Director/PDMR Shareholding

SDI Group PLC

21 February 2024

 

SDI Group plc

("SDI", the "Company", or the "Group")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

SDI Group plc, the AIM quoted group focused on the design and manufacture of scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications, announces that it has been notified of a share transfer by Ken Ford, Chairman of the Company, being the transfer of his self-invested personal pension ("SIPP") from one provider to another in specie (the "Transfer").

Following the completion of the Transfer, Mr Ford's total beneficial interest in the Company remains unchanged at 905,217 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.87% of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries

SDI Group plc

Ken Ford, Chair                                                                                                       01223 727144

Stephen Brown, CEO                                                                                             

Ami Sharma, CFO

www.sdigroup.com

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited                                                                         020 7220 0500

Ed Frisby/Seamus Fricker - Corporate Finance

Andrew Burdis/Sunila de Silva - ECM

About SDI Group plc:

SDI designs and manufactures scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications including life sciences, healthcare, astronomy, plastics and packaging, manufacturing, precision optics, measurement instrumentation and art conservation. SDI operates through its subsidiaries: Atik Cameras, Synoptics, Graticules Optics, Sentek, Astles Control Systems, Applied Thermal Control, MPB Industries, Chell Instruments, Monmouth Scientific, Uniform Engineering, Scientific Vacuum Systems, Safelab Systems, LTE Scientific, Fraser Anti-Static Techniques and Peak Sensors.

Corporate expansion is via organic growth within its subsidiary companies and through the acquisition of complementary, niche technology businesses with established reputations in global markets.

The notification below, made in accordance with requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

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	Ken Ford
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	SDI Group plc
b)	LEI	213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70
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	Ordinary Shares of 1p each
	Identification code	GB00B3FBWW43
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of Ordinary Shares - change of SIPP provider resulting in no change to beneficial ownership
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Transfer of Ordinary Shares N/A 560,000
d)	Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price	·    560,000 shares ·    Price - N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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