Director/PDMR Shareholding

EPE Special Opportunities Limited

30 April 2024

 

EPE Special Opportunities Limited

Director / PDMR Shareholding

EPE Special Opportunities Limited (the "Company") announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares").

On 26 April 2024, the following jointly owned share awards were granted under the EPE Special Opportunities Limited 2022 Share Matching Plan (the "JOSP") to certain Directors of the Company and certain members of EPIC Investment Partners LLP ("EPIC"), the Investment Advisor to the Company, and their connected parties (being PDMRs of the Company) (the "Participants") as detailed below. The JOSP scheme was approved by shareholders in June 2021.

Under each JOSP award the relevant Participant acquires an interest in fully-paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Jointly Owned Shares"). The Jointly Owned Shares subject to each award are held by the Participant jointly with the trustee of the EPIC Private Equity Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trustee") pursuant to a 2022 Share Matching Plan Joint Ownership Agreement (a "JOSP Agreement") which provides that the Participant holds the interest in the future value of each Jointly Owned Share while the Trustee holds the interest in the current value of the Jointly Owned Shares at the date of the award, subject to the terms and conditions of the JOSP Agreement. The Participants' interests will vest in April 2027 subject to their continued employment with the group. Further details of the JOSP can be found in the Circular published on 20 May 2021 which is available on the Company's website (www.epespecialopportunities.com).

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue, not held by the Company in treasury, following the award and the figure to be used as the denominator for calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is unchanged.

The notification of dealing forms for the PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

The person responsible for releasing this information on behalf of the Company is Amanda Robinson of Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited.

Enquiries:

EPIC Investment Partners LLP	[phone] Alex Leslie
Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited	[phone] Amanda Robinson
Cardew Group Limited	[phone] Richard Spiegelberg
Numis Securities Limited	[phone]
Nominated Advisor:	Stuart Skinner
Corporate Broker:	Charles Farquhar

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Clive Spears
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Company Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)	LEI	213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
	Identification code	BMG3163K1053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of a partial interest in Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company under the JOSP.
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		16.38p	4,615
d)	Aggregated information
	Aggregated volume	4,615
	Price	£755.94
e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Heather Bestwick
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Company Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)	LEI	213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
	Identification code	BMG3163K1053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of a partial interest in Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company under the JOSP.
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		16.38p	4,615
d)	Aggregated information
	Aggregated volume	4,615
	Price	£755.94
e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Gray
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Company Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)	LEI	213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
	Identification code	BMG3163K1053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of a partial interest in Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company under the JOSP.
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		16.38p	4,615
d)	Aggregated information
	Aggregated volume	4,615
	Price	£755.94
e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	David Pirouet
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Company Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)	LEI	213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
	Identification code	BMG3163K1053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of a partial interest in Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company under the JOSP.
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		16.38p	4,615
d)	Aggregated information
	Aggregated volume	4,615
	Price	£755.94
e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Giles Brand (and connected parties)
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Partner of EPIC
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)	LEI	213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
	Identification code	BMG3163K1053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of a partial interest in Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company under the JOSP.
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		16.38p	46,256
d)	Aggregated information
	Aggregated volume	46,256
	Price	£7,576.74
e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Hiren Patel
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Partner of EPIC
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)	LEI	213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
	Identification code	BMG3163K1053
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of a partial interest in Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company under the JOSP.
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		16.38p	23,128
d)	Aggregated information
	Aggregated volume	23,128
	Price	£3,788.37
e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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