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Director dealings: Poolbeg Pharma co-founder raise stake

(Sharecast News) - Poolbeg Pharma revealed on Wednesday that executive chair Cathal Friel had acquired 4.0m new ordinary shares in the AIM-listed biopharmaceuticals company. Friel, who co-founded Poolbeg, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 2.5p per share, for a total value of £100,000.

Following the transaction, Friel holds a total of 41.21m ordinary Poolbeg shares, representing approximately 5.91% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1545 BST, Poolbeg shares were up 6.55% at 3.09p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Record (REC) Director name: Witte,Jan Amount purchased: 340,171 @ 54.41p Value: £185,087.04

Record (REC) Director name: Heading,Richard Amount purchased: 340,171 @ 54.41p Value: £185,087.04

Poolbeg Pharma (POLB) Director name: Friel,Cathal Amount purchased: 4,000,000 @ 2.50p Value: £100,000.00

Record (REC) Director name: Ayles,Kevin Amount purchased: 48,462 @ 54.41p Value: £26,368.17

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Molten Ventures (GROW) Director name: Zimmermann,Andrew Amount purchased: 5,871 @ 288.02p Value: £16,909.65

Experian (EXPN) Director name: DeRose,Kathleen Amount purchased: 320 @ $51.80 Value: $13,668.67

Intercede Group (IGP) Director name: Leest ,Klaas van der Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 178.80p Value: £8,940.00

Intercede Group (IGP) Director name: Leest ,Klaas van der Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 176.00p Value: £8,800.00

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Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) Director name: Mudd,Sam Amount sold: 65,264 @ 499.94p Value: £326,278.89

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Picton Property Income Ltd (PCTN) Director name: Morris ,Michael Amount sold: 142,225 @ 80.05p Value: £113,851.11

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Gaming Realms (GMR) Director name: Robert Green,Geoffrey Amount sold: 200,000 @ 51.36p Value: £102,720.00

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