Directors' Dealings

RNS Number : 3263H

CentralNic Group PLC

03 August 2021

 

03 August 2021

CentralNic Group plc

Directors' Dealings

CentralNic Group plc (LSE:CNIC, "Company" or "CNIC") received notification on the 02 August 2021 from Kestrel Partners LLP ("Kestrel") that on 30 July 2021 it purchased, on behalf of its discretionary client accounts, an aggregate of 6,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("Shares") in the Company at an average price of £0.963 per share.   

Mr Royde is a partner of, and holds a beneficial interest in, Kestrel. Mr Royde is also a shareholder in Kestrel Opportunities and is therefore deemed to have a beneficial interest in Kestrel Opportunities' entire legal holding in CNIC.

Following this transaction, Kestrel Opportunities holds (and consequently Mr Royde is deemed to have a beneficial interest in) 17,926,535 Shares in the Company, and other clients of Kestrel, in which Mr Royde has no beneficial interest hold 38,760,044 Shares in the Company.

On a combined basis, Kestrel indirectly holds voting rights over 56,686,579 Shares in the Company, which represents 22.57 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.

Kestrel's interest in the Shares in the Company is held through the following nominees:

Holding type	Nominee	No. of shares	% of issued share capital
Indirect	Bank of New York Nominees Ltd	17,926,535	7.14%
Indirect	JIM Nominees Limited	1,721,610	0.69%
Indirect	Bank of New York Nominees Ltd	24,042,291	9.57%
Indirect	CB NYK - CITIBANK N.A.-PRIVATE BK	12,996,143	5.17%

On the same date it received notification from Don Baladasan ("Mr Baladasan"), that on 30 July 2021 he sold an aggregate of 165,000 Shares in the Company at an average price of £0.97 per share. Mr Baladasan is an executive director of the Company. Following this transaction, Mr Baladasan holds 46 ,153 Shares in the Company, which represents 0.02 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.

For further information contact:

For further information:   CentralNic Group Plc Ben Crawford, Chief Executive Officer Don Baladasan, Group Managing Director Michael Riedl, Chief Financial Officer  [phone] Zeus Capital Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker) Nick Cowles / Jamie Peel (Corporate Finance) John Goold / Rupert Woolfenden  (Institutional Sales) [phone] [phone] Stifel (Joint Broker) Fred Walsh / Alex Price / Richard Short [phone] SEC Newgate (for Media) Bob Huxford / Tom Carnegie / Isabelle Smurfit [phone] [e-mail]

ANNEX

Template for notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Kestrel Partners LLP
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA - Max Royde (non-executive director CentralNic Group plc)
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	CentralNic Group plc
b)	LEI	213800WAVVOPS85N2205
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 Identification code	£0.001 Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s) Transfer Purchase	P urchase 30 July 2021 Price(s) Volume(s) 0.963 6,000 shares
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Purchase Total 6,000 shares @ GBP 0.963
e)	Date of the transaction	30 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mr Don Baladasan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Managing Director (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	CentralNic Group plc
b)	LEI	213800WAVVOPS85N2205
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 Identification code	£0.001 Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BCCW4X83
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale
c)	Price(s) and volume(s) Transfer Purchase	Sale 30 July 2021 Price(s) Volume(s) 0.97 165,000 shares
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	n/a - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	30 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

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