Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5001Q

Draper Esprit PLC

19 February 2019

 

19 February 2019      

DRAPER ESPRIT PLC

("Draper Esprit" or the "Company")

PDMR Shareholding

Draper Esprit PLC (AIM: GROW, ESM: GRW), a leading venture capital firm involved in the creation, funding and development of high-growth digital technology businesses, announces that on 19 February 2019, Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial Officer) purchased 3,125 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") at a price of £4.80 per Share.

The Company advises that, following the purchase of Shares, Mr Wilkinson remains interested in 5,604 Shares, representing 0.005% per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The notification set out in the Annex below, which was made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details of such purchase.

ANNEX

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Ben Wilkinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Draper Esprit PLC
b)	LEI	213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
	Identification Code	GB00BY7QYJ50
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	3,125 Shares at 480 pence per Share
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -      Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	19 February 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Draper Esprit plc Simon Cook (Chief Executive Officer) Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial Officer)	[phone]
Numis Securities Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker Alex Ham  Richard Thomas Jamie Loughborough	[phone]
Goodbody Stockbrokers ESM Adviser & Joint Broker Corporate Finance: Don Harrington / Richard Tunney Corporate Broking: Linda Hickey / Charlotte Craigie	[phone]
MHP Communications (PR) Reg Hoare Pete Lambie Flo Mayo	[phone]  [e-mail]

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