Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0542G

Eckoh PLC

27 February 2018

 

27 February 2018                                                                                                                    

Eckoh plc

("Eckoh" or the "Company")

Directors Dealings

Eckoh has received notification that on 26 February 2018 Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 39.4p per Ordinary Share. In addition, Nik has transferred 50,000 Ordinary Shares of his own beneficial holding to the Self Invested Pension (SIPP) of Nik Philpot, together with the newly purchased shares, also at a price of 39.4p per Ordinary Share.

Furthermore, the Company has also been notified that on 26 February 2018 Christopher Humphrey, Non-Executive Chairman of Eckoh, purchased a total of 50,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 39.349p per Ordinary Share.

As a result of his share purchase, Nik is now holding a total of 6,926,285 Ordinary Shares, representing 2.74 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company. Chris, following his share purchase, is now holding a total of 400,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.16 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Eckoh plc                                                         Tel: [phone]

Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer

Chrissie Herbert, Chief Financial Officer

www.eckoh.com                                               

FTI Consulting LLP                                          Tel: [phone]

Ed Bridges / Emma Hall / Darius Alexander

[e-mail] 

N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker)                 Tel: [phone]

Shaun Dobson / Lauren Kettle

www.n1singer.com

Berenberg (Joint Broker)                                 Tel: [phone]

Ben Wright / Chris Bowman / Amritha Murali

About Eckoh plc

Eckoh is a global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK, US and Australia.  

Our secure payments products, which can be hosted in the cloud or deployed on the client's site, removes sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. The products offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") as well as wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One accredited Service Provider since 2010. 

Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries to be answered through multiple channels, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true omni-channel experience to their customers. We also assist organisations to transform the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.

Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Nik Philpot
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Eckoh plc
b)	LEI	213800Z885E2BBU1CR76
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 0.25 pence each GB0033359141
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		39.4 pence	50,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	26 February 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Christopher Humphrey
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	Eckoh plc
b)	LEI	213800Z885E2BBU1CR76
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 0.25 pence each GB0033359141
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		39.349 pence	50,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	26 February 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

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