FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
18 January 2018
SSP Group plc
(the "Company")
Notification of transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")
The Company has been notified that on 16 January 2018 the person set out in the table below, being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), acquired ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") under the Partnership Shares element of the Company's International Share Incentive Plan ("ISIP") at a price of £6.620 per Share and and was also given a right to acquire Shares at nil consideration under the Matching Awards element of the ISIP.
Name |
Position |
Partnership Shares purchased |
Number of Shares subject to Matching Awards |
Christopher Rayner |
Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific |
21 |
10 |
This announcement, including the notifications below, is made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility |
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a) |
Name |
Christopher Rayner |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific |
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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) |
Full name of the entity |
SSP Group plc |
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b) |
Legal Entity Identifier Code |
213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 |
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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 1 pence |
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b) |
Identification Code |
GB00BNGWY422 |
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c) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Partnership Shares and the right to acquire Matching Shares under the Matching Award element of the ISIP. |
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d) |
Currency |
GBP - British Pound |
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e) |
Price(s) and Volume(s) |
Partnership Shares
Shares subject to Matching Award
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f) |
Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) |
Date of transaction |
16 January 2018 |
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h) |
Place of transaction |
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) |
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For further information, please contact:
SSP Group plc
Helen Byrne, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 207 543 3404