Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5613U

Franchise Brands PLC

01 April 2019

 

1 April 2019

Franchise Brands plc

("Franchise Brands", the "Company" or "Group")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchisor, announces that Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman of the Company, has donated 125,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (Registered Charity number 1095197).

Following this transaction, Mr Hemsley has a total beneficial interest in 20,515,117 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 26.47% of the total voting rights of the Company.

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	Stephen Hemsley
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Chairman
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	213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37
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 in Franchise Brands plc Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of shares to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) zero 125,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	29 March 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	Off market

Enquiries:

Franchise Brands plc	+ 44 (0) 1562 826705
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)	[phone]
Jeremy Porter/ Liz Kirchner
Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)	[phone]
James Serjeant/Colin Climie
MHP Communications (Financial PR)	[phone]
Katie Hunt

 

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