RNS Number : 3956C
EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC
27 June 2016
 

27 June 2016

 

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

("EKF" or the "Company")

 

Director /PDMR Shareholding

 

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF) announces that on 24 June 2016, the Company was notified that Harwood Capital LLP ("Harwood") acquired 2,613,957 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 24 June 2016 at a price of 11.50 pence per share, NAIT's interest is now in 75,042,060 Ordinary Shares, representing 16.16% 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 115,042,060 Ordinary Shares, representing 24.78% of the Company's issued share capital.

 

 

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc   

Tel: 029 2071 0570

Julian Baines, CEO 


Richard Evans, FD & COO




Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited

Tel: 020 7886 2500

Paul Fincham


Peter Steel




Walbrook PR Limited

Tel: 020 7933 8780 or ekf@walbrookpr.com

Paul McManus

Mob: 07980 541 893

Lianne Cawthorne

Mob: 07584 391 303

 

 


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