RNS Number : 5584J
Evgen Pharma PLC
05 April 2024
 

 

Evgen Pharma plc

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

 

Director / PDMR Shareholding

 

5 April 2024 - Evgen Pharma plc (AIM: EVG), the clinical stage drug development company developing sulforaphane based medicines for the treatment of multiple diseases, announces that certain Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") have subscribed for new Ordinary Shares amounting to an aggregate subscription for 8,600,000 new Ordinary Shares through the Placing or the Subscription or pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition announced on 19 March 2024, as follows:

Director

Number of Existing Ordinary Shares held

Number of New Ordinary Shares being subscribed

Number of Initial Consideration Shares being allotted pursuant to the Acquisition

Total number of Ordinary Shares immediately following Admission

Percentage of Issued Share Capital following Admission

Dr Huw Jones (CEO)

62,500

3,000,000

122,293**

3,184,793

0.75%

Toni Hänninen (CFO)*

0

1,000,000

0

1,000,000

0.23%

Dr Susan Foden (Chair)

125,000

600,000

0

725,000

0.17%

Dr Helen Kuhlman (PDMR)

55,744

1,000,000

0

1,055,744

0.25%

Dr Glen Clack (PDMR)***

0

1,000,000

0

1,000,000

0.23%

Dr Nicholas Mallard (PDMR)

20,771

2,000,000

0

2,020,771

0.47%

 

\* Toni Hänninen participated via Borealito GmbH (a company wholly owned by him).

** Dr Huw Jones has a shareholding of 96,350 shares in Chronos Therapeutics and will as result be receiving 122,293 Initial Consideration Shares in Evgen on completion of the Acquisition.

***Dr Glen Clack participated via Ailse Oncology Ltd (a company wholly owned by him).

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the Acquisition, Fundraising and Change of Name announcement dated 19 March 2024.

 

Enquiries

Evgen Pharma plc
Dr Huw Jones, CEO 
Toni Hänninen, CFO

Dr Helen Kuhlman, CBO

+44 207 457 2020
enquiries@evgen.com

Cavendish Capital Markets (NOMAD and Broker)
Geoff Nash / Teddy Whiley / Rory Sale (Corporate Finance)
Nigel Birks /
Harriet Ward (ECM)

+44 20 7220 0500

Instinctif Partners

Melanie Toyne-Sewell / Jack Kincade

+44 207 457 2020
Evgen@Instinctif.com


About Evgen Pharma plc

 

Evgen Pharma is a clinical stage drug development company developing sulforaphane based medicines for the treatment of multiple diseases. The Company's core technology is Sulforadex®, a method for synthesising and stabilising the highly biologically active compound sulforaphane and novel proprietary analogues based on sulforaphane.

 

The Company's lead asset, SFX-01, is a patented composition of synthetic sulforaphane and alpha-cyclodextrin and has undergone clinical trials for oestrogen-positive (ER+) metastatic breast cancer and recently a Phase 1b study of the Company's new enteric coated tablet formulation. The FDA has granted Orphan Drug status to SFX-01 in malignant glioma. SFX-01 will be investigated initially in this indication as an investigator sponsored study in the Netherlands.

 

The Company also has a wide number of collaborations with leading academic centres in the UK, Europe and the US as part of the continuing strategy to build the scientific data for the compound. Recently, Evgen completed an out-licensing transaction with Stalicla SA, a Swiss specialist company in neurodevelopmental disorders, commencing with autism spectrum disorder. The deal, if successful, will generate milestone payments of $160.5m and a double-digit royalty on sales.

 

The Company has its headquarters and registered office at Alderley Park, Cheshire. It is listed on AIM in London and trades under the ticker symbol EVG.

 

For further information, please visit: www.evgen.com.

 

Accordingly, the Company makes the following announcement and notification in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No 596/2014):

 

1.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dr Huw Jones

2.               

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3.    

a)

Name

Evgen Pharma plc

b)

LEI

213800NO3E6TSTQO8K20

4.    

a)

Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

Identification code

GB00BSVYN304

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of new Ordinary Shares and receipt of Consideration Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Type

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Initial Consideration Shares

1.44p

122,293

 

Placing Shares

1p

3,000,000


d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

5 April 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

 

1.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Toni Hänninen

2.               

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3.    

a)

Name

Evgen Pharma plc

b)

LEI

213800NO3E6TSTQO8K20

4.    

a)

Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

Identification code

GB00BSVYN304

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of new Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1p

 

1,000,000

 


d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

5 April 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

 

 

1.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dr Susan Foden

2.               

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Chair

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3.    

a)

Name

Evgen Pharma plc

b)

LEI

213800NO3E6TSTQO8K20

4.    

a)

Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

 

Identification code

GB00BSVYN304

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of new Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1p

 

600,000

 


d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

5 April 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

 

 

1.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dr Helen Kuhlman

2.               

a)

Position/status

Chief Business Office / PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3.    

a)

Name

Evgen Pharma plc

b)

LEI

213800NO3E6TSTQO8K20

4.    

a)

Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

 

Identification code

GB00BSVYN304

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of new Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1p

 

1,000,000

 


d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

5 April 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

 

 

1.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Glen Clack

2.               

a)

Position/status

Chief Medical Officer / PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3.    

a)

Name

Evgen Pharma plc

b)

LEI

213800NO3E6TSTQO8K20

4.    

a)

Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

 

Identification code

GB00BSVYN304

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of new Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1p

 

1,000,000

 


d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

5 April 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

 

1.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dr Nicholas Mallard

2.               

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3.    

a)

Name

Evgen Pharma plc

b)

LEI

213800NO3E6TSTQO8K20

4.    

a)

Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each

 

Identification code

GB00BSVYN304

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of new Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1p

2,000,000

 


d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

5 April 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

 

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