Exercise of Share Options

RNS Number : 9861M

hVIVO plc

13 May 2015

 



For immediate release 7.00am: 13 May 2015

HVIVO PLC

("hVIVO" or the "Company")

 

Exercise of Share Options

hVIVO plc (AIM: HVO), the pioneer of human challenge models of disease, announces that, following the exercise of employee share options, application has been made to AIM for the admission of 716,871 new ordinary shares of 5.0p each (the "New Ordinary Shares").

Following admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in issue will be 68,821,617 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Admission of the New Ordinary Shares ("Admission"), which will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing shares in issue, is expected to occur on 18 May 2015.

For further information please contact:

hVIVO plc                                                                                               [phone]

Kym Denny (Chief Executive Officer)

Graham Yeatman (Chief Financial & Business Officer)

Media Enquiries                                                          [phone] / [phone]

Colin Paterson (Director of Marketing, Communication and Public Relations)

Numis Securities Limited                                                                      [phone]

Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield (Nominated Adviser)

James Black / Michael Burke (Corporate Broking)

Notes to Editors:

hVIVO plc ("hVIVO") is a life sciences company pioneering a technology platform of human disease models to accelerate drug development and discovery in respiratory and infectious diseases.  Based in the UK, hVIVO has conducted over 40 clinical studies, involving more than 1950 volunteers for a range of leading industry, governmental and academic clients.

 

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