Director Share Purchase

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SSP Group plc announced that Group CFO Geert Verellen purchased 41,006 ordinary shares for £74,136.80 on December 11, 2025. This follows other director share purchases including Group CEO Patrick Coveney acquiring 149,669 shares for £251,025.06. These transactions, totaling over 230,000 shares across multiple directors, indicate confidence in the company's performance and could be viewed positively by investors.

Disclaimer*

SSP Group PLC
12 December 2025
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

 

12 December 2025

 

SSP Group plc

(the "Company")

 

Director Share Purchase

 

The Company has been notified that Geert Verellen, Group CFO (being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR"), has purchased 41,006 ordinary shares of 117/200 pence in the capital of the Company on 11 December 2025.

 

Further details are set out in the PDMR form below, which are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

A summary of all board share purchases on 4, 5 and 11 December 2025 is also included in the table below for information.

 

PDMR

Position

Shares purchased

Aggregated Price

Patrick Coveney

Group CEO

149,669

£251,025.06

Geert Verellen

Group CFO

41,006

£74,136.80

Carolyn Bradley

Senior Independent Director

5,802

£9,928.67

Timothy Lodge

Non-Executive Director

15,000

£25,754.24

Apurvi Sheth

Non-Executive Director

4,000

£6,618

Karina Deacon

Non-Executive Director

18,000

£30,726

 

 

For further information, please contact:

SSP Group plc

Fiona Scattergood, General Counsel & Company Secretary                   

 

 



 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility

a)

Name

Geert Verellen

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group CFO

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Full name of the entity

SSP Group plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

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 117/200 pence

b)

Identification Code

GB00BGBN7C04

c)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

d)

Currency

GBP - British Pound

e)

Price(s) and Volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£1.808

41,006

f)

Aggregated Information

-       Price

-       Volume

-       Total

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Total Aggregated Price

£1.808

41,006

£74,136.80

g)

Date of transaction

11 December 2025

h)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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