REG - Oxford Biomedica PLC - Director Dealings / Market Share Transactions
RNS Number : 8903ROxford Biomedica PLC02 July 2020
Director Dealings / Market Share Transactions
Oxford, UK - 02 July 2020: Oxford BioMedica plc ("Oxford BioMedica" or "the Group") (LSE: OXB a leading gene and cell therapy group, today announces that Dr. Andrew Heath, a Non-Executive Director of the Group, purchased 2000 ordinary shares of 50p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company on 30 June 2020 on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 705.8p and sold 3,000 and 1,000 Ordinary Shares on 30 June 2020 on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 705.3p and 703.5p respectively in order to transfer shares into his ISA.
3,000 Ordinary Shares were purchased by Dr. Heath's wife (Eva Lackner) on 30 June 2020 on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 706.9p and are therefore considered a beneficial holding of Dr. Heath.
Following these purchases and sale Dr. Andrew Heath holds 56,000 shares representing 0.07% of the Company.
The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail of the number of Ordinary Shares purchased.
1.
Details of the person discharging material responsibilities/person closely associated
a.
Name
Dr. Andrew Heath
2.
Reason for the notification
a.
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
b.
Initial notification /amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance, market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.
Name
Oxford Biomedica plc
b.
Legal Entity Identifier
213800S1GVQNXQ15K851
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 identification code
Oxford Biomedica plc Ordinary Shares of 50p each
GB00BDFBVT43
b.
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of ordinary shares
c.
Currency
GBP - British Pound
d.
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£7.06
2,000
e.
Aggregated information
· Aggregated volume
· Price
· Aggregated total
2,000
£7.05778
£14,115.56
f.
Date of the transaction
2020-06-30
g.
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
1.
Details of the person discharging material responsibilities/person closely associated
a.
Name
Dr. Andrew Heath
2.
Reason for the notification
a.
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
b.
Initial notification /amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance, market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.
Name
Oxford BioMedica plc
b.
Legal Entity Identifier
213800S1GVQNXQ15K851
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 identification code
Oxford BioMedica plc Ordinary Shares of 50p each
GB00BDFBVT43
b.
Nature of the transaction
Disposal of ordinary shares
c.
Currency
GBP - British Pound
d.
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£7.05
£7.04
3,000
1,000
e.
Aggregated information
· Aggregated volume
· Price
· Aggregated total
4,000
£7.049
£28,194.31
f.
Date of the transaction
2020-06-30
g.
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
1.
Details of the person discharging material responsibilities/person closely associated
a.
Name
Eva Lackner
2.
Reason for the notification
a.
Position/status
Person closely associated with Dr. Andrew Heath, Non-Executive Director
b.
Initial notification /amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance, market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.
Name
Oxford Biomedica plc
b.
Legal Entity Identifier
213800S1GVQNXQ15K851
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 identification code
Oxford Biomedica plc Ordinary Shares of 50p each
GB00BDFBVT43
b.
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of ordinary shares
c.
Currency
GBP - British Pound
d.
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£7.07
3,000
e.
Aggregated information
· Aggregated volume
· Price
· Aggregated total
3,000
£7.06935
£21,208.05
f.
Date of the transaction
2020-06-30
g.
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
The issued share capital of the Group is 82,046,996 ordinary 50p shares.
-Ends-
For further information, please contact:
Oxford Biomedica plc:
Natalie Walter, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1865 783 000
About Oxford Biomedica
Oxford Biomedica (LSE:OXB) is a leading, fully integrated, gene and cell therapy group focused on developing life changing treatments for serious diseases. Oxford Biomedica and its subsidiaries (the "Group") have built a sector leading lentiviral vector delivery platform (LentiVector®), which the Group leverages to develop in vivo and ex vivo products both in-house and with partners. The Group has created a valuable proprietary portfolio of gene and cell therapy product candidates in the areas of oncology, ophthalmology, CNS disorders, liver diseases and respiratory disease. The Group has also entered into a number of partnerships, including with Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sanofi, Axovant Gene Therapies, Orchard Therapeutics, Santen, Boehringer Ingelheim, the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium and Imperial Innovations, through which it has long-term economic interests in other potential gene and cell therapy products. Additionally the group has signed a Clinical and Commercial Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca for manufacture of the adeno based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZN1222. Oxford Biomedica is based across several locations in Oxfordshire, UK and employs more than 550 people. Further information is available at www.oxb.com
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