8 August 2016
Sound Energy plc
("Sound Energy" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Sound Energy, the Mediterranean focused upstream gas company, announces that it has today been notified that Nicola Whyte, the wife of Sound Energy's Non-Executive Chairman Stephen Whyte, has today purchased 24,171 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 62 pence per Ordinary Share.
As a result of this transaction, Mr. Whyte is now beneficially interested in a total of 165,957 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.03% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Nicola Louise Whyte |
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Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Notification concerns a PCA, being the wife of Stephen Whyte, a PDMR as Non-Executive Chairman of Sound Energy plc |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Sound Energy plc |
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b) |
LEI |
- |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1p each |
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Identification code |
GB00B90XFF12 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
£0.62 |
24,171 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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Aggregated volume |
Single transaction |
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Price |
Single transaction |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
8 August 2016 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
For further information on Sound Energy visit www.soundenergyplc.com or contact:
Vigo Communications - PR Adviser Patrick d'Ancona Chris McMahon Alexandra Roper |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7830 9700 |
Sound Energy James Parsons, Chief Executive Officer
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Smith & Williamson - Nominated Adviser Azhic Basirov David Jones Ben Jeynes |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7131 4000 |
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe - Broker Sarah Wharry David Porter |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7894 8896 |