Director/PDMR Shareholding

SDI Group PLC

07 November 2023

 

SDI Group plc

("SDI", the "Company", or the "Group")

Director / PDMR Shareholdings

SDI Group plc, the AIM quoted group focused on the design and manufacture of scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications, announces that it has been notified that Ken Ford, Chaiman, and Stephen Brown, Chief Operating Officer have purchased 10,000 and 8,323 ordinary shares of 1 pence in each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), respectively.

Details of holdings pre and post-purchase are listed below.

Director	Current shareholding	Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	Purchase price (pence)	Number of Ordinary Shares after purchase	% of Ordinary Shares held after purchase
Ken Ford	885,217	10,000	121.81	895,217	0.86%
Stephen Brown	Nil	8,323	116.5	8,323	0.01%

Enquiries

SDI Group plc

Mike Creedon, CEO                                                                                                         01223 727144

Ami Sharma, CFO

www.sdigroup.com

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited                                                                         020 7220 0500

Ed Frisby/Seamus Fricker - Corporate Finance

Andrew Burdis/Sunila de Silva - ECM

About SDI Group plc:

SDI designs and manufactures scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications including life sciences, healthcare, astronomy, plastics and packaging, manufacturing, precision optics, measurement instrumentation and art conservation. SDI operates through its subsidiaries: Atik Cameras, Synoptics, Graticules Optics, Sentek, Astles Control Systems, Applied Thermal Control, MPB Industries, Chell Instruments, Monmouth Scientific, Uniform Engineering, Scientific Vacuum Systems, Safelab Systems, LTE Scientific, Fraser Anti-Static Techniques and Peak Sensors.

SDI continues to grow by developing its own technology advancements and by improving its global sales channels, as well as through pursuing strategic, complementary acquisitions.

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

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	Ken Ford
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	SDI Group plc
b)	LEI	213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70
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 1p each
	Identification code	GB00B3FBWW43
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Purchase of Ordinary Shares 121.81 10,000
d)	Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price	·    10,000 shares ·    121.81 pence
e)	Date of the transaction	6 November 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (AIM - XLON)

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Stephen Brown
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	SDI Group plc
b)	LEI	213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70
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 1p each
	Identification code	GB00B3FBWW43
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Purchase of Ordinary Shares 116.5 8,323
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	·    8,323 shares ·    116.5 pence
e)	Date of the transaction	7 November 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (AIM - XLON)

 

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