Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4055D

Connect Group PLC

26 April 2017

Connect Group PLC

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Connect Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary 5p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility:

1. Purchase by Mark Cashmore (Executive Director, Group Chief Executive Officer) and by a person closely associated to Mr Cashmore, of a total of 25,380 ordinary 5p shares, on 26 April 2017, for a market price of £1.30.

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Cashmore
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director, Group 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	Connect Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138004033ONVOOQXB02
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 5p shares

	Identification code	ISIN: GB00B17WCR61

b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase in the market of 12,690 ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1.30	12,690

d)	Aggregated information	n/a single transaction

	- Aggregated volume

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Christine Cashmore
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person closely associated to Mark Cashmore, Executive Director and Group 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	Connect Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138004033ONVOOQXB02
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 5p shares

	Identification code	ISIN: GB00B17WCR61

b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase in the market of 12,690 ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1.30	12,690

d)	Aggregated information	n/a single transaction

	- Aggregated volume

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	26 April 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market