Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0519Z
SimplyBiz Group PLC (The)
15 September 2020
 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

The SimplyBiz Group plc

(the "Company" or "SimplyBiz")

 

Director / PDMR Dealing

 

The SimplyBiz Group plc, a leading fintech and support services group, is pleased to announce that it has been notified that Matt Timmins, Neil Stevens, Gareth Hague and Gary Hughes, each of whom are directors of the Company (the "Directors") have today purchased, in aggregate, 40,255 ordinary shares in the Company as listed below. Following this transaction, the Directors have a resulting interest in the ordinary shares of the Company as listed below.

 

Name

Shares in SimplyBiz before purchase

Shares in SimplyBiz purchased

Shares in SimplyBiz held after purchase

% total shares in issue

Matt Timmins
(Joint CEO)

1,724,889

5,111

1,730,000

1.79%

Neil Stevens
(Joint CEO)

1,664,864

25,000

1,689,864

1.75%

Gareth Hague
(Group FD)

Nil

5,144

5,144

0.01%

Gary Hughes
(Non Executive Director)

54,070

5,000

59,070

0.06%

 

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

 

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

Matt Timmins

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Joint Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)   156.3

 

Volume(s)  5,111 

d)

Aggregated information

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

15 September 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Neil Stevens

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Joint Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)   156.1

 

Volume(s)  25,000 

d)

Aggregated information

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

15 September 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Gareth Hague

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Finance Director (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)   155.5

 

Volume(s)  5,144 

d)

Aggregated information

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

15 September 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Gary Hughes

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non Executive Director (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)   156.3

 

Volume(s)  5,000 

d)

Aggregated information

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

15 September 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

For further information please contact:

SimplyBiz

via Instinctif Partners

Matt Timmins (Joint Chief Executive Officer)


Neil Stevens (Joint Chief Executive Officer)

Gareth Hague (Group Finance Director)




Zeus Capital (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 3829 5000

Martin Green

Dan Bate




Liberum (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 3100 2222

Cameron Duncan


James Greenwood


Ed Phillips




Instinctif Partners

+44 (0) 78 3767 4600

s implybiz@instinctif.com

Catherine Wickman

Lewis Hill

 

 

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