Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1578B

Character Group PLC

05 January 2018

 

Friday, 5 January 2018

The Character Group plc

("Group" or the "Company")

Directors' share dealings

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging

managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

Michael Hyde (Managing Director of the Group's Far East Operations) being a Director of the Company and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs), has notified the Company that, on 5 January 2018he exercised 100,000 unapproved share options, at an exercise price of 213p per share.  Accordingly, the Company then allotted to Mr Hyde 100,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each representing 0.48% of the Company's issued voting share capital.

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Michael Hyde
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Managing Director of Far East Operations
b.	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	The Character Group plc
b.	LEI	213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5 pence GB0008976119
b.	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of share options
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Name Price(s) Volume Michael Hyde 213p 100,000
d.	Aggregated information ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price	N/A
e.	Date of the transaction	5 January 2018
f.	Place of the transaction	XOFF

Enquiries:

The Character Group plc 

Kiran Shah, Group Finance Director & Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

Panmure Gordon

Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker

Andrew Godber

Tom Salvesen

Tel: [phone]

Allenby Capital Limited

Joint Broker

Nick Athanas

Katrina Perez

Tel: [phone]

Tooley Street Communications

IR & Media Relations

Fiona Tooley

Tel: [phone]

 

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