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RNS Number : 8194Q
Horizon Discovery Group plc
02 December 2016
Horizon Discovery Group plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Cambridge, UK, 2 December 2016: Horizon Discovery Group plc
(LSE: HZD) ("Horizon" or the "Company"), the world leader in the
application of gene editing technologies, today announces that
certain directors of the Company purchased ordinary shares of 1.0p
each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). Details of
these purchases of Ordinary Shares, and each Director's resulting
beneficial interest in the Company's issued share capital, are
shown below:
Name of Director Number Average Resulting Resulting number
of Ordinary purchase number of of Ordinary
Shares price per Ordinary Shares held
purchased share (pence) Shares held as a percentage
of the Company's
issued share
capital
------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------------
Dr Darrin
Disley 25,000 117.0 714,523 0.75%
------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------------
Dr Ian Gilham 25,000 117.9 56,488 0.06%
------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------------
Dr Jonathan
Milner* 91,000 115.0 9,790,680 10.28%
------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------------
Mrs Susan
Searle** 10,000 118.0 54,691 0.06%
------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------------
Mr Richard
Vellacott 20,000 117.0 27,000 0.03%
------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- -------------------
*Mr Milner's purchase of Ordinary Shares was made by his wife
(Mrs Roza Gounari) and is therefore considered a beneficial holding
of Mr Milner's.
** Mrs Susan Searle purchased these Ordinary Shares for her
Self-Invested Personal Pension fund.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements
of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
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
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Dr Darrin Disley
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Initial Initial Notification
notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Horizon Discovery Group plc
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Legal Entity N/A
Identifier
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 1.0p each
of the financial
instrument,
type of
instrument GB00BK8FL363
Identification
code
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Nature of Purchase of shares
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
c) Currency GBP
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
d) Price(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
and volume(s)
---- ------------------------- -------------- ---------------
117.0p 25,000
------------------------------ -------------- ---------------
e) Aggregated
information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price 25,000
- Aggregated 117.0p
total
GBP29,250
------------------------------ -------------------------------
f) Date of 2 December 2016
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
g) Place of London Stock Exchange, AIM
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Dr Ian Gilham
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Non-Executive Chairman
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Initial Initial Notification
notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Horizon Discovery Group plc
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Legal Entity N/A
Identifier
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 1.0p each
of the financial
instrument,
type of
instrument GB00BK8FL363
Identification
code
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Nature of Purchase of shares
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
c) Currency GBP
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
d) Price(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
and volume(s)
---- ------------------------- -------------- ---------------
117.9p 25,000
------------------------------ -------------- ---------------
e) Aggregated
information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price 25,000
- Aggregated 117.9p
total
GBP29,475
------------------------------ -------------------------------
f) Date of 1 December 2016
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
g) Place of London Stock Exchange, AIM
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Dr Jonathan Milner
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Initial Initial Notification
notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
---- ----------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Horizon Discovery Group plc
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Legal Entity N/A
Identifier
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 1.0p each
of the financial
instrument,
type of
instrument GB00BK8FL363
Identification
code
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
b) Nature of Purchase of shares
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
c) Currency GBP
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
d) Price(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
and volume(s)
---- ------------------------- -------------- ---------------
115.0p 91,000
------------------------------ -------------- ---------------
e) Aggregated
information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price 91,000
- Aggregated 115.0p
total
GBP104,650
------------------------------ -------------------------------
f) Date of 1 December 2016
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
g) Place of London Stock Exchange, AIM
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
---- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Mrs Susan Searle
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
b) Initial Initial Notification
notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
---- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Horizon Discovery Group plc
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
b) Legal Entity N/A
Identifier
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 1.0p each
of the financial
instrument,
type of
instrument GB00BK8FL363
Identification
code
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
b) Nature of Purchase of shares
the transaction (for Self-Invested Personal Pension
fund).
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
c) Currency GBP
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
d) Price(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
and volume(s)
---- ------------------------- ------------------ -------------------
118.0p 10,000
------------------------------ ------------------ -------------------
e) Aggregated
information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price 10,000
- Aggregated 118.0p
total
GBP11,800
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
f) Date of 1 December 2016
the transaction
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
g) Place of London Stock Exchange, AIM
the transaction
---- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Mr Richard Vellacott
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
b) Initial Initial Notification
notification
/Amendment
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Horizon Discovery Group plc
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
b) Legal Entity N/A
Identifier
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 1.0p each
of the financial
instrument,
type of
instrument GB00BK8FL363
Identification
code
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
b) Nature of Purchase of shares
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
c) Currency GBP
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
d) Price(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
and volume(s)
---- ------------------------- ----------------- ------------------
117.0p 20,000
------------------------------ ----------------- ------------------
e) Aggregated
information
- Aggregated
volume
- Price 20,000
- Aggregated 117.0p
total
GBP23,400
------------------------------ -------------------------------------
f) Date of 10,000 shares purchased at 117.0p
the transaction per share on 1 December 2016; and
10,000 shares purchased at 117.0p
per share on 2 December 2016.
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
g) Place of London Stock Exchange, AIM
the transaction
---- ------------------------- -------------------------------------
- ENDS -
For further information from Horizon Discovery Group plc, please
contact:
Horizon Discovery Group plc
Darrin Disley, Chief Executive Officer
Richard Vellacott, Chief Financial Officer
Chris Claxton, VP Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 655 580
Consilium Strategic Communications (Financial Media and Investor
Relations)
Mary-Jane Elliott / Susan Stuart / Matthew Neal / Melissa
Gardiner
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3709 5701
Email: horizon@consilium-comms.com
Numis Securities Limited (Joint Broker and NOMAD)
Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield
Tel: +44 (0) 207 260 1000
RBC Capital Markets (Joint Broker)
Paul Tomasic / Marcus Jackson
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000
About Horizon Discovery Group plc www.horizondiscovery.com
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) ("Horizon"), is a
world-leading gene editing company that designs and engineers
genetically-modified cells and then applies them in research and
clinical applications that advance human health.
Horizon's core capabilities are built around its proprietary
translational genomics platform, a highly precise and flexible
suite of gene editing tools (rAAV, ZFN and CRISPR) able to alter
almost any gene sequence in human or mammalian cell-lines.
Horizon offers over 23,000 catalogue products and related
research services, almost all of which are based on the generation
and application of cell and animal models that accurately
recapitulate the disease-causing genetic anomalies found in
diseases like cancer. Horizon's commercial offering has been
adopted by c. 1,600 unique research organisations in over 50
countries as well as in the Company's own R&D pipeline to
support a greater understanding of the genetic drivers of disease
and the development of molecular, cell and gene therapies that can
be prescribed on a personalised basis.
Horizon is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and is listed on the
London Stock Exchange's AIM market under the ticker "HZD".
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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