Diamyd Medical's principal owner transfers half of his holdings in Diamyd Medical to his children

Diamyd Medical announces that its principal owner Anders Essen-Möller has notified the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority of the sale of 4,500,000 Diamyd Medical shares in the form of gifts. Essen-Möller’s five children each receive 400,000 Class A shares and 500,000 Class B shares.The transaction corresponds to approximately half of Essen-Möller's holdings, which after the transaction amount to 4,556,263 shares, of which 1,187,000 shares in an endowment policy. After the transaction, Essen-Möller's shareholding in Diamyd Medical corresponds to an equity interest of approximately 4.4%