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Avacta Group PLC
27 October 2023
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


27 October 2023

 

Avacta Group plc

 

("Avacta" or "the Group" or "the Company")

 

Block Listing Six Monthly Return

 

 

Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), a life sciences company focused on improving healthcare outcomes through targeted cancer treatments and diagnostics, today makes the following notification pursuant to Schedule Six of the AIM Rules for Companies regarding its existing block admission arrangements:

 

Name of applicant:

Avacta Group plc

Name of scheme:

EMI scheme

Period of return:

From:

28 April 2023


27 October 2023

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:

414,178

Plus:   The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

600,000

Less:   Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):

216,256

Equals:   Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:

797,922






 

Name of applicant:

Avacta Group plc

Name of scheme:

LTIP scheme

Period of return:

From:

28 April 2023


27 October 2023

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s):

2,370,589

Plus:   The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

3,700,000

Less:   Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):

793,332

Equals:   Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:

5,277,257






 

Name of contact:

Tony Gardiner, Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

+ 44 (0) 1904 217070

 

Ends-

 

 

For further information from Avacta Group plc, please contact:

 

Avacta Group plc

Alastair Smith, Chief Executive Officer

Tony Gardiner, Chief Financial Officer

Michael Vinegrad, Group Communications Director

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1904 21 7070

www.avacta.com

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nomad and Joint Corporate Broker)

Nicholas Moore / Nick Adams / Samira Essebiyea / Nick Harland / William Palmer-Brown

 

Tel: +44 (0) 207 710 7600

www.stifel.com

Peel Hunt (Joint Corporate Broker)

James Steel / Chris Golden / Patrick Birkholm

Tel: +44 (0) 207 418 8900

www.peelhunt.com

 

ICR Consilium (Media and IR)

Mary-Jane Elliott / Jessica Hodgson / Sukaina Virji

avacta@consilium-comms.com

 

About Avacta Group plc - https://www.avacta.com

 

Avacta Group is a UK-based company focused on improving healthcare outcomes through targeted cancer treatments and diagnostics.

 

Avacta has two divisions: an oncology biotech division harnessing proprietary therapeutic platforms to develop novel, highly targeted cancer drugs, and a diagnostics division, which is executing on an M&A led growth strategy to create a full-spectrum diagnostics business focused on supporting healthcare professionals and broadening access to testing. Avacta's two proprietary platforms, Affimer® and pre|CISION? underpin its cancer therapeutics whilst the diagnostics division leverages the Affimer® platform to drive competitive advantage in its markets.

 

The pre|CISION? platform modifies chemotherapy to be activated only in the tumour tissue, reducing systemic exposure and toxicity. This is achieved by harnessing an enzyme called FAP which is highly upregulated in most solid tumours compared with healthy tissues, turning chemotherapy into a "precision medicine". The lead pre|CISION? programme, AVA6000 a tumour activated form of doxorubicin, is in Phase 1 studies and has shown dramatic improvement in safety compared with standard doxorubicin, and early signs of clinical activity.

 

Affimer® is a novel biologic platform which has significant technical and commercial advantages compared with antibodies and is used both to develop advanced immunotherapies and to improve the performance of immunodiagnostics.

 

With a balanced business and capital allocation model: a high-value oncology pipeline supported by a revenue generating, fast-growing diagnostics business, Avacta seeks to create long-term shareholder value alongside patient benefit.

 

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