Notification of dealings by a director/PDMR

Aptamer Group PLC

16 December 2024

 

16 December 2024

Aptamer Group plc

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

Notification of dealings by a director/PDMR

Aptamer Group plc (AIM: APTA), the developer of novel Optimer^® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, today announces that Tim Sykes, Non-Executive Director, on 16 December 2024 purchased 2,503,852 ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at a price of 0.3894 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Tim Sykes total beneficial interest in the Company is 2,503,852 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.13% of the Company's issued share capital.

The following disclosures are made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and provide detail in relation to the purchase of ordinary shares by directors and other PDMRs in the Company.

NOTIFICATIONS AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Tim Sykes
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Aptamer Group plc
b)	LEI	213800Y4XGH3WJNBE686
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	Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
	Identification code	GB00BNRRP542
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price 0.3894p Volume 2,503,852
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	2,503,852
	- Price	0.3894p
e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

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For further information, please contact:

Aptamer Group plc Arron Tolley, Chief Executive Officer	[phone]
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited - Nominated Adviser   Andrew Emmott / Adam Dawes	[phone]
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited - Broker   James Pope / Andrew Thacker	[phone]
Northstar Communications Limited - Investor Relations Sarah Hollins	[phone]

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

About Aptamer Group plc 

Aptamer Group is a leading global developer of aptamer-based ligands that help scientists remove the limits to discovery and innovation. Leveraging a proprietary discovery and development platform, Aptamer delivers custom affinity ligands, supported with a complete suite of characterisation and validatory assays that enhance the translation of its binders and optimise scientific outcomes for customers.

Aptamer's cutting-edge technology spans healthcare, research, personal care, and industrial processes, delivering new affinity solutions for novel targets, advanced diagnostics, and precision therapies. By working with industry leaders in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, personal health, academic, and clinical research sectors, Aptamer is accelerating science through the custom development of tools and therapies.

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