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On 15 December 2025, Yamin 'Mo' Khan, CEO of hVIVO plc, and Stephen Pinkerton, CFO, purchased ordinary shares in the company on the London Stock Exchange AIM Market. Mr. Khan acquired 3,310,405 shares at 6.04p per share, and Mr. Pinkerton purchased 520,000 shares at 5.5p per share, which included 343,232 shares purchased by his wife, Mrs Dolores Pinkerton.
| Date | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Time | 14:47:08 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 6309L |
hVIVO plc
("hVIVO", the "Company" or the "Group")
CEO & CFO Share Purchase
hVIVO plc (AIM: HVO), a full-service early phase Contract Research Organisation (CRO) and the world leader in human challenge clinical trials, announces that on 15 December 2025, Yamin 'Mo' Khan, Chief Executive Officer and Stephen Pinkerton, Chief Financial Officer, purchased shares in the Company as detailed below:
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Director |
Number of ordinary shares purchased |
Purchase price |
Resultant holding |
Resultant holding as a % of the issued share capital |
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Yamin 'Mo' Khan |
3,310,405 |
6.04p |
8,322,008 |
1.21% |
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Stephen Pinkerton |
520,000 |
5.5p |
1,270,596* |
0.19% |
*343,232 of these shares were purchased/are held by Mrs Dolores Pinkerton, wife of Stephen Pinkerton
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") EU no.596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
For further information please contact:
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hVIVO plc |
+44 (0)20 7756 1300 |
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Yamin 'Mo' Khan, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Pinkerton, Chief Financial Officer |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
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Geoff Nash, Callum Davidson Nigel Birks - Life Science Specialist Sales Louise Talbot - Sales |
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Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
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James Steel, Dr Christopher Golden |
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Davy (Joint Broker) |
+353 (0) 1 679 6363 |
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Anthony Farrell, Niall Gilchrist |
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ICR Healthcare (Financial PR & IR) Mary-Jane Elliott / Stephanie Cuthbert / Phillip Marriage / Louis Ashe-Jepson
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hVIVO@icrhealthcare.com |
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Notes to Editors
hVIVO plc (Ticker: HVO) is full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) and the global leader in human challenge trials. The company delivers end-to-end clinical development services to a diverse and expanding client base, including seven of the world's ten largest biopharma companies.
hVIVO specialises in conducting human challenge trials across multiple infectious and respiratory indications, leveraging its state-of-the-art quarantine facility in London-the largest of its kind worldwide. The company also offers comprehensive virology and immunology laboratory services under the hLAB brand.
Through its German subsidiary, CRS, hVIVO operates a 120-bed capacity across Mannheim and Kiel, providing early-phase clinical trial services, including first-in-human and proof-of-concept studies. Its second subsidiary, Venn Life Sciences, offers Early Drug Development Consulting and Biometry services to the biopharma sector.
The Group provides fully integrated drug development solutions from preclinical stages through Phase II trials, alongside patient recruitment via FluCamp. Additionally, its five clinical sites support outpatient Phase II and III trials, ensuring a seamless and efficient pathway from discovery to late-stage development.
Notification 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 of PDMR |
Yamin 'Mo' Khan |
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Reason for notification
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Position/Status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b. |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
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 |
hVIVO plc |
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b. |
LEI |
213800VT5KBM7JLIV118 |
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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. |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN GB00B9275X97
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b. |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c. |
Price(s) and volume(s)
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d. |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated Volume
- Price |
See above |
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e. |
Date of the transaction |
15/12/2025 |
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f. |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name of PDMR |
Stephen Pinkerton |
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Reason for notification
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Position/Status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b. |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a. |
Name |
hVIVO plc |
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b. |
LEI |
213800VT5KBM7JLIV118 |
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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 the financial instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN GB00B9275X97
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b. |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d. |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated Volume
- Price |
See above |
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e. |
Date of the transaction |
15/12/2025 |
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f. |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)
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