Director Share Purchase

RNS Number : 7391M

Directa Plus PLC

01 May 2018

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").  Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

1 May 2018

Directa Plus plc

("Directa Plus" or the "Company")

Director Share Purchase

Directa Plus plc (AIM: DCTA), a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, announces that David Gann, a non-executive director of the Company, today purchased 19,134 ordinary shares of 0.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 52 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following this purchase, David Gann holds 42,379 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.1% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them ("PCA")

Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a.	Name	David Gann
2	Reason for 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	Directa Plus plc
b.	LEI	N/A
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	Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each ISIN: GB00BSM98843
b.	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.52 19,134
d.	Aggregated information -    Aggregated volume -    Price	19,134 52 pence
e.	Date of the transactions	1 May 2018
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Enquiries

Directa Plus plc
Giulio Cesareo, CEO Marco Ferrari, CFO	[phone]
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Marc Milmo, David Foreman (Corporate Finance) Alex Pollen (Sales)	[phone]
Luther Pendragon (Financial PR)
Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury, Alexis Gore	[phone]

About Directa Plus

Directa Plus is one of the largest producers and suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets worldwide. By incorporating Directa Plus' unique graphene blends, identified by the G+ brand, its customers can enhance the performance of their end products without significantly increasing their cost. Directa Plus graphene-based products are natural, chemical-free, sustainably produced and tailored to specific customer requirements for commercial applications such as smart textiles, tyres, composite materials and environmental solutions. 

Established in 2005, the Company has a patented technology process and a portfolio of product and application patents. It produces its graphene-based products at its own factory in Lomazzo, Italy, with a scalable and exportable manufacturing model enabling the set-up of additional production at customer locations to reduce transport costs, waste and time-to-utilisation. Directa Plus partners with customers to enable them to offer the high-performance benefits of graphene in their own products.

 

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