Director/PDMR Shareholding

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

25 March 2024

 

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

("EKF", the "Company" or the "Group")

PDMR/Director Dealings

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that the Board of EKF has been informed that on Friday 22 March 2024, certain funds connected to Christopher Mills, Non-Executive Director, purchased a total of 100,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 25.78 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Christopher Mills' total direct and indirect interest in the Company is 132,350,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 29.169% 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 Director 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)
			25.78p	100,000
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/A single transaction
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	22 March 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIMX

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc		www.ekfdiagnostics.com
Julian Baines, Executive Chair		Tel: [phone]
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser & Broker)			Tel: [phone]
Aubrey Powell / Oliver Platts
Walbrook PR Limited	Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus / Alice Woodings	Mob: [phone]

About EKF Life Sciences

EKF Life Sciences is a specialist global manufacturer of high-quality enzymes and custom products for use in diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications.

EKF Life Sciences is at the forefront of supporting global demand in precision fermentation, enzyme applications and research, providing innovative biotechnology solutions to deliver advancements in healthcare and medicine.

Utilising its unique technical expertise, the EKF Life Sciences uses precision microbial fermentation and advanced downstream processes to isolate and deliver the highest quality enzymes and biomolecules that have been specially engineered to customer specifications.

EKF Life Sciences has two state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing facilities, located within close proximity, in Elkhart and South Bend Indiana, one the US's major life sciences and industrial hotspots. It operates to the highest regulatory standards under cGMP principles, FDA certification and ISO 13485 Quality Program. The facilities include bioreactors ranging from 5L to 14,500L, enabling it to offer an end-to-end service from bench/proof-of-concept through to full scale commercial production, providing its customers with desired yields, precision at scale and cost-efficiency.

EKF Lifesciences is also one of the market leaders for the supply of β-HB, a reagent used to detect ketones for patients suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis, as well as many other clinical applications.

About EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (www.ekfdiagnostics.com)

EKF is an AIM-listed global diagnostics business focussed on:

·    Point-of-Care analysers in the key areas of Hematology and Diabetes, as well as Central Laboratory products including clinical chemistry reagents, analysers and centrifuges.

·      Life Sciences services provide specialist manufacture of enzymes and custom products for use in diagnostic, food and industrial applications, as well as other higher value Contract Manufacturing services.

EKF has headquarters in Penarth (near Cardiff) and operates five manufacturing sites across the US and Germany, selling into over 120 countries world-wide.

 

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