The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Group to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").  Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

The Company announces that it has today received a notification of dealings in restricted securities from David Banks, non-executive Chairman of the Company. On 6 March 2020 and 9 March 2020, Mr Banks’ SIPP purchased an aggregate of 700,000 ordinary shares of 2p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) at an average price of 1.601 pence per Ordinary Share. Mr Banks’ interest in Company is now 1,241,667 Ordinary Shares.

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a.	Name	David Banks
2	Reason for notification	Purchase of Shares in SIPP
a.	Position/Status	Chairman of Haydale Graphene Industries Plc
b.	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial indication
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Haydale Graphene Industries Plc
b.	LEI	213800KNULBQFF25IE72
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 Share of 2p each GB00BKWQ1135
b.	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares in SIPP
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1.648p	500,000
			1.4845p	200,000
d.	Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price	Aggregate purchase volume: 700,000 shares Aggregate price £0.01601
e.	Date of the transactions	2020-03-06 and 2020-03-09
f.	Place of the transaction	XLON (AIM Market).

 

For further information:

Haydale Graphene Industries plc
Keith Broadbent, CEO	Tel: +44 (0) 1269 842 946
Gemma Smith, Global Head of Marketing	www.haydale.com
Arden Partners plc (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Paul Shackleton / Ben Cryer / Ruari McGirr	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7614 5900

 

Notes to Editors

Haydale is a global technologies and materials group that facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials into the next generation of commercial technologies and industrial materials.  With expertise in graphene, silicon carbide and other nanomaterials, Haydale is able to deliver improvements in electrical, thermal and mechanical properties, as well as toughness.  Haydale has granted patents for its technologies in Europe, USA, Australia, Japan and China and operates from five sites in the UK, USA and the Far East.

For more information please visit: www.haydale.com      Twitter: @haydalegraphene