RNS Number : 8884A
ECSC Group PLC
27 September 2022
 

27 September 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 27 September 2022, Gemma Basharan, Chief Financial Officer, purchased 7,348 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 26.4 pence per Ordinary Share. Gemma Basharan now has a total beneficial interest in 11,562 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to approximately 0.12 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

ECSC has also been informed that on 27 September 2022, Lucy Sharp, Chief Operating Officer, purchased 8,172 Ordinary Shares at a price of 24.4 pence per Ordinary Share. Lucy Sharp now has a total beneficial interest in 250,807 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to approximately 2.51 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The FCA notifications in respect of the above purchases, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, are appended below.

Enquiries:

ECSC Group plc

Ian Mann, Executive Chairman

Matthew Briggs, Chief Executive Officer

 

+44 (0) 1274 736 223

Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
David Hart/Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)
Tony Quirke (Equity Sales and Corporate Broking)

 

+44 (0) 203 3285 656

Press Enquiries
Clare Macdonald, Marketing Director

+44 (0) 1274 736 223

 

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.

ECSC is led by a highly experienced senior management team with over 80 years' combined experience within the company and has delivered consecutive organic growth for the last 20 years.

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

Gemma Basharan

 

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

ECSC Group plc

 

b)

LEI

213800CG9B473DGJDC94

 

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

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

26.4p

 

7,348

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

n/a

 

e)

Date of the transaction

27 September 2022

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Lucy Sharp

 

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

ECSC Group plc

 

b)

LEI

213800CG9B473DGJDC94

 

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

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

24.4p

 

8,172

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

27 September 2022

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

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