Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5657N

Science in Sport PLC

27 October 2016

 

27 October 2016

SCIENCE IN SPORT PLC

("SiS" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Science in Sport plc (AIM: SIS), a leading sports nutrition company that develops, manufactures and markets sports nutrition products for professional athletes and sports enthusiasts, announces that on 26 October 2016, Stephen Moon, the Chief Executive Officer, bought 40,983 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), at a purchase price of 61p per Ordinary Share.

Following the purchase, Mr Moon holds 716,313 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.66 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

For further information:

Science in Sport PLC	[phone]
Stephen Moon, CEO
Elizabeth Lake, Finance Director
Cenkos Securities - NOMAD and Broker	[phone]
Bobbie Hilliam
Yellow Jersey PR - Financial PR
Felicity Winkles	[phone]
Harriet Jackson	[phone]

Notes for editors

About Science in Sport plc

Science in Sport plc is a leading sports nutrition company that develops, manufactures and markets sports nutrition products for professional athletes and sports enthusiasts. SiS is a strong brand in the elite athlete community - in the 2016 London Olympics, 34 medal-winning athletes or teams used SiS products (compared with 24 in 2012).

The SiS core product ranges include: SiS GO, comprising energy powders, isotonic gels, energy bars and hydration tablets; and SiS REGO, including protein-based recovery powders and bars. SiS products are sold in a range of retail channels, including specialist sport retailers, major grocers, high street retailers and e-commerce websites.

SiS is currently the official sports nutrition supplier to professional cycling teams Team SKY, Team Wiggins and USA Cycling. SiS is also the official sports nutrition partner to Liverpool FC and the official supplier of sports drinks and sports nutrition to the GB Rowing Team. In addition, Olympians Sir Chris Hoy MBE, and Katarina Johnson Thomson are brand ambassadors and Mark Cavendish is an Elite Sports Consultant to the brand.

SiS was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hatton Garden, London. Its manufacturing facility is in Nelson, Lancashire.

SiS shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SIS.

For further information, please visit www.scienceinsport.com

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name:	Stephen Moon
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/Status:	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial Notification/Amendment:	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participation, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name:	Science in Sport plc
b)	LEI:	n/a
4.	Details of 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: Identification code:	Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB00BBPV5329
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Purchase of Ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		61p	40,983
d)	Aggregated volume: Price:	40,983 61p
e)	Date of the Transaction:	26 October 2016
f)	Place of the Transaction:	London Stock Exchange

 

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