Strictly embargoed for: 07.00 a.m. on 5 November 2026
EMV Capital plc
(EMVC, Group or the Company)
Issue of Shares, PDMR Dealing and Total Voting Rights
EMV Capital Plc (AIM: EMVC), the deep tech and life sciences VC investment group, announces the subscription by Ilian Iliev (CEO) and Ed Hooper (Executive Director) for a total of 238,406 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (Subscription Shares) at a price of £0.4210 per Subscription Share (Subscription Price). In addition, Ed Hooper and Nick Salisbury have acquired a total of 66,968 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company.
Issue of Subscription Shares
Directors, Ilian Iliev and Ed Hooper, have chosen to receive payment in the form of Subscription Shares (rather than cash) as detailed in the table below in settlement of amounts owed to them by the Company in respect of a proportion of the annual bonus awarded to them for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Subscription Price has been determined by reference to the average of the closing market quotations for ordinary shares in the capital of the Company over the five dealing days prior to the date of this announcement.
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Director/PDMR |
Number of Subscription Shares acquired |
Total price paid |
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Ilian Iliev |
188,406 |
£79,318.93 |
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Ed Hooper |
50,000 |
£21,050.00 |
Application will be made for the Subscription Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on or around 10 November 2026 (Admission). The Subscription Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing ordinary shares.
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
On 4 November 2026 the following PDMRs purchased ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (Ordinary Shares) through their Self Invested Personal Pensions, as detailed below (PDMR Dealings).
|
Director/PDMR |
Number of Ordinary Shares acquired |
Total price paid |
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Ed Hooper |
60,000 |
£25,312.40 |
|
Nick Salisbury |
6,968 |
£2,992.76 |
Directors’ interests
Following the issue of the Subscription Shares and the PDMR Dealings, the Directors’ interests in the Ordinary Shares are as follows:
|
Director |
Total number of Ordinary Shares in which interested |
% of Enlarged Issued Share Capital |
|
Ilian Iliev |
4,201,652 |
14.90% |
|
Ed Hooper |
490,000 |
1.74% |
|
Jonathan Robinson |
233,737 |
0.83% |
|
Charles Spicer |
64,924 |
0.23% |
The information below, set out in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail on the issue of the Subscription Shares and the PDMR Dealings.
Total Voting Rights
Upon Admission, the issued share capital of the Company will consist of 28,205,938 Ordinary Shares (Enlarged Issued Share Capital). The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company from Admission will be 28,205,938. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
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For more information, please contact:
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EMV Capital plc |
via Rosewood |
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Ilian Iliev, CEO |
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Panmure Liberum Limited (NOMAD and Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7886 2500 |
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Emma Earl / Will Goode / Freddy Crossley / Mark Rogers (Corporate Finance) |
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Rupert Dearden (Corporate Broking) |
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Rosewood (Financial PR) |
+44 (0)20 7653 8702 |
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John West / Llewellyn Angus / Lily Pearce |
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About EMV Capital plc (EMVC)
EMV Capital plc is a deep tech and life sciences venture capital investment group with an international portfolio of high-growth companies.
With a strategic focus on generating superior returns for investors from the fast-growing sectors and technologies that will define our future; EMV Capital invests in, manages and strengthens early-stage IP-rich companies.
EMV Capital holds both direct equity stakes and carried interest in its portfolio companies, creating an evergreen structure that supports extensive growth and value creation. EMV Capital's investment thesis is realised through these capital sources:
capital-efficient investments through the Group balance sheet;
fund management of the Evergreen EIS and Martlet Capital Funds; and
syndicated investments leveraging its network of third-party investors.
EMV Capital's approach is characterised by its proactive management style, aiming to advance portfolio companies to critical value inflection points by actively engaging with them. Companies are supported through Board representation and the use of its Value Creation Services practice.
Headquartered in London, with a Cambridge presence and strong international links, EMV Capital is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
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a) |
Name |
Dr Ilian Iliev | ||||
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2 |
Reason for the notification | |||||
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a) |
Position/status |
Director | ||||
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification | ||||
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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 |
EMV Capital plc | ||||
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b) |
LEI |
213800N5WD46G1Y7I458 | ||||
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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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
EMVC 5p Ordinary Shares GB00BN4R5Q82 | ||||
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Subscription for new Ordinary Shares | ||||
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/a | ||||
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
4 November 2026 | ||||
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
UK AIM | ||||
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
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a) |
Name |
Ed Hooper | ||||
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2 |
Reason for the notification | |||||
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a) |
Position/status |
Director | ||||
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification | ||||
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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 |
EMV Capital plc | ||||
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b) |
LEI |
213800N5WD46G1Y7I458 | ||||
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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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
EMVC 5p Ordinary Shares GB00BN4R5Q82 | ||||
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Subscription for new Ordinary Shares | ||||
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/a | ||||
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
4 November 2026 | ||||
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
UK AIM | ||||
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||
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a) |
Name |
Ed Hooper | ||||||||||
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2 |
Reason for the notification | |||||||||||
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a) |
Position/status |
Director | ||||||||||
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification | ||||||||||
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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 |
EMV Capital plc | ||||||||||
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b) |
LEI |
213800N5WD46G1Y7I458 | ||||||||||
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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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
EMVC 5p Ordinary Shares GB00BN4R5Q82 | ||||||||||
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares into SIPP | ||||||||||
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
60,000 £0.4219 | ||||||||||
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
4 November 2026 | ||||||||||
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
UK AIM | ||||||||||
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
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a) |
Name |
Nick Salisbury | ||||
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2 |
Reason for the notification | |||||
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a) |
Position/status |
PDMR | ||||
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification | ||||
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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 |
EMV Capital plc | ||||
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b) |
LEI |
213800N5WD46G1Y7I458 | ||||
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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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
EMVC 5p Ordinary Shares GB00BN4R5Q82 | ||||
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares into SIPP | ||||
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/a | ||||
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
4 November 2026 | ||||
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
UK AIM | ||||
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