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Zegona Communications plc
("Zegona" or the "Company")
PURCHASE OF SHARES BY JOSE MIGUEL GARCÍA
17 July 2024
Zegona Communications plc (ZEG) announces that on 11 July 2024, Jose Miguel García Fernández, CEO of Vodafone Spain, purchased 485,500 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 265.3 pence per Ordinary Share.
Following the purchase outlined above, Jose Miguel García Fernández's interest in the share capital of the Company is 485,500 Ordinary Shares.
Jose Miguel García Fernández was appointed CEO of Vodafone Spain on 1 June 2024 following completion of the acquisition of Vodafone Spain by Zegona.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
For further information contact:
Lulu Bridges / Katie Hopkins / Ruairi Millar
Tavistock
Tel: 020 7920 3150
About Zegona
Zegona was established in 2015 with the objective of investing in businesses in the European Telecommunications, Media and Technology sector and improving their performance to deliver attractive shareholder returns. Zegona is led by former Virgin Media executives Eamonn O'Hare and Robert Samuelson.
On 31 May 2024, Zegona completed the acquisition of Vodafone Spain for €5.0 bn.
A notification in respect of PDMR dealings in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse, which forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, is set out below.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Jose Miguel García Fernández | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Jose Miguel García Fernández is the sole director on a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Zegona Communications plc | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Zegona Communications plc | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800ASI1VZL2ED4S65 | |||||||
| 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
GB00BVGBY890 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares by Jose Miguel García Fernández | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price | Volume | ||||||
| £2.653 | 485,500 | ||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
| Aggregate Price | Aggregate Volume | Aggregate total | |||||
| £2.653 | 485,500 | £1,288,031.50 | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 11 July 2024 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (Main Market) | |||||||
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