Sareum Holdings PlcLSE: SAR

Director Dealing

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Sareum Holdings PLC

("Sareum" or the "Company")

Director Dealing

Cambridge, UK, 05 September 2023 - Sareum Holdings plc (AIM: SAR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next generation kinase inhibitors for autoimmune disease and cancer, announces that Mr Clive Birch, Non-Executive Director, purchased 4,630 ordinary shares of 0.0125 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 82.71 pence per share on 4 September 2023.

Following the transaction, Mr Clive Birch has a holding in Sareum of 44,597 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.06% of Sareum's current issued share capital.

The notification below, which has been made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

PDMR Notification Form:

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)   

Name

Clive Birch

2

Reason for the notification

a)   

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)   

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)   

Name

Sareum Holdings plc

b)   

LEI

213800PKERN2DY8FFM72

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

Ordinary shares of 0.0125 pence each in the share capital of Sareum Holdings plc

Identification code

GB00B02RFS12

b)   

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares

c)   

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.8322

2,151

£0.8227

2,479

d)   

Aggregated information

-      Aggregated volume

4,630 ordinary shares

-      Weighted Average Price

82.71 pence per share

e)   

Date of the transaction

4 September 2023

f)    

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (AIM)

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014, which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

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For further information, please contact: 

Sareum Holdings plc

Tim Mitchell, CEO

Lauren Williams, Head of Investor Relations

01223 497700

ir@sareum.co.uk

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)

James Dance / James Bellman

020 7409 3494

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Corporate Broker)

James Steel / Patrick Birkholm

020 7418 8900

Hybridan LLP (Joint Corporate Broker)

Claire Noyce

020 3764 2341

Consilium Strategic Communications (Financial PR)

Jessica Hodgson / Davide Salvi / Stella Lempidaki

020 3709 5700

About Sareum

Sareum Holdings (AIM:SAR) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next generation kinase inhibitors for autoimmune disease and cancer.

The Company is focused on developing next generation small molecules which modify the activity of the JAK kinase family and have best-in-class potential. Its lead candidate, SDC-1801, simultaneously inhibits TYK2 and JAK1. SDC-1801 is a potential treatment for a range of autoimmune diseases and has entered Phase 1a/b clinical development with an initial focus on psoriasis.

Sareum has an economic interest in SRA737, a clinical-stage Chk1 inhibitor which it originally developed in collaboration with several Cancer Research UK-related organisations. SRA737 has shown promising safety and efficacy in two Phase 1/2 clinical trials.

Sareum is also developing SDC-1802, a TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor with a potential application for cancer immunotherapy.

Sareum Holdings plc is based in Cambridge, UK, and is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, trading under the ticker SAR. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.sareum.com