EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0971A)
March 21 2017 - 9:47AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0971A
EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC
21 March 2017
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
("EKF", the "Company")
PDMR dealing
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF) announces that on 21
March 2017, the Company was notified that Harwood Capital LLP
("Harwood") acquired 8,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in
the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") as investment
manager to North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
("NAIT"). Christopher Mills, the Company's Non-Executive Chairman,
is a partner and Chief Investment Officer of Harwood and a director
and shareholder in NAIT.
Following the above transaction, which was completed on 20 March
2017 at a price of 19.5p pence per share, NAIT's interest is now in
98,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 21.12% of the Company's
issued share capital. The interests of Oryx International Growth
Fund Limited ("Oryx", whose investment adviser is Harwood) remains
as previously disclosed in 40,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing
8.62% of the Company's issued share capital. Mr Mills is also a
director and shareholder in Oryx.
The total indirect beneficial interest of Mr Mills is, following
the above transaction, therefore now in 138,000,000 Ordinary
Shares, representing 29.73% of the Company's issued share
capital.
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc www.ekfdiagnostics.com
Christopher Mills, Non-Executive Tel: 029 2071 0570
Chairman
Julian Baines, CEO
Richard Evans, FD & COO
N+1 Singer (Nomad & Broker) Tel: 020 7496 3000
Alex Price / Shaun Dobson
/ Alex Laughton-Scott
Walbrook PR Limited Tel: 020 7933 8780 or ekf@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus / Lianne Cawthorne Mob: 07980 541 893 / 07584 391 303
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
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a) Name Harwood Capital LLP, as investment
manager to North Atlantic Smaller
Companies Investment Trust PLC
("NAIT")
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Christopher Mills, the Company's
Non-Executive Chairman, is a partner
and Chief Investment Officer of
Harwood Capital LLP and a director
and shareholder in NAIT
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b) Initial notification Initial Notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
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a) Name EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
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b) LEI 213800DXTF3EAUK1AR05
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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
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a) Description of Ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary
the financial Shares")
instrument, type
of instrument
ISIN Code: GB0031509804
Identification
code
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b) Nature of the Acquisition of shares
transaction
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
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19.5p 8,000,000
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d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 20 March 2017
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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