Director/PDMR Dealing

RNS Number : 0463N

SimplyBiz Group PLC (The)

03 May 2018

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

The SimplyBiz Group plc (the "Company" or "SimplyBiz")

Director / PDMR Dealing

The SimplyBiz Group plc, the leading independent provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and financial institutions in the UK, is pleased to announce that it has been notified that Matt Timmins, Joint CEO of SimplyBiz, has purchased 25,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") on 3^rd May 2018 at a price of 171.25p per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Matt has an interest in 1,561,975 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 2.1 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

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	Matthew Lloyd Timmins
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Joint Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	The SimplyBiz Group plc
b)	LEI	213800DXP1VY21GCTH04
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 1p each ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)               171.25p Volume(s)           25,000
d)	Aggregated information	N/a - single transaction
e)	Date of transaction	03 May 2018
f)	Place of transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

For further information please contact:

The SimplyBiz Group plc	via Instinctif Partners
Matt Timmins (Joint Chief Executive Officer) Neil Stevens (Joint Chief Executive Officer)
Zeus Capital (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker)	[phone]
Martin Green (Corporate Finance) Andrew Jones (Corporate Finance and QE) Dan Bate (Corporate Finance and QE) Pippa Underwood (Corporate Finance) John Goold (Corporate Broking) Mike Cuthbert (Specialist Sales)
Instinctif Partners	[phone]
Giles Stewart Rui Videira Ambrose Fullalove

 

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