Director/PDMR Shareholding and Exercise of Options

RNS Number : 5126A

Judges Scientific PLC

30 March 2012

 

JUDGES SCIENTIFIC plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding and Exercise of Options

The Company has today issued 29,000 new Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of options under the Company's Approved Share Option Scheme. Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 5 April 2012.

Following the exercise of options, the enlarged issued share capital is 4,318,967 Ordinary Shares of 5p each.

The Company has also been advised that on 29 March 2012 David Barnbrook, Chief Operating Officer, transferred 2,000 Ordinary Shares from his personal holding to that of his wife. For the purpose of the transfer the Ordinary Shares were sold at 658p and bought back by his wife at 660p per Ordinary Shares.

His interest in the Company remains 15,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.35 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital. In addition, David Barnbrook has 55,000 options over Ordinary Shares and 52,083 Convertible Redeemable Shares representing 1.22 per cent. of the issued share capital of that class.

Enquiries:

David Cicurel, CEO, Judges Scientific:                                     Tel: [phone]

Pascal Keane, Shore Capital:                                                      Tel: [phone]

Melvyn Marckus, Cardew Group:                                              Tel: [phone]

 

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