Directors' Dealings

CentralNic Group PLC

18 May 2023

 

18 May 2023

CentralNic Group plc

Directors' Dealings

CentralNic Group plc (LSE:CNIC, "Company" or "CNIC") received notification on the 17 May 2023 from Kestrel Partners LLP ("Kestrel") that on the 15 May and 16 May 2023 it purchased, on behalf of its discretionary client accounts, an aggregate of 86,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("Shares") in the Company at an average price of £1.132116 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 48,364,837 Shares in the Company.

On a combined basis, Kestrel indirectly holds voting rights over 66,291,372 Shares in the Company, which represents 23.20 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	6.27%
Indirect	JIM Nominees Limited	2,086,888	0.73%
Indirect	Bank of New York Nominees Ltd	24,142,299	8.45%
Indirect	CB NYK - CITIBANK N.A.-PRIVATE BK	19,079,476	6.68%
Indirect	Northern Trust Company AVFC	3,056,174	1.07%

For further information contact:

CentralNic Group Plc Michael Riedl, Chief Executive Officer William Green, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Zeus (NOMAD and Joint Broker) Nick Cowles / Jamie Peel / James Edis (Investment Banking) Dominic King (Corporate Broking)	[phone] [phone]
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Mark Whitmore / Richard Andrews / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff	[phone]
SEC Newgate (for Media) Bob Huxford / Alice Cho / Harry Handyside	[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	Purchase 15 May 2023 Price(s) Volume(s) 1.128582  55,000 shares 16 May 2023 Price(s) Volume(s) 1.138387  31,000 shares
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Purchase Total 86,000 shares at an average price of GBP 1.132116
e)	Date of the transaction	15 & 16 May 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London AIM

 

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