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Aptamer Group plc announced that on 19 December 2024, its Chief Scientific Officer, David Bunka, purchased 1,317,870 ordinary shares at a price of 0.3794 pence per share. Following this transaction, David Bunka's beneficial interest in the Company totals 19,842,070 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.00% of the issued share capital.
| Date | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Time | 16:44:27 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 8247Q |
19 December 2024
Aptamer Group plc
("Aptamer", the "Company" or the "Group")
Notification of dealings by a director/PDMR
Aptamer Group plc (AIM: APTA), the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, today announces that David Bunka, Chief Scientific Officer, on 19 December 2024 purchased 1,317,870 ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at a price of 0.3794 pence per Ordinary Share.
Following this transaction, David Bunka's total beneficial interest in the Company is 19,842,070 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.00% of the Company's issued share capital.
The following disclosures are made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and provide detail in relation to the purchase of ordinary shares by directors and other PDMRs in the Company.
NOTIFICATIONS AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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David Bunka
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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Chief Scientific Officer |
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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Aptamer Group plc |
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LEI
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213800Y4XGH3WJNBE686 |
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of £0.001 each |
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Identification code |
GB00BNRRP542 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of shares |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price 0.3794p Volume 1,317,870 |
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
1,317,870 |
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- Price |
0.3794p |
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Date of the transaction
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19 December 2024 |
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange |
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- Ends -
For further information, please contact:
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Aptamer Group plc Arron Tolley, Chief Executive Officer |
+44 (0) 1904 217 404 |
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SPARK Advisory Partners Limited - Nominated Adviser Andrew Emmott / Adam Dawes |
+44 (0) 20 3368 3550 |
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Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited - Broker James Pope / Andrew Thacker |
+44 (0) 20 3657 0050 |
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Northstar Communications Limited - Investor Relations Sarah Hollins |
+44 (0) 113 730 3896 |
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
About Aptamer Group plc
Aptamer Group is a leading global developer of aptamer-based ligands that help scientists remove the limits to discovery and innovation. Leveraging a proprietary discovery and development platform, Aptamer delivers custom affinity ligands, supported with a complete suite of characterisation and validatory assays that enhance the translation of its binders and optimise scientific outcomes for customers.
Aptamer's cutting-edge technology spans healthcare, research, personal care, and industrial processes, delivering new affinity solutions for novel targets, advanced diagnostics, and precision therapies. By working with industry leaders in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, personal health, academic, and clinical research sectors, Aptamer is accelerating science through the custom development of tools and therapies.
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