24 March 2022
ECSC Group plc
('ECSC', the 'Company' or the 'Group')
Director/PDMR Shareholding
ECSC (AIM: ECSC), the provider of cyber security services, has been informed that on 24 March 2022, Len Richards, a sales director of the Company and a person considered a PDMR, purchased a total of 3,568 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 56.91 pence per Ordinary Share. Len Richards now has a total beneficial interest in 7,698 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to approximately 0.1 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
The FCA notification in respect of the above purchase, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, is appended below.
Enquiries:
| ECSC Group plc (including press enquiries)
| +44 (0) 1274 736 223 |
| Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
| +44 (0) 203 3285 656 |
| Yellow Jersey (PR and Investor Relations) Annabel Atkins Matthew McHale | +44 (0) 203 004 9512 |
Notes to Editors:
Founded in 2000, ECSC Group plc (AIM: ECSC) is the UK's longest running full-service cyber security service provider. With an extensive range of in-house developed proprietary technologies, including advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, ECSC provides expert security breach prevention and advisory support to organisations across all sectors.
ECSC operates from two Security Operations Centres (SOCs): one in Yorkshire, UK, and the other in Brisbane, Australia. ECSC offers flexible 24/7/365 cyber security monitoring, detection, and response support to its clients, either as a fully managed service or to enhance an organisation's existing cyber security systems. In addition, ECSC's Assurance division provides guidance, certification to industry standards, and extensive testing services to allow organisations to assess their cyber security protection.
The Company's broad client base ranges from e-commerce start-ups to global blue-chip organisations, including 10% of the FTSE 100.
For more information please visit the following: https://investor.ecsc.co.uk/
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 | Len Richards
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| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-board sales director (PDMR)
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| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | ECSC Group plc
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| b) | LEI | 213800CG9B473DGJDC94
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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 | |||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1p each in ECSC Group plc
Identification code (ISIN) for ECSC Group plc ordinary shares: GB00BYMJ4J99
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 24 March 2022
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| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON
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