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Director dealings: Poolbeg Pharma co-founder raise stake

Wed 25 June 2025 14:46 | A A A

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(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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