10 February 2025
THE PEBBLE GROUP PLC
("The Pebble Group" or the "Group")
Exercise of options and Director/PDMR shareholding
The Board of The Pebble Group, a leading provider of technology, services and products to the global promotional products industry, announces the exercise of 358,962 nil cost options ("Options") by Chris Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Claire Thomson, Chief Financial Officer, under the Pebble Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
The exercise of Options under the LTIP has been satisfied through the allocation of existing Ordinary Shares held by The Pebble Group Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT"). As such, no new Ordinary Shares have been issued in connection with the Option exercises. Following settlement of these transactions, the EBT will hold a total of 94,225 Ordinary Shares representing 0.06 per cent of the Group's total voting rights.
Following the exercise of these options, Chris Lee and Claire Thomson sold 97,653 and 72,336 Ordinary Shares, respectively at a price of 45.25 pence per Ordinary Share to settle personal tax liabilities. Their resultant holdings are as follows:
| Participant | Position | Options Exercised | Ordinary Shares sold | Resultant holding in Ordinary Shares | % of issued share capital of the Group |
| Chris Lee | CEO | 206,212 | 97,653 | 6,200,074 | 3.8% |
| Claire Thomson | CFO | 152,750 | 72,336 | 2,987,657 | 1.8% |
The Ordinary Shares held as a result of this exercise remain subject to the two year post vesting holding period.
The notifications below, provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
Enquiries
| The Pebble Group Chris Lee, Chief Executive Officer Claire Thomson, Chief Financial Officer | +44 (0) 750 012 4121 |
| Panmure Liberum (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Mansfield Will King Josh Moss | +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 |
| Temple Bar Advisory (Financial PR) Alex Child-Villiers Alistair de Kare-Silver Sam Livingstone | +44 (0) 207 183 1190 |
About The Pebble Group
The Pebble Group is a provider of digital commerce, products and related services to the global promotional products industry, comprising two differentiated businesses, Facilisgroup and Brand Addition, focused on specific areas of the promotional products market. For further information, please visit www.thepebblegroup.com.
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| Name
| Christopher Lee | ||||
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| The Pebble Group plc | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| 213800LZUQAYBHDEQY04 | ||||
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| 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 1 pence each
ISIN GB00BK71XP16
PEBB.L | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options under LTIP | ||||
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| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 7 February 2025 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| Name
| Christopher Lee | ||||||
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| The Pebble Group plc | ||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 213800LZUQAYBHDEQY04 | ||||||
| 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 1 pence each
ISIN GB00BK71XP16
PEBB.L | ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares by PDMR Christopher Lee | ||||||
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| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 7 February 2025 | ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Claire Thomson | ||||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| The Pebble Group plc | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| 213800LZUQAYBHDEQY04 | ||||
| 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 1 pence each
ISIN GB00BK71XP16
PEBB.L | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options under LTIP | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 7 February 2025 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Claire Thomson | ||||||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| The Pebble Group plc | ||||||
| b)
| LEI
| 213800LZUQAYBHDEQY04 | ||||||
| 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 1 pence each
ISIN GB00BK71XP16
PEBB.L | ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares by PDMR Claire Thomson | ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 7 February 2025 | ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||||
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