Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3591Z

Shoe Zone PLC

21 May 2021

 

21 May 2021

Shoe Zone plc

("Shoe Zone" or the "Company")

Directors' Dealing

Shoe Zone plc, (the "Company") the UK's largest value footwear retailer, today announces that Anthony Smith, Chief Executive , and Charles Smith, Chairman, have purchased, in aggregate, 1,610,876 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 80 pence per share (the "Transactions").

Sheepy Magna Investments Limited, an investment vehicle in which Charles Smith has a 50% interest has acquired 720,156 Ordinary Shares, and Slawston Investments Limited, an investment vehicle in which Anthony Smith has a 50% interest has acquired 900,720 Ordinary Shares.

Following the Transactions, the total interest in the Company of both directors and their persons closely associated have changed as follows:

-  Charles Smith's interest in the Company has increased to 11,933,694 Ordinary Shares, representing 23.87 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company

-  Anthony Smith's interest in the Company has increased to 14,926,557 Ordinary Shares, representing 29.85 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company

Charles Smith and Anthony Smith's aggregated shareholding has therefore increased to 26,860,251 Ordinary Shares, representing 53.72 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company.

Further details regarding the Transaction are set out in the disclosure table below.

For further information, please call:

Shoe Zone plc Anthony Smith (CEO) Terry Boot  (FD)	Tel: [phone]
Finncap (Nominated Adviser) Corporate Finance: Matt Goode Kate Bannatyne Corporate Broking: Alice Lane	Tel: [phone]

The below notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR")/person closely associated
a)	Name:	Anthony Smith
	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification/Amendment:	Initial Notification
	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name:	Shoe Zone plc
b)	LEI:	21380016X1OWIRVRSI65
	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 1p nominal value GB00BLTVCF91
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) 80p 900,720
d)	Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume: · Price:	Single transaction as in 4 c) above Average Price Volume(s) 80p 900,720
e)	Date of the transaction:	20 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction:	London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON)

2.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR")/person closely associated
a)	Name:	Charles Smith
	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chairman
b)	Initial notification/Amendment:	Initial Notification
	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name:	Shoe Zone plc
b)	LEI:	21380016X1OWIRVRSI65
	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 1p nominal value GB00BLTVCF91
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) 80p 720,156
d)	Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume: · Price:	Single transaction as in 4 c) above Average Price Volume(s) 80p 720,156
e)	Date of the transaction:	20 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction:	London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON)

 

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