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

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