Plant Health Care PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (2478X)

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RNS Number : 2478X

Plant Health Care PLC

20 February 2017

PLANT HEALTH CARE PLC

Director / PDMR Shareholdings

("Plant Health Care", "PHC" or the "Company")

Plant Health Care plc (AIM: PHC) was notified that on 16 February 2017, Christopher Richards, Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of the Company, purchased a total of 452,351 ordinary shares of 1 pence in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 19 pence per Ordinary Share. Following the purchase, Christopher Richards, is beneficially interested in 1,228,675 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.83 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

PHC was further notified that on 17 February 2017, Carolyn Richards, the spouse of Christopher Richards purchased a total of 74,938 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company at a price of 20 pence per Ordinary Share. Following the purchase, Carolyn Richards is beneficially interested in 94,762 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.06 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

PHC was further notified that on 17 February 2017, William Lewis, Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased a total of 185,500 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company at a price of 21 pence per Ordinary Share. Following the purchase, William Lewis, Non-Executive Director, is beneficially interested in 373,460 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.25 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

 
 1.    Details of the person discharging 
        managerial responsibilities / person 
        closely associated 
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 a)    Name                        Christopher           Carolyn                William 
                                    Richards              Richards               Lewis 
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 2.    Reason for the Notification 
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 a)    Position/status             Executive             Spouse of              Non-Executive 
                                    Chairman              Executive              Director 
                                                          Chairman 
                                                          and Interim 
                                                          CEO 
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 b)    Initial                     Initial               Initial                Initial 
        notification/               notification          notification           notification 
        Amendment 
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 3.    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, 
        auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                        Plant Health          Plant Health           Plant Health 
                                    Care plc              Care plc               Care plc 
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 b)    LEI                         Pending               Pending                Pending 
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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 
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 a)    Description                 Ordinary              Ordinary               Ordinary 
        of the                      shares                shares of              shares 
        Financial                   of 1p each            1p each                of 1p each 
        instrument, 
        type of 
        instrument 
---- 
       Identification              GB00B01JC540          GB00B01JC540           GB00B01JC540 
        code 
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 b)    Nature                      Purchase              Purchase               Purchase 
        of the                      of ordinary           of ordinary            of ordinary 
        transaction                 shares                shares                 shares 
----  --------------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 c)    Price(s)                    Price       Volume    Price        Volume    Price      Volume 
        and volume(s) 
----  --------------------------  ----------  --------  -----------  --------  ---------  -------- 
   GBP0.19                                     452,351   GBP0.20      74,938    GBP0.21    185,500 
  ------------------------------------------  --------  -----------  --------  ---------  -------- 
 d)    Aggregated                  Single                Single transaction     Single 
        information:                transaction           as in 4c)              transaction 
         *    Aggregated volume     as in 4c)             above                  as in 4c) 
                                    above                                        above 
 
         *    Price 
----  --------------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 e)    Date of                     16 February           17 February            17 February 
        the transaction             2017                  2017                   2017 
----  --------------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 f)    Place of                    London                London Stock           London 
        the transaction             Stock Exchange,       Exchange,              Stock Exchange, 
                                    AIM Market            AIM Market             AIM Market 
                                    (XLON)                (XLON)                 (XLON) 
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This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014

 
 Enquiries: 
 Plant Health Care plc 
 Dr Chris Richards, Executive               Tel: +44 (0) 18 
  Chairman and Interim CEO                   3788 0083 
 Liberum Capital - Nomad and 
  Broker 
 Clayton Bush / Chris Clarke                Tel: +44 (0) 20 
                                             3100 2000 
 Company website: www.planthealthcare.com 
 

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