Audioboom Group plc
("Audioboom", the "Group" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Audioboom (AIM: BOOM), the leading global podcast company, announces that Michael Tobin OBE, non-executive Chairman of the Company, purchased 6,160 ordinary shares in the Company on 20 September at a price of 160 pence per ordinary share.
Following this purchase, Michael Tobin holds 780,612 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 4.8 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
The Company also announces that Roger Maddock, a non-executive director of the Company, purchased 5,000 ordinary shares in the Company on 20 September at a price of 157.88 pence per ordinary share.
Following this purchase, Roger Maddock holds 316,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 1.9 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
The FCA notifications in respect of the above, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, are appended below.
Change of Name of Nominated Adviser and Broker
The Company also announces that its Nominated Adviser and Broker has changed its name to Cavendish Capital Markets Limited following completion of its own corporate merger.
Enquiries
| Audioboom Group plc | Tel: +44(0)20 3714 4285 |
| Stuart Last, Chief Executive Officer Brad Clarke, Chief Financial Officer |
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| Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | Tel: +44(0)20 7220 0500 |
| Jonny Franklin-Adams/Abigail Kelly (Corporate Finance) Charlotte Sutcliffe/Harriet Ward (ECM)
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About Audioboom
Audioboom is a global leader in podcasting - our shows are downloaded more than 135 million times each month by 38 million unique listeners around the world. Audioboom is ranked as the fifth largest podcast publisher in the US by Edison Research.
Audioboom's ad-tech and monetisation platform underpins a scalable content business that provides commercial, distribution, marketing and production services for a premium network of top tier podcasts. Key partners include the official Formula 1 podcasts 'F1: Beyond the Grid' and 'F1 Nation', 'Casefile True Crime' (US), 'True Crime Obsessed' (US), The Tim Dillon Show' (US), 'No Such Thing As A Fish' (UK) and 'The Cycling Podcast' (UK).
Audioboom operates internationally, with global partnerships across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The platform distributes content via Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Facebook and Twitter as well as a partner's own websites and mobile apps.
For more information, visit audioboom.com.
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 | Michael Tobin | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Chairman | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Audioboom Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800QO681575J97813 | ||||
| 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 no par value in Audioboom Group plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Audioboom Group plc ordinary shares: JE00BJYJFG60 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 20 September 2023 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Roger Maddock | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Audioboom Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800QO681575J97813 | ||||
| 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 no par value in Audioboom Group plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Audioboom Group plc ordinary shares: JE00BJYJFG60 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 20 September 2023 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||
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