Executive Chair share purchase
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc announced that its Executive Chair, Julian Baines, purchased 85,000 ordinary shares at 23.0 pence per share on December 15, 2025. Following this transaction, Mr. Baines now holds 1,751,288 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.40% of the company's issued share capital. This purchase by a key executive could be viewed positively by the market as a sign of confidence in the company's future prospects.
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EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that on Monday 15 December, Julain Baines, Executive Chair, purchased a total of 85,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 23.0 pence per Ordinary Share.
Following this transaction, Julian Baines' total interest in the Company is 1,751,288 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.40% of the total voting rights over the Company's issued share capital.
The Notification of Dealing Form required in accordance with UK MAR is set out below as is the Standard form for notification of major holdings received by EKF today.
| EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc | www.ekfdiagnostics.com | |
| Julian Baines, Executive Chair | Via Walbrook PR | |
| Gavin Jones, Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser & Broker) | ||
| Phil Davies / Oliver Platts | ||
| Walbrook PR Limited | Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or ekf@walbrookpr.com | |
| Paul McManus / Alice Woodings | Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893 / +44 (0)7407 804 654 | |
| a) | Name | Julian Baines |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Executive Chair |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800DXTF3EAUK1AR05 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
| Identification code | GB0031509804 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 23p | 85,000 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | N/A single transaction | |
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 December 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIMX |
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