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Arecor Therapeutics PLC

17 November 2022

Arecor Therapeutics plc

("Arecor", the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of AESOP Options, PDMR Dealing

Cambridge, UK, 17 November 2022: Arecor Therapeutics plc (AIM: AREC), the biopharmaceutical group advancing today's therapies to enable healthier lives , announces that on 16 November 2022, it granted a total of 323,500 options under the Company's All Employee Share Ownership Plan ("AESOP Options") over new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

The AESOP Options vest after 36 months and are exercisable at GBP2.45 per share being the closing market price of an Ordinary Share on the day preceding the date of grant. The AESOP Options are subject to continuous employment, vest in accordance with the vesting term notified to the option holder and are exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant, after which date the option will lapse.

The following 159,000 AESOP Options were granted to persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"):

 
 PDMR                Position/status            Number of AESOP    Total number 
                                                 options granted    of AESOP options 
                                                 on 16 November     held 
                                                 2022 
                     Managing Director, 
 Shafiq Choudhary     Tetris Pharma                  40,000             40,000 
                    -------------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
 David Gerring       VP Development                  40,000             70,000 
                    -------------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
                     Chief Executive 
 Sarah Howell         Officer                        33,000             133,000 
                    -------------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
                     Chief Scientific 
 Jan Jezek            Officer                        13,000             53,000 
                    -------------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
                     VP Clinical Development 
 Fiona Lawrence       and Reg. Affairs               10,000             40,000 
                    -------------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
                     Chief Financial 
 Susan Lowther        Officer                        23,000             93,000 
                    -------------------------  -----------------  ------------------ 
 

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Arecor Therapeutics plc                   www.arecor.com 
 Dr Sarah Howell, Chief Executive          Tel: +44 (0) 1223 426060 
  Officer                                   Email: info@arecor.com 
 
 Susan Lowther, Chief Financial Officer    Tel: +44 (0) 1223 426060 
                                            Email: info@arecor.com 
 
 Mo Noonan, Communications                 Tel: +44 (0) 7876 444977 
                                            Email: mo.noonan@arecor.com 
 
 
   Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited               Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 
   (NOMAD and Broker) 
   Freddy Crossley, Emma Earl (Corporate 
   Finance) 
   Rupert Dearden (Corporate Broking) 
 
 
   Consilium Strategic Communications 
 Chris Gardner, David Daley, Angela        Tel: +44 (0) 20 3709 5700 
  Gray                                      Email: arecor@consilium-comms.com 
 

Notes to Editors

About Arecor

Arecor Therapeutics plc is a globally focused biopharmaceutical company transforming patient care by bringing innovative medicines to market through the enhancement of existing therapeutic products. By applying our innovative proprietary formulation technology platform, Arestat(TM), we are developing an internal portfolio of proprietary products in diabetes and other indications, as well as working with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to deliver enhanced formulations of their therapeutic products. The Arestat (TM) platform is supported by an extensive patent portfolio.

For further details please see our website, www.arecor.com

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                               Shafiq Choudhary 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                    Managing Director, Tetris 
                                           Pharma 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                               Arecor Therapeutics plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                98450093D12I3A8DDD58 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument:     each 
       Identification code:                GB00BMWLM973 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:          Grant of options over ordinary 
                                           shares 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):               Exercise Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                             GBP2.45              40,000 
                                                                 ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume:             40,000 
                                            N/A 
 
        *    Price: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:            16 November 2022 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:           Outside of a trading venue 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                               David Gerring 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                    VP Development 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                               Arecor Therapeutics plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                98450093D12I3A8DDD58 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument:     GB00BMWLM973 
       Identification code: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:          Grant of options over ordinary 
                                           shares 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):               Exercise Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                             GBP2.45              40,000 
                                                                 ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume:             40,000 
                                            N/A 
 
        *    Price: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:            16 November 2022 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:           Outside of a trading venue 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                               Sarah Howell 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                    Chief Executive Officer 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                               Arecor Therapeutics plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                98450093D12I3A8DDD58 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument:     GB00BMWLM973 
       Identification code: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:          Grant of options over ordinary 
                                           shares 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):               Exercise Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                             GBP2.45              33,000 
                                                                 ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume:             33,000 
                                            N/A 
 
        *    Price: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:            16 November 2022 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:           Outside of a trading venue 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                               Jan Jezek 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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:                               Arecor Therapeutics plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                98450093D12I3A8DDD58 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument:     GB00BMWLM973 
       Identification code: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:          Grant of options over ordinary 
                                           shares 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):               Exercise Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                             GBP2.45              13,000 
                                                                 ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume:             13,000 
                                            N/A 
 
        *    Price: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:            16 November 2022 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:           Outside of a trading venue 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                               Fiona Lawrence 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                    VP Clinical Development and 
                                           Reg. Affairs 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                               Arecor Therapeutics plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                98450093D12I3A8DDD58 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument:     GB00BMWLM973 
       Identification code: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:          Grant of options over ordinary 
                                           shares 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):               Exercise Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                             GBP2.45              10,000 
                                                                 ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume:             10,000 
                                            N/A 
 
        *    Price: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:            16 November 2022 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:           Outside of a trading venue 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                               Susan Lowther 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                    Chief Financial Officer 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                               Arecor Therapeutics plc 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                98450093D12I3A8DDD58 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of 1 pence each 
       instrument, type of instrument:     GB00BMWLM973 
       Identification code: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:          Grant of options over ordinary 
                                           shares 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):               Exercise Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                             GBP2.45              23,000 
                                                                 ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume:             23,000 
                                            N/A 
 
        *    Price: 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:            16 November 2022 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:           Outside of a trading venue 
     ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 

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