7 January 2019
Gear4music (Holdings) plc
("Gear4music" or "the Company")
PDMR / Director Dealings
On 7 January 2019, Gear4music (Holdings) plc, the largest UK based online retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, was informed that the following Directors had purchased ordinary shares of 10p in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") today:
Name |
Title |
Ordinary Shares purchased |
Average price paid per Ordinary Share |
Total Ordinary Shares owned (post-purchase) |
% total voting rights in the Company |
Ken Ford |
Non-Executive Chairman |
10,000 |
240p |
30,000 |
0.14% |
Gareth Bevan |
Chief Commercial Officer |
4,400 |
228p |
114,760 |
0.55% |
Chris Scott |
Chief Financial Officer |
4,400 |
228p |
104,840 |
0.50% |
Dean Murray
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Non-Executive Director |
3,000 |
214p |
197,520 |
0.94% |
For further information contact:
Gear4music Andrew Wass, Chief Executive Officer Chris Scott, Chief Financial Officer
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+44 (0)20 3865 9668 |
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N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Richard Lindley, Corporate Finance Rachel Hayes, Corporate Broking
Peel Hunt (Joint Broker) Adrian Trimmings George Sellar
Alma PR (Financial PR) Josh Royston Rebecca Sanders-Hewett Helena Bogle
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+44 (0)20 7496 3000
+44 (0)20 7418 8900
+44 (0)20 3405 0205 |
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About Gear4music.com
Operating from a Head Office in York, and Distribution Centres and showrooms in York, Sweden and Germany, the Group sells own-brand musical instruments and music equipment alongside premium third-party brands including Fender, Yamaha and Roland, to customers ranging from beginners to musical enthusiasts and professionals, in the UK, Europe and, more recently, into the Rest of the World.
Having developed its own e-commerce platform, with multilingual, multicurrency websites delivering to over 190 countries, the Group has rapidly expanded its database and continues to build its overseas presence.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Ken Ford |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
PDMR (Non-Executive Chairman) |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Gear4music (Holdings) plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138005H4W74HDGSFC49 |
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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
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
GB00BW9PJQ87 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price |
Volume |
240p |
10,000 Ordinary Shares |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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N/A
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
7 January 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Gareth Bevan |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
PDMR (Chief Commercial Officer) |
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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 |
Gear4music (Holdings) plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138005H4W74HDGSFC49 |
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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
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
GB00BW9PJQ87 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price |
Volume |
228p |
4,400 Ordinary Shares |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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N/A
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
7 January 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Chris Scott |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
PDMR (Chief Financial Officer) |
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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 |
Gear4music (Holdings) plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138005H4W74HDGSFC49 |
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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
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
GB00BW9PJQ87 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price |
Volume |
228p |
4,400 Ordinary Shares |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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N/A
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
7 January 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Dean Murray |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
PDMR (Non-Executive Director) |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Amendment |
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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 |
Gear4music (Holdings) plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138005H4W74HDGSFC49 |
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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
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
GB00BW9PJQ87 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price |
Volume |
214p |
3,000 Ordinary Shares |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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N/A
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
7 January 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Chris Scott
Company Secretary to Gear4music (Holdings) plc