Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2535L
Bens Creek Group PLC
30 December 2022
 

30 December 2022

 

Bens Creek Group plc

 

("Bens Creek", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Acquisition of share options by PDMR

 

Bens Creek Group plc (AIM:BEN), the owner of a metallurgical coal mine in North America supplying the steel industry, is pleased to announce that Robin Fryer, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company and a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR"), on 29 December 2022, acquired 150,000 options over ordinary shares in the Company from a former US-based employee at a price of 16.5p per option. In the event that Robin Fryer exercises the share options, he will also be required to pay the Company 5p per share option exercised.

 

Following the purchase of options, Robin Fryer now holds 300,000 options over ordinary shares in the Company.

 

The notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, which forms part of Domestic UK Law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, is appended below.

 

The FCA notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, is appended further below.

 

  For further information please contact:

 

Bens Creek Group plc

Adam Wilson, CEO

Murat Erden, CFO

 

 

+44 (0) 204 558 2300

Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

Nick Athanas / Nick Naylor / George Payne (Corporate Finance)

Kelly Gardiner (Sales and Corporate Broking)

 

+44 (0) 203 328 5656

 

WH Ireland Limited (Joint Broker)

Harry Ansell / Katy Mitchell

 

+44 (0) 207 220 1666

 


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

 

Robin Fryer

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Non-Executive Chairman

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name 

 

Bens Creek Group plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800I3FGJ7KAZGEG14

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 Shares of 0.1 pence each



Identification code

GB00BP814F22



b)

 

Nature of the transaction 

 

Purchase of Options over the Ordinary Shares in the Company

c)

Price and volume

Price: 16.5 pence per option

Volume: 150,000

d)

 

Aggregated information




Aggregated volume

150,000



Price

 

Principal amount

 16.5 pence per option

 

£24,750



e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

29 December 2022

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

 



 

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