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03/05/2022 07:16

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RNS Number : 9517J  EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC  03 May 2022

 

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

("EKF" or the "Company")

 

PDMR/Director Dealings

& Holding(s) in Company

 

EKF, the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that the Board of
EKF has been informed that on Thursday 28 April 2022, certain funds connected
to Christopher Mills, Non-executive Chairman, purchased a total of 1,275,000
ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price
of 35 pence per Ordinary Share.

 

Following this transaction, Christopher Mills' total direct and indirect
interest in the Company is 132,150,000 Ordinary Shares, representing
approximately 29.04% of the total voting rights over the Company's issued
share capital.

 

The Notification of Dealing Form required in accordance with UK MAR is set out
below as is the Standard form for notification of major holdings received by
EKF today.

 

 

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

                                                                   Harwood Capital LLP and Harwood Capital Management (Gibraltar) Ltd, (the

                                                            "Investment Managers")

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Christopher Mills is the non-executive Chairman of the issuer and Chief

                                                            Executive of the Investment Managers

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800DXTF3EAUK1AR05

 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 instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB0031509804

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Purchase of Ordinary Shares

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                        Price(s)             Volume(s)
                                                                                        0.35                 1,275,000

 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated volume                                          N/A single transaction

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28 April 2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, AIMX

 

 

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
 FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)

 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to                                                                                    EKF DIAGNOSTICS HOLDINGS PLC
 which voting rights are attached (ii):
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an
 "X" if appropriate)
 Non-UK issuer
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
 an "X")
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                               X
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please specify) (iii):
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
 Name                                                                                                                                                         Harwood Capital Investment Management

(Gibraltar) Limited
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        Gibraltar
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
 Name                                                                                                                                                         Harwood Capital LLP

                                                                                                                                                              North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc

                                                                                                                                                              Oryx International Growth Fund Limited
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        London, United Kingdom

                                                                                                                                                              London, United Kingdom

                                                                                                                                                              Guernsey, Guernsey
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                  28/04/2022
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               29/04/2022
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments      Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  29.04                                                  0.00                                                  29.04                           132,150,000
 Position of previous notification (if                                      28.76                                                  0.00                                                  28.76

 applicable)

 

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of                                  Number of voting rights (ix)                                              % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                Direct                    Indirect                                        Direct                                           Indirect

                                                (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                     (DTR5.1)                                         (DTR5.2.1)
 GB0031509804                                   150,000                                                                   0.03
 GB0031509804                                   96,000,000                                                                21.10
 GB0031509804                                   36,000,000                                                                7.91
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                  132,150,000                                                               29.04%

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
 Type of financial instrument                   Expiration  Exercise/                             Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                                  exercised/converted.

                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
 (1) (b)
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                   Exercise/                   Physical or cash                                          Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                        Settlement (xii)

                                                                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
 obligation (please mark the

 applicable box with an "X")
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural
 person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
 directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or                                                                                                                                                                                                 X
 the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
 controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
 necessary) (xiv)
 Name (xv)                                                                       % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                             than the notifiable threshold
 Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills (Harwood Capital LLP)                         0.03
 Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills (North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment  21.10
 Trust plc)
 Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills (Oryx International Growth Fund Limited)      7.91

 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
 Name of the proxy holder
 The number and % of voting rights held
 The date until which the voting rights will be held

 11. Additional information (xvi)

 

 Place of completion  London Stock Exchange
 Date of completion   28 April 2022

 

 

 

 

 

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