30th Sep 2019 17:09
Director/PDMR Shareholding
September 30th, 2019
LONDON, Silence Therapeutics, PLC (LON: SLN) ("Silence" or "the Company") a leader in the discovery, development and delivery of novel RNA therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases, today announces that on September 30th 25,000 Shares were purchased by Iain Ross, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, at £1.88 per share.
Following this purchase, Iain Ross is interested in 25,000 ordinary shares (0.03%) of the issued shared 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 | Iain Ross
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2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Chair
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b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Silence Therapeutics plc
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b) | LEI | 213800SSURRJBX85SQ91
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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 | Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in Silence Therapeutics plc
ISIN for Silence Therapeutics plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B9GTXM62
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares in Silence Therapeutics plc
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c) | Prices(a) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
25,000 Ordinary Shares £47,000.00 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 30 September 2019
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM
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Enquiries:
Silence Therapeutics plc Dr David Horn Solomon, Chief Executive Officer
| Tel: +44 (0)20 3457 6900 |
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) James Steel/Oliver Jackson
| Tel: +44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
European IR Consilium Strategic Communications Mary-Jane Elliott/Chris Welsh/Angela Gray
| Tel: +44 (0) 20 3709 5700 |
US IR Westwicke Partners Peter Vozzo
| Tel: +1 (443) 213-0505 |
About Silence Therapeutics plc
Silence Therapeutics is developing a new generation of medicines by harnessing the body's natural
mechanism of RNA interference, or RNAi, within its cells. Its proprietary technology can selectively
inhibit any gene in the genome, specifically silencing the production of disease-causing proteins. Using
its enabling delivery systems, it has achieved an additional level of specificity by delivering its
therapeutic RNA molecules exclusively to target cells. Silence's proprietary RNA chemistries and
delivery systems are designed to improve the stability of our molecules and enhance effective delivery
to target cells, providing a powerful modular technology well suited to tackle life-threatening diseases.
For more information, please visit: https://www.silence-therapeutics.com/
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