Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4537B

Franchise Brands PLC

04 April 2017

 

4 April 2017

FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC

("Franchise Brands" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR shareholding

Franchise Brands plc, a multi-brand international franchisor, has been informed that on 3 April 2017, David Poutney (Non-Executive Director of the Company) acquired 10,000 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company for nil consideration from the estate of a deceased relative.  As a result, Mr Poutney is now beneficially interested in 616,060 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company, representing approximately 1.29 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

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For further information, please contact:

Franchise Brands plc                                                                                                                    + 44 (0) 800 012 6462

Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman

Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director

MHP Communications                                                                                                                 [phone]
(Financial PR)                                                                                                                [e-mail]

Katie Hunt / Hannah Winter

Allenby Capital Limited                                                                                                              [phone]
(Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Jeremy Porter/ James Thomas / Liz Kirchner

Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers                                                                                                   [phone]

(Joint Broker)

James Serjeant / Neil Badger

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	David John Poutney
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Franchise Brands plc
b)	LEI	n/a
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 0.5p each ISIN code: GB00BD6P7Y24
b)	Nature of the transaction
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil consideration 10,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	3 April 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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