Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2166J

Pets At Home Group Plc

18 December 2020

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 18 December 2020

Pets at Home Group Plc: Director / PDMR Shareholding

Pets at Home Group Plc, the UK's leading pet care business, announces that on 16 December 2020, Peter Pritchard, Chief Executive Officer and person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"):

1.  transferred ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Pets at Home Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") from a nominee account held at Computershare to another nominee account held at Numis.  The beneficial ownership of the shares remained the same; and

2.  in a series of transactions on 15, 16 and 17 December 2020, Peter Pritchard sold a total of 1,369,085 Ordinary Shares. 

Further details are set out in the attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the director/person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	PETER PRITCHARD
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Pets at Home Group 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 1 pence each in Pets at Home Group Plc ISIN  GB00BJ62K685
b)	Nature of the Transaction	Transfer of shares from Computershare to Numis
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
		N/A		1,115,242 shares
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate Total
			1,115,242 shares
e)	Date of Transaction	16 12 2020
f)	Place of Transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the director/person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	PETER PRITCHARD
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Pets at Home Group 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 1 pence each in Pets at Home Group Plc ISIN  GB00BJ62K685
b)	Nature of the Transaction	Sale of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
		£3.84280 £3.82532 £3.82536 £3.84220 £3.84220 £3.84220 £3.83929 £3.85126 £3.82189 £3.81284 £3.81639 £3.82075 £3.82755 £3.82607 £3.81236 £3.82098 £3.83677 £3.82610 £3.82627		1115242 8843 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 25000 10000 10000 25000 25000 25000 25000 10000
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate Total
		£3.8398	1,369,085		£5,257,138.47
e)	Date of Transaction	15/12, 16/12, 17/12
f)	Place of Transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Enquiries

Pets at Home Group Plc:

Lucy Williams, Company Secretary

[phone]

Investor Relations/Media Enquiries
Pets at Home Group Plc:

Roger Tejwani, Director of Investor Relations & External Communication
[phone] 

About Pets at Home

Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK's leading pet care business; our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online or from our 451 stores, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons. Pets at Home also operates a UK leading small animal veterinary business, with 440 First Opinion practices located both in our stores and in standalone locations, as well as five Specialist Referral centres. For more information visit: http://investors.petsathome.com/

Disclaimer

This trading statement does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire or dispose of any Pets at Home Group Plc shares or other securities nor should it form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever. It does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities. Past performance, including the price at which the Company's securities have been bought or sold in the past, is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

Certain statements in this trading statement constitute forward-looking statements. Any statement in this document that is not a statement of historical fact including, without limitation, those regarding the Company's future plans and expectations, operations, financial performance, financial condition and business is a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, changing economic, financial, business or other market conditions. These and other factors could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described in this statement. As a result you are cautioned not to place reliance on such forward-looking statements. Nothing in this statement should be construed as a profit forecast.

 

 

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