Director/ PDMR Dealings

RNS Number : 6860V

Mercia Technologies PLC

10 April 2019

 

RNS	10 April 2019

Mercia Technologies PLC

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

Director/PDMR Dealings

Mercia Technologies PLC (AIM: MERC), the national investment group focused on the identification, creation, funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions, announces that it has received a notification of the following transactions relating to Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each in the capital of Mercia ("Ordinary Shares") by Directors and PDMRs of the Company as follows:

·     Dr Mark Payton, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, became beneficially interested in a further 44,091 Ordinary Shares.  The Shares were bought on his behalf on 9 April 2019 at 33.8p per share by his ISA.

·     Martin Glanfield, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, became beneficially interested in a further 50,000 Ordinary Shares.  The Shares were bought on his behalf on 9 April 2019 at 34.4p per share by his SIPP.

·     Julian Viggars, Chief Investment Officer of the Company, became beneficially interested in a further 58,000 Ordinary Shares.  The Shares were bought on his behalf on 9 April 2019 at 33.9p per share by his SIPP.

Following the above transactions, Dr Payton and Messrs Glanfield and Viggars are beneficially interested in the following number of Ordinary Shares

Director/PDMR	Number of Ordinary Shares	Percentage of issued Ordinary share capital
Dr Mark Payton	6,699,653	2.2%
Martin Glanfield	343,369	0.1%
Julian Viggars*	482,325	0.2%

*Including 75,000 Ordinary shares held by Mrs Emma Viggars

The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Dr Mark Payton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Director (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Mercia Technologies PLC
b)	LEI	213800A1Q4CF57NECG66
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 £0.00001 each ISIN: GB00BSL71W47
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of 44,091 Ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 33.8p per share 44,091
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	9 April 2019, UK
f)	Place of the transaction	AIM (AIMX)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Martin Glanfield
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Director (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Mercia Technologies PLC
b)	LEI	213800A1Q4CF57NECG66
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 £0.00001 each ISIN: GB00BSL71W47
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of 50,000 Ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 34.4p per share 50,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	9 April 2019, UK
f)	Place of the transaction	AIM (AIMX)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Julian Viggars
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Director (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Mercia Technologies PLC
b)	LEI	213800A1Q4CF57NECG66
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 £0.00001 each ISIN: GB00BSL71W47
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of 58,000 Ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 33.9p per share 58,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	9 April 2019, UK
f)	Place of the transaction	AIM (AIMX)

For further information, please contact:

Mercia Technologies PLC	[phone]
Mark Payton, Chief Executive Officer
Martin Glanfield, Chief Financial Officer
www.merciatech.co.uk
Canaccord Genuity Limited	[phone]
Simon Bridges, Emma Gabriel (NOMAD and Broker)
Buchanan	[phone]
Chris Lane, Vicky Hayns, Stephanie Watson, Catriona Flint
www.buchanan.uk.com

About Mercia Technologies PLC

Mercia is a national investment group focused on the funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions. The Group benefits from 19 university partnerships and offices across the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland providing it with access to high quality, regional deal flow. Mercia Technologies PLC is quoted on AIM with the epic "MERC".

Mercia's 'Complete Capital Solution' initially nurtures businesses via its third-party funds and then over time Mercia can provide further funding to the most promising companies, by deploying direct investment follow-on capital from its own balance sheet. Mercia has c.£500million of assets under management and, since its IPO in December 2014, has invested over £74million across its direct investment portfolio.

 

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