10 March 2020
Franchise Brands plc
("Franchise Brands" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR shareholdings
Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand franchise business, has been notified that on 6 March 2020 certain directors acquired, in aggregate, 35,000 ordinary shares in the Company as follows:
Name |
Title |
No. of ordinary shares purchased |
Price per share (p) |
Total interest in ordinary shares now held |
Total interest in ordinary shares now held as percentage of issued share capital |
Julia Choudhury |
Corporate Development Director |
10,000 |
118.5p |
1,517,288 |
1.90% |
Colin Rees |
Chief Information Officer |
25,000 |
118.99p |
323,507 |
0.41% |
Further details and the information required in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 are set out at the end of this announcement.
Enquiries:
Franchise Brands plc |
+ 44 (0) 1562 826705 |
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman |
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Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 203 328 5656 |
Jeremy Porter / Liz Kirchner
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Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 203 903 7715 |
James Serjeant / Colin Climie
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MHP Communications (Financial PR) |
+44 (0) 203 128 8100 |
Katie Hunt |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Julia Choudhury |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Corporate Development Director |
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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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a) |
Name |
Franchise Brands plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 |
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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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares
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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 |
6 March 2020 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Colin Rees |
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Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Information 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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a) |
Name |
Franchise Brands plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 |
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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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares
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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 |
6 March 2020 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM |
The information set out in this announcement is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.