RNS Number : 9326E
Smiths News PLC
04 July 2023
 

Smiths News plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding


The Company has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of 5p undertaken by a PDMR. On 4 July 2023,
Jonathan Bunting (Chief Executive Officer) was granted options to buy 40,613 shares at an option price of £0.4432 per share under the terms of the Connect Group PLC Save As You Earn Plan. The savings term is three years and the options are exercisable between 1 September 2026 and 28 February 2027.

 

The relevant notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Jonathan Bunting

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Smiths News plc

b)

 

LEI

 

 

2138004033ONVOOQXB02

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

Ordinary 5p shares



Identification code

ISIN: GB00B17WCR61



b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Grant of options pursuant to the Connect Group PLC Save As You Earn Plan

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




£0.4432

40,613







d)

 

Aggregated information

n/a single transaction



- Aggregated volume




- Price




e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

4 July 2023

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

Person responsible for arranging release of this announcement:

Karen Mills

Deputy Company Secretary
Smiths News plc

Rowan House

Cherry Orchard North

Kembrey Park

Swindon

SN2 8UH


email:
cosec@smithsnews.co.uk

LEI: 2138004O33ONVOOQXB02

 

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