plc. (www.proteomics.com)
Proteome Sciences is a leader in applied proteomics offering high sensitivity, proprietary technologies and workflows for mapping cell signalling pathways (SysQuant®) and for the discovery, validation and assay development of protein biomarkers (TMTcalibrator™). The company has its headquarters in London, UK, with laboratory facilities in Frankfurt, Germany from where the PS Biomarker Services™ division provides outsourced proteomics services and proprietary biomarker assays to biopharmaceutical and diagnostics companies and to academia.
Proteome Sciences has patented a number of novel protein biomarkers for diagnostic and treatment applications in important areas of human therapeutics such as cancer, stroke and Alzheimer's disease, and these are available for license.
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