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Mereo BioPharma Group plc
( Mereo or the Company )
Notification of Director and other PDMR Dealings
London, February 20, 2020 - Mereo BioPharma Group plc (AIM: MPH, NASDAQ: MREO), a clinical stage UK based
biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, on February 20, 2020 granted incentive awards as set out below to persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs). All the awards were granted for nil consideration and shall
ordinarily be forfeit (to the extent unvested) upon cessation of service.
Options to acquire American Depositary Shares ( ADSs ) at an exercise
price of $1.84 per ADS (Fair Market Value at grant) under the Mereo BioPharma Group plc 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (an employees share scheme):
| Name of PDMR | Position | Number of ADSs over which Option granted | ||||
| Denise Scots-Knight | Chief Executive Officer | 175,000 | ||||
| Alastair MacKinnon | Chief Medical Officer | 85,000 | ||||
| Richard Jones | Chief Financial Officer | 85,000 | ||||
| Charles Sermon | General Counsel | 85,000 | ||||
| John Richard | Head of Corporate Development | 85,000 | ||||
| Wills Hughes-Wilson | Head of Patient Access and Commercial Planning | 50,000 |
These Options shall normally vest and become exercisable as to one quarter on the first anniversary of their grant date and,
thereafter, as to the balance in equal monthly instalments over the three-year period following such anniversary.
Options to acquire ADSs at an exercise
price of $1.84 per ADS (Fair Market Value at grant) under the Mereo BioPharma Group plc 2019 Non-Employee Equity Incentive Plan:
| Name of PDMR | Position | Number of ADSs over which Option granted | ||||
| Peter Fellner | Chairman | 11,000 | ||||
| Anders Ekblom | Director | 11,000 | ||||
| Peter Bains | Director | 11,000 | ||||
| Kunal Kashyap | Director | 11,000 | ||||
| Paul Blackburn | Director | 11,000 | ||||
| Deepa Pakianathan | Director | 11,000 | ||||
| Michael Wyzga | Director | 11,000 |
These Options shall normally vest and become exercisable in equal monthly instalments over the year following their grant
The below announcement and notification is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The forms required under the EU Market Abuse
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Denise Scots-Knight | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT) | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 175,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Alastair MacKinnon | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Medical Officer | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT) | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 85,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Richard Jones | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT) | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 85,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION |
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Charles Sermon | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | General Counsel | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT) | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 85,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Wills Hughes-Wilson | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Head of Patient Access and Commercial Planning |
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT) | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 50,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | John Richard | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Head of Corporate Development | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT) | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 85,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Peter Fellner | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 NON-EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT). | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 11,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION |
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Anders Ekblom | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 NON-EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT). | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 11,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Peter Bains | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 NON-EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT). | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 11,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Kunal Kashyap | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 NON-EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT). | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 11,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Paul Blackburn | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 NON-EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT). | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 11,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Deepa Pakianathan | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 NON-EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT). | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 11,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | |||
| a) | Name | Michael Wyzga | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | Mereo BioPharma Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800U8JQHIJOS5AS09 | ||
| 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 and identification code | AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE (ADS), EACH REPRESENTING 5 MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.003 EACH | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | GRANT OF AN OPTION (FOR NO CONSIDERATION) UNDER THE MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC 2019 NON-EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. THE EXERCISE PRICE IS US$1.84 PER ADS (FAIR MARKET VALUE AT GRANT). | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) | ||
| NIL 11,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | February 20, 2020 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |