Director Dealing

RNS Number : 7440N
Virgin Wines UK PLC
25 January 2023
 

25 January 2023

 

Virgin Wines UK plc

Director Dealing

("Virgin Wines" or the "Company")

 

Virgin Wines announces that it has been notified that Helen Jones, Non-Executive Director of the Company, on 23 January 2023 purchased 5,000 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 55.00 pence per Ordinary Share. Following this purchase, Helen Jones is beneficially interested in 5,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.009 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Helen Jones

2.

Reason for the notification

b)

Position / status

Non-Executive Director

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Virgin Wines UK plc

b)

LEI

213800WAVVOPS85N2205

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

Identification Code

Ordinary Shares of 1p each 


 

GB00BN33TR63

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

55.00

5,000

d)

Aggregated information

 

 

 n/a

   

e)

Date of the transaction

23 January 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

 

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Enquiries:

Virgin Wines UK plc

Jay Wright, CEO

Graeme Weir, CFO

 

Liberum Capital Limited

(Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker)  

Clayton Bush

Edward Thomas

John Fishley

Lucas Bamber 

 

Hudson Sandler

(Public Relations)

Alex Brennan

Dan de Belder

Charlotte Cobb

Harry Griffiths

Via Hudson Sandler

 

Tel: +44 20 3100 2222

 

 

 

 

 

virginwines@hudsonsandler.com

Tel: +44 20 7796 4133

 

 

 

Notes to editors:

About Virgin Wines

Virgin Wines is one of the UK's largest direct-to-consumer online wine retailers. It is an award-winning business which has a reputation for supplying and curating high quality products, excellent levels of customer service and innovative ways of retailing.

The Company, which is headquartered in Norwich, UK, was established in 2000 by the Virgin Group and was subsequently acquired by Direct Wines in 2005 before being bought out by the Virgin Wines management team, led by CEO Jay Wright and CFO Graeme Weir, in 2013. It listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 2021.

Virgin Wines has more than 500 wines, 250 spirits and 100 beers in its portfolio which it sells to an active customer base of 187,000 members. It has approximately 200 employees and more than 40 trusted winemaking partners and suppliers around the world.

The Company drives the majority of its revenue though its fast-growing WineBank subscription scheme, using a variety of marketing channels, as well as through its Wine Advisor team, Wine Plan channel and Pay As You Go service.

Along with its extensive range of award-winning products, Virgin Wines was delighted to be named Online Drinks Retailer of the Year for 2022 at this year's Drinks Retailing Awards, as well as receiving the bronze award for Contact Centre of the Year at the 2022 UK National Contact Centre Awards.  

https://www.virginwinesplc.co.uk/

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