LIGHT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS PLC — Director's Dealing 2022

May 24, 2022

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RNS Number : 6231M

Light Science Tech. Holdings PLC

24 May 2022

Light Science Technologies Holdings plc

("LSTH" or the "Company")

Director Dealing

Light Science Technologies Holdings plc (AIM: LST), the controlled environment agriculture technology and contract electronics manufacturing group, announces that Robert Naylor, Non-Executive Director, has transferred 850,000 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") from a nominee account to his SIPP account.  The Ordinary Shares were transferred at a price of 12 pence each and remain beneficially owned by Robert Naylor.

Accordingly, Robert Naylor's total holding in the Company remains unchanged at 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.4 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

For further information, please contact:

Light Science Technologies Holdings plc	www.lightsciencetechnologiesholdings.com
Simon Deacon, Chief Executive Officer Jim Snooks, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Hempsall, Chief Operating Officer	via Walbrook PR
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated & Financial Adviser)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494
Ritchie Balmer / James Harris / Rob Patrick
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd (Broker)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 3657 0050
James Pope / Andy Thacker
Walbrook PR Ltd (Media & Investor Relations)	Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or [email protected]
Nick Rome / Paul McManus

About Light Science Technologies Holdings plc (www.lightsciencetechnologiesholdings.com)

Light Science Technologies Holdings plc is the holding company of the Group's controlled environment agriculture ("CEA") division, Light Science Technologies Ltd ("Light Science Technologies"), and its contract electronics manufacturing ("CEM") division, UK Circuits and Electronics Solutions Limited ("UK Circuits").

Controlled Environment Agriculture

Light Science Technologies was founded in 2019 and is the Company's grow lights and sensor technology business, providing bespoke recipes and technologies tailored to customers' needs - with key targets including indoor, vertical, glasshouses, polytunnels and medicinal farming markets. The all-in-one CEA solution will include analysing customers' crop growing requirements to provide bespoke, low-energy and sustainable equipment.

Market drivers include food and water shortages in many parts of the world; growing global population; UK and other government policy encouraging sustainable and efficient growth methods; increased scrutiny of the effect of food production on climate change and the continuing transition away from processed foods. 

Contract Electronics Manufacturing

UK Circuits is the Company's CEM focussed division, with strong revenue and cash generation. The Group designs, procures, and manufactures high-quality CEM products, specialising in Printed Circuit Boards, which are used in a range of sectors including audio, automotive, electronics, gas detection, lighting, pest control, telecommunications and, more recently, the CEA market.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Naylor
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	Light Science Technologies Holdings plc
b)	LEI	213800V9MWRRLVQ6EY56
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 1 penny each
Identification code	GB00BNDQJN14
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase and sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price	Volume
		12.000 pence sale	850,000
		12.006 pence purchase	850,000
d)	Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume	N/A, single transaction
- Aggregate Value
e)	Date of the transaction	24 May 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London

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