13 Aug 2020 07:00
Mereo BioPharma Group plc
Notification of PDMR Dealing
London and Redwood City, Calif., August 13, 2020 - Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ: MREO, AIM: MPH), "Mereo" or "the Company", a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology and rare diseases, received notification that on August 12, 2020 John Lewicki, Chief Scientific Officer of Mereo, was granted options over 100,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) under the Mereo BioPharma Group plc 2019 equity incentive plan for no consideration. The exercise price for these options is USD 2.77 per ADS.
Option grants were also made to other Company personnel over a further 100,000 ADSs at the same exercise price.
This announcement and the notification below is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The PDMR disclosure form required under the EU Market Abuse Regulation follows.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||||
a) | Name | John Lewicki | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Scientific Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||||
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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS) EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.003 EACH | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$2.77 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 12-08-2020 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE OF A TRADING VENUE | ||||
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