Director/PDMR Shareholding

SSP Group PLC

20 December 2023

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                 LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

20 December 2023

SSP Group plc

(the "Company")

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")

The Company announces that the persons set out in the tables below, each being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), have transacted in ordinary shares of 1^17/200 pence nominal value in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") in connection with awards granted under the Performance Share Plan (the "PSP Awards") and Restricted Share Plan (the "RSP Awards").   

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 For further information, please contact:

 SSP Group plc

Fiona Scattergood, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary                   

Tel:  [phone]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility
a)	Name	Jonathan Robinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO - SSP Asia Pacific
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Full name of the entity	SSP Group plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier Code	213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
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 117/200 pence
b)	Identification Code	GB00BGBN7C04
c)	Nature of the transaction	1.             Exercise of Awards granted under the Company's Performance Share Plan (PSP) in November 2018, November 2019 and December 2020 (the "PSP Awards"); and 2.             Sale of Shares acquired on the exercise of the PSP Awards to discharge tax liabilities arising on such exercise.
d)	Currency	GBP - British Pound
e)	Price(s) and Volume(s)	1.     Exercise Price(s) per share Volume(s) £0 34,153 2.     Sale to discharge tax liabilities Price(s) per share Volume(s) £2.368 22 £2.356 128
f)	Aggregated Information -       Price -       Volume -       Total Price	1.     Exercise Price Volume Total £0 34,153 £0 2.     Sale to discharge tax liabilities Price Volume Total £2.358 150 £353.66
g)	Date of transaction	19 December 2023
h)	Place of transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility
a)	Name	Michael Svagdis
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO - SSP America
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Full name of the entity	SSP Group plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier Code	213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
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 117/200 pence
b)	Identification Code	GB00BGBN7C04
c)	Nature of the transaction	1.             Vesting of a Conditional Share Award granted under the Company's Restricted Share Plan in June 2021 (the "RSP Award"); and 2.             Sale of Shares acquired on the vesting of the RSP Award to discharge tax liabilities arising on such vesting.
d)	Currency	GBP - British Pound
e)	Price(s) and Volume(s)	1.     Vesting Price(s) per share Volume(s) £0 80,777 2.     Sale to discharge tax liabilities Price(s) per share Volume(s) £2.279055 27,824
f)	Aggregated Information -       Price -       Volume -       Total Price	1.   Vesting Price Volume Total £0 80,777 £0 2.   Sale to discharge tax liabilities Price Volume Total £2.279055 27,824 £63,412.43
g)	Date of transaction	18 December 2023
h)	Place of transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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