PDMR/PCA Notification

On the Beach Group PLC

14 August 2023

 

14 August 2023

On the Beach Group plc

("On the Beach", "OTB" or the "Group")

Notification of transactions by Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated with them

On the Beach Group plc (LSE: OTB.L), a leading UK online retailer for beach holidays, announces that Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited (as trustees of the SC 2014 Settlement), a PCA of Simon Cooper (Founder Director NED of On the Beach Group plc), notified the Company on 11 August 2023 that he had purchased 2,823,862  ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at price of 88.0907 pence per Ordinary Share (£2,487,559.80 in aggregate).

Following this purchase, Simon Cooper, will have an interest in 12,521,226 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.51% of the issued share capital of the Company, as outlined below.

Shareholder	Number of shares	% of issued share capital
Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited (a PCA of Simon Cooper)	10,427,589	6.26%
Simon Cooper (in his own name)	2,093,637	1.26%
TOTAL	12,521,226	7.51%

The Notification of Dealing Form required in accordance with UK MAR is set out below.

For further information:

FTI Consulting Alex Beagley Fiona Walker Sam Macpherson Rafaella de Freitas

Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

About On the Beach

On the Beach is a consumer-centric disruptor on a mission to continually democratise easy access, hassle free, great value holidays. Having invested in proposition, technology, brand and service, our asset light model is well positioned to continue to attract and retain the widest possible audience of beach holidaymakers. We are a leading online retailer in the UK short haul beach holiday market. By expanding into B2B and Long Haul channels, we have doubled our UK addressable market, and have a long‐term vision to become Europe's leading online retailer of beach holidays.

www.onthebeachgroupplc.com

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited (as trustees of the SC 2014 Settlement) on behalf of the family of Simon Cooper
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA of Simon Cooper, Founder Director NED of On the Beach Group plc
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	On the Beach Group plc
b)	LEI	213800K51Y9BZY7F9R69
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 GB00BYM1K758
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		88.0907 pence	2,823,862 Ordinary Shares
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	2,823,862 88.0907p
e)	Date of the transaction	11 August 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

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