The following amendment has been made to the "Director/PDMR Shareholding" announcement released on 6 April 2021 at 14:39 under RNS No 5489U.
Mr. Griffith's beneficial interest was incorrectly stated as being 413,735 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.8% of the Company's issued share capital. This figure does not include Restricted Share Awards made under the Company's Employee Incentive Plan. His total beneficial interest has been amended to 497,877 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.0% of the Company's issued share capital.
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below:
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
("City of London", "CLIG", "the Group" or "the Company")
CORRECTION: Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them.
City of London (LSE: CLIG), a leading specialist asset management group offering a range of institutional and retail products investing in closed-end funds, has been notified that our CEO Tom Griffith has exercised 5,000 share options at an exercise price of £4.03 per share.
Following these purchases, Mr. Griffith's beneficial interest is 497,877 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.0% of the Company's issued share capital.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Tom Griffith
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
City of London Investment Group plc |
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LEI |
549300BV85TFYXK2Y635 |
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00B104RS51 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Exercise of share options |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
1 April 2021 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
For further information, please visit www.citlon.co.uk or contact:
Tom Griffith, CEO
City of London Investment Group PLC
Tel: 001-610-380-0435
Martin Green/Pippa Hamnett
Zeus Capital Limited
Financial Adviser & Broker
Tel: +44 (0)20-3829-5000