Director's Dealings/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8303Z

STM Group PLC

16 December 2014

 



16 December 2014

STM Group Plc

("STM", "the Company" or "the Group")

Director Dealings / Holdings in Company

STM Group Plc (AIM: STM), the multi-jurisdictional financial services group, is pleased to announce that Alan Kentish, Director of Business and Product Development, has today acquired 1.1 million ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of STM ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 18.5p per Ordinary Share.

Further to the purchase, which is subject to regulatory approval, Alan Kentish will own 5,968,817 Ordinary Shares, representing 11.17% of the Company's issued share capital and voting rights, in his personal name and through his beneficial holding in Clifton Participants Inc.

The Ordinary Shares have been acquired from International Financial Options Limited, a personal investment vehicle of Nigel Green and family. Nigel Green, and his related companies continue to hold 7.9 % of the issued share capital and voting rights and he remains a loyal shareholder and supporter of the Group.

Commenting on the share purchase, Colin Porter, Chief Executive of STM, said:

"This share transaction is a further step in Nigel Green's long term strategy towards his investment in STM, enabling him to concentrate his efforts and resources on his other business interests now that STM has fully developed robust processes and administration services within its pensions business.

"STM is at a very exciting stage in its development of specialist products and services and broadening of its distribution capability so Alan Kentish's appetite for buying further shares in the Group is very encouraging."

For further information, please contact:

STM Group Plc	www.stmgroupplc.com
Colin Porter, Chief Executive Officer [e-mail]	Tel: [phone]
Alan Kentish, Director of Business and Product Development [e-mail]	Tel: [phone]
Therese Neish, Chief Financial Officer [e-mail]	Tel: [phone]
finnCap	www.finncap.com
Charlotte Stranner / Christopher Raggett - Corporate Finance Mia Gardner - Corporate Broking	Tel: [phone]
Winningtons	www.winningtons.co.uk
Tom Cooper / Paul Vann	Tel: [phone]
	Mob: [phone]
	[e-mail]

Notes to editors:

STM is a multi jurisdictional financial services group which is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and made its first acquisition in 2007. The Group specialises in estate and succession planning and wealth structuring for high net worth individuals and their families.  STM's clients include entrepreneurs, celebrities, sports stars and affluent retirees.

Today, STM has operations in Gibraltar, Spain, Jersey, Malta and Cyprus. The Group is looking to expand through the development of additional products and services that its ever more sophisticated clients demand.  STM has, for example, incorporated a Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, STM Life plc, which provides life insurance bonds - wrappers in which a variety of investments, including investment funds, can be held. STM has developed a specialist international pensions division which specialises in Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS), Qualifying Non UK Pension Schemes (QNUPS) and Employer Funded Retirement Benefit Schemes (EFRBS).

Further information on STM Group can be found at www.stmgroupplc.com

 

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