New Grant of Options

Redx Pharma plc

23 February 2024

 

REDX PHARMA PLC

("Redx" or the "Company")

New Grant of Options

Alderley Park, UK, 23 February 2024 Redx (AIM:REDX), the clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel, small molecule, targeted therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic disease and cancer, today announces a new grant of options.

The Board has granted additional options to Lisa Anson (Chief Executive Officer), Peter Collum (Chief Financial Officer), James Mead (Chief Operating Officer) and Claire Solk, (General Counsel) on 23 February 2024, all of whom are classed as persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") under EU Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as set out further below.   The options are being granted at 19 pence per Ordinary Share, being the market price at the close of business on 22 February 2024. Subsequent vesting will be subject to certain time criteria having been met. 

Name	Position	Number of Options Granted	Vesting Date	Total Options Held Following the Grant
Lisa Anson (Director/PDMR)	Chief Executive Officer	2,000,000	23 February 2027	16,883,586
Peter Collum (PDMR)	Chief Financial Officer	1,000,000	23 February 2027	4,200,000
James Mead (PDMR)	Chief Operating Officer	200,000	23 February 2027	2,700,000
Claire Solk (PDMR)	General Counsel	200,000	23 February 2027	1,450,000

In addition, options over a further 1,050,000 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each have been granted on 23 February 2024 to certain other staff of the Company. These options will also be granted at 19 pence per Ordinary Share, with vesting also subject to certain time criteria having been met.

Following the grants referred to above, the Company will have granted options over a total of 47,929,627 Ordinary Shares, representing 12.3 per cent. of the share capital in issue. The number of options that may be awarded remains limited such that the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares of 1p each under option will be less than 15 per cent. of the total issued share capital of the Company.

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 (PDMR) / person closely associated
a)	Name	Lisa Anson
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Redx Pharma plc
b)	LEI	213800HMS4EBXO589Y37
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	Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in Redx Pharma plc  ISIN for Redx Pharma plc Ordinary Shares:  GB00BSNB6S51
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under the Redx All Employee Share Option Scheme
c)	Prices(a) and volume(s)	Exercise Price per Ordinary Share  Volume  19 pence  2,000,000 Ordinary Shares
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume  - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	23 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) / person closely associated
a)	Name	Peter Collum
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	Redx Pharma plc
b)	LEI	213800HMS4EBXO589Y37
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	Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in Redx Pharma plc  ISIN for Redx Pharma plc Ordinary Shares:  GB00BSNB6S51
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Prices(a) and volume(s)	Exercise Price per Ordinary Share  Volume  19 pence  1,000,000 Ordinary Shares
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume  - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	23 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) / person closely associated
a)	Name	James Mead
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Redx Pharma plc
b)	LEI	213800HMS4EBXO589Y37
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	Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in Redx Pharma plc  ISIN for Redx Pharma plc Ordinary Shares:  GB00BSNB6S51
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under the Redx All Employee Share Option Scheme
c)	Prices(a) and volume(s)	Exercise Price per Ordinary Share  Volume  19 pence  200,000 Ordinary Shares
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume  - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	23 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) / person closely associated
a)	Name	Claire Solk
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	General Counsel
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Redx Pharma plc
b)	LEI	213800HMS4EBXO589Y37
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	Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in Redx Pharma plc  ISIN for Redx Pharma plc Ordinary Shares:  GB00BSNB6S51
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under the Redx All Employee Share Option Scheme
c)	Prices(a) and volume(s)	Exercise Price per Ordinary Share  Volume  19 pence  200,000 Ordinary Shares
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume  - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	23 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

For further information, please contact:
Redx Pharma Plc UK Headquarters Caitlin Pearson, Head of Communications [e-mail]		T: [phone]
SPARK Advisory Partners (Nominated Adviser)		T: [phone]
Matt Davis/ Adam Dawes
WG Partners LLP (Joint Broker)		T: [phone]
Claes Spång/ Satheesh Nadarajah/ David Wilson
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Joint Broker)		T: [phone]
Rupert Dearden/ Freddy Crossley/ Emma Earl
FTI Consulting		T: [phone]
Simon Conway/ Ciara Martin

About Redx Pharma Plc

Redx Pharma (AIM: REDX) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel, small molecule, targeted therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic disease, cancer and the emerging area of cancer-associated fibrosis. Redx aims to progress its programmes to clinical proof of concept before evaluating options for further development and potential value creation. The Company's lead fibrosis product candidate, the selective ROCK2 inhibitor, zelasudil (RXC007), is in development for interstitial lung disease and is undergoing a Phase 2a trial for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with topline data expected in H1 2024. The Company's second fibrosis candidate, RXC008, a GI-targeted ROCK inhibitor for the treatment of fibrostenotic Crohn's disease, is progressing towards the clinic with a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) submitted during Q4 2023. Redx's lead oncology product candidate, the Porcupine inhibitor RXC004, being developed as a targeted treatment for Wnt-ligand dependent cancers, is expected to report anti-PD-1 combination Phase 2 data during the first half of 2024, following which Redx will seek a partner for ongoing development.

The Company has a strong track record of discovering new drug candidates through its core strengths in medicinal chemistry and translational science, enabling the Company to discover and develop differentiated therapeutics against biologically or clinically validated targets. The Company's accomplishments are evidenced not only by its wholly-owned clinical-stage product candidates and discovery pipeline, but also by its strategic transactions, which includes the sale of pirtobrutinib (RXC005, LOXO-305), the only non-covalent or reversible BTK inhibitor now approved by the US FDA, and transactions with both AstraZeneca and Jazz Pharmaceuticals. 

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