Director/PDMR Shareholding

Loungers PLC

13 December 2023

 

13 December 2023

Loungers plc

("Loungers" or the "Company")

Notification of transactions by directors, persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and connected persons

Loungers, a leading operator of all-day café/bar/restaurants across the UK under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, announces that on 13 December 2023 incentive awards were granted over ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("Shares") under the Loungers plc Senior Management Restricted Share Plan to the below Directors and PDMRs ("PSP Awards"). The PSP Awards were granted in the form of nil-cost share options and in accordance with the performance conditions as set out in the FY23 Annual Report and Accounts (on page 34).

Name	Position	Number of Shares granted under PSP Award
Alex Reilley	Founder Chairman	106,850
Nick Collins	Chief Executive Officer	259,493
Gregor Grant	Chief Financial Officer	127,202
Justin Carter	Lounge Managing Director	83,953
Eve Bugler	Chief Operating Officer	58,281
Guy Youll	Chief People Officer	92,511
Lucy Knowles	Cosy Club Managing Director	70,484

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	1.    Alex Reilley 2.    Nick Collins 3.    Gregor Grant 4.    Justin Carter 5.    Eve Bugler 6.    Guy Youll 7.    Lucy Knowles
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	1.    Founder Chairman 2.    Chief Executive Officer 3.    Chief Financial Officer 4.    Lounge Managing Director 5.    Chief Operating Officer 6.    Chief People Officer 7.    Cosy Club Managing Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Loungers plc
b)	LEI	213800FA4HQ339CRNN34
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	Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BH4JR002
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of PSP Award under the Loungers plc Senior Management Restricted Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.    Nil 2.    Nil 3.    Nil 4.    Nil 5.    Nil 6.    Nil 7.    Nil 1.    106,850 2.    259,493 3.    127,202 4.    83,953 5.    58,281 6.    92,511 7.    70,484
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	- 798,774 - Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	13 December 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

For further information please contact:

Loungers plc                                                                                                                                      Via Powerscourt

Nick Collins, Chief Executive Officer

Gregor Grant, Chief Financial Officer

Houlihan Lokey UK Limited (Financial Adviser and NOMAD)                            Tel: [phone]

Sam Fuller / Tim Richardson

Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker)                                                                  Tel: [phone]

Andrew Godber / John Fishley

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)                                                                                   Tel: [phone]

Dan Webster / Andrew Clark

Powerscourt (Financial Public Relations)                                                             Tel: [phone]

Rob Greening / Nick Hayns / Elizabeth Kittle

 

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