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Roquefort TherapeuticsAnnouncement

04/12/2024 16:00

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RNS Number : 8386O  Roquefort Therapeutics PLC  04 December 2024

4 December 2024

 

Roquefort Therapeutics plc

("Roquefort Therapeutics" or the "Company")

 

Director Share Distribution

 

Roquefort Therapeutics (LSE:ROQ), the Main Market listed biotech company
focused on developing first in class medicines in the high value and high
growth immunology and oncology markets, has been advised by VG Corporate
Trustee Limited that an employee benefit trust (unrelated to the Company), has
been terminated and the trust assets have been distributed to the
beneficiaries.  As a result of the trust distribution, three Directors of the
Company (Ajan Reginald, Dr Darrin Disley and Sir Marin Evans) have received
ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), as detailed
below:

 

 Director          Number of Ordinary Shares Received for Nil Consideration  Number of Ordinary Shares Now Held  % of Company's Issued Capital
 Ajan Reginald     34,432                                                    12,346,413                          9.1%
 Dr Darrin Disley  9,146                                                     2,024,196                           1.5%
 Sir Martin Evans  2,690                                                     2,690                               0.0%

 

-ENDS-

Enquiries:
 Roquefort Therapeutics plc                      +44 (0)20 3918 8633
 Stephen West (Chairman) / Ajan Reginald (CEO)
 SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Broker)         +44 (0) 20 3470 0470

 David Hignell / Vadim Alexandre / Devik Mehta
 Burson Buchanan (Public Relations)              +44 (0)20 7466 5000

 Ben Romney / Jamie Hooper / George Beale
 Peak IR (Investor Relations)                    +33 (0)7 44 44 15 42

 Seb Wykeham

 

LEI: ‎254900P4SISIWOR9RH34

 

About Roquefort Therapeutics

Roquefort Therapeutics (LSE:ROQ) is a Main Market listed biotech company
developing first in class drugs in the high value and high growth immunology
and oncology markets prior to partnering with big pharma.

 

Roquefort Therapeutics' portfolio consists of five novel patent-protected
pre-clinical anti-cancer medicines.  The highly complementary profile of five
best-in-class medicines consists of:

·    Midkine antibodies with significant in vivo efficacy and toxicology
studies;

·    Midkine RNA therapeutics with novel anti-cancer gene editing action;

·    Midkine mRNA therapeutics with novel anti-cancer approach;

·    STAT-6 siRNA therapeutics targeting solid tumours with
significant in vivo efficacy; and

·    MK cell therapy with direct and NK cell-mediated anti-cancer action

 

For further information on Roquefort Therapeutics,
please visit www.roquefortplc.com (http://www.roquefortplc.com/)
 and @RoquefortTherap on X (formerly Twitter).

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the UK version of Market Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on Market Abuse as it
forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018, as amended ("UK MAR").

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK
MAR, 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                                                         Ajan Reginald
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Roquefort Therapeutics plc
 b)  LEI                                                          254900P4SISIWOR9RH34
 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 £0.01 par value

     Identification code

                                                                  ISIN: GB00BMDQ2T15
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Trust distribution of 34,432 ordinary shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)
                                                                  0 pence per share            34,432
 d   Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          -       34,432

     - Price                                                      -       0p
 e)  Date of the transactions                                     3 December 2024
 f)  Place of the transactions                                    London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market

 

 

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK
MAR, 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                                              Non-Executive Director
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Roquefort Therapeutics plc
 b)  LEI                                                          254900P4SISIWOR9RH34
 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 £0.01 par value

     Identification code

                                                                  ISIN: GB00BMDQ2T15
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Trust distribution of 9,146 ordinary shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)
                                                                  0 pence per share            9,146
 d   Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          -       9,146

     - Price                                                      -       0p
 e)  Date of the transactions                                     3 December 2024
 f)  Place of the transactions                                    London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market

 

 

 

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK
MAR, 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                                                         Sir Martin Evans
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Non-Executive Director
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Roquefort Therapeutics plc
 b)  LEI                                                          254900P4SISIWOR9RH34
 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 £0.01 par value

     Identification code

                                                                  ISIN: GB00BMDQ2T15
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Trust distribution of 2,690 ordinary shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)
                                                                  0 pence per share            2,690
 d   Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          -       2,690

     - Price                                                      -       0p
 e)  Date of the transactions                                     3 December 2024
 f)  Place of the transactions                                    London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market

 

 

 

 

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