22 May 2019
Christie Group plc
("Christie Group" or the "Company")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
Christie Group plc (AIM: CTG.L), the leading provider of Professional & Financial Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare & education and retail sectors, has been advised that on 20 May 2019, Simon James Hawkins, Group Finance Director, who is considered to be a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), has exercised options over 20,000 Christie Group ordinary shares (the "Option Shares"). The Option Shares are held by the Christie Group plc 2007 Company Share Option Plan (the "CSOP") and have been transferred to Mr Hawkins in accordance with the terms of the CSOP for a consideration of 45 pence for 20,000 Option Shares.
Mr Hawkins, on 20 May 2019, sold the Option Shares at a price of 93 pence per share.
Accordingly, Mr Hawkins' beneficial and non-beneficial holdings in the Company have remained the same at 126,240 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.48 per cent of the total voting rights of the Company.
The above notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
Enquiries:
Christie Group plc
David Rugg, Chairman and Chief Executive 020 7227 0707
Dan Prickett, Chief Operating Officer 020 7227 0700
Stockdale Securities - Nominated Advisor & Broker
Andy Crossley / Antonio Bossi 020 7601 6100
About Christie Group:
Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 43 offices across the UK, Europe and Canada, catering to its specialist markets in the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare & education and retail sectors.
Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional & Financial Services (PFS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PFS - Christie & Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Orridge, Venners and Vennersys.
Tracing its origins back to 1846, the Group has a long established reputation for offering essential services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
For more information, please go to www.christiegroup.com.