DRAPER ESPRIT PLC
("Draper Esprit" or the "Company")
Dealings by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")
Draper Esprit PLC (AIM: GROW, ESM: GRW), a leading venture capital firm investing in and developing high growth digital technology businesses, hereby notifies of the acquisition of ordinary shares of £0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company on 29th July 2020 by directors Martin Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Ben Wilkinson, Chief Financial Officer and Stuart Chapman, Chief Portfolio Officer.
Martin Davis has acquired 2,132 Ordinary Shares at a price of 522 pence per share. Mr Davis's resultant interest following this purchase is now 2,132 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.002 per cent of the Company's issued share capital. Ben Wilkinson has acquired 2,871 Ordinary Shares at a price of 521 pence per share. Mr Wilkinson's resultant interest following this purchase is now 8,475 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.007 per cent of the Company's issued share capital. Stuart Chapman has acquired 2,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 520 pence per share. Mr Chapman's resultant interest following this purchase is now 1,346,306 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.132 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.
Following these dealings the PDMRs will have the following Ordinary Shares in the Company:
|
Ordinary Shares Acquired |
Resulting Position (Ordinary Share s) |
Resulting Position (% of Issued Share Capital) |
Martin Davis |
2,132 |
2,132 |
0.002% |
Ben Wilkinson |
2,871 |
8,475 |
0.007% |
Stuart Chapman |
2,000 |
1,346,306 |
1.132% |
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 acquisition.
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
|
a) |
Name |
Martin Davis |
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 |
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) |
2,132 Shares at 522 pence per Share |
d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
|
e) |
Date of the transaction |
29th July 2020 |
f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
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) |
2,871 Shares at 521 pence per Share |
d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
|
e) |
Date of the transaction |
29th July 2020 |
f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
|
a) |
Name |
Stuart Chapman |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
|
a) |
Position / status |
Chief Portfolio 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) |
2,000 Shares at 520 pence per Share |
d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
|
e) |
Date of the transaction |
29th July 2020 |
f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
Enquiries
Draper Esprit plc Martin Davis (Chief Executive Officer) Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial Officer) |
+44 (0)20 7931 8800 |
Numis Securities Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker Richard Thomas Jamie Loughborough |
+44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Goodbody Stockbrokers Euronext Growth Adviser & Joint Broker Don Harrington Charlotte Craigie Dearbhla Gallagher |
+44 (0) 20 3841 6202 |
Powerscourt Public relations James White Elly Williamson Jessica Hodgson
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+44 (0)20 7250 1446
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