RNS Number : 6897W
Loungers PLC
13 December 2023

13 December 2023

Loungers plc

("Loungers" or the "Company")

Notification of transactions by directors, persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and connected persons

Loungers, a leading operator of all-day café/bar/restaurants across the UK under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, announces that on 13 December 2023 incentive awards were granted over ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("Shares") under the Loungers plc Senior Management Restricted Share Plan to the below Directors and PDMRs ("PSP Awards"). The PSP Awards were granted in the form of nil-cost share options and in accordance with the performance conditions as set out in the FY23 Annual Report and Accounts (on page 34).

Name

Position

Number of Shares granted under PSP Award

Alex Reilley

Founder Chairman

106,850

Nick Collins

Chief Executive Officer

259,493

Gregor Grant

Chief Financial Officer

127,202

Justin Carter

Lounge Managing Director

83,953

Eve Bugler

Chief Operating Officer

58,281

Guy Youll

Chief People Officer

92,511

Lucy Knowles

Cosy Club Managing Director

70,484

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

1. Alex Reilley

2. Nick Collins

3. Gregor Grant

4. Justin Carter

5. Eve Bugler

6. Guy Youll

7. Lucy Knowles

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1. Founder Chairman

2. Chief Executive Officer

3. Chief Financial Officer

4. Lounge Managing Director

5. Chief Operating Officer

6. Chief People Officer

7. Cosy Club Managing Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Loungers plc

b)

LEI

213800FA4HQ339CRNN34

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 £0.01 each

ISIN: GB00BH4JR002

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of PSP Award under the Loungers plc Senior Management Restricted Share Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. Nil

2. Nil

3. Nil

4. Nil

5. Nil

6. Nil

7. Nil

1. 106,850

2. 259,493

3. 127,202

4. 83,953

5. 58,281

6. 92,511

7. 70,484


d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- 798,774

- Nil

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

For further information please contact:

Loungers plc Via Powerscourt

Nick Collins, Chief Executive Officer

Gregor Grant, Chief Financial Officer

Houlihan Lokey UK Limited (Financial Adviser and NOMAD) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7484 4040

Sam Fuller / Tim Richardson

Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000

Andrew Godber / John Fishley

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Dan Webster / Andrew Clark

Powerscourt (Financial Public Relations) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

Rob Greening / Nick Hayns / Elizabeth Kittle

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