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, the leading independent provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and financial institutions in the UK, is pleased to announce that it has been notified that Matt Timmins, Joint CEO of SimplyBiz, has purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") through his Self-Invested Personal Pension Plan ("SIPP") on 11th September 2018 at a price of 188.5p per Ordinary Share.
Following this transaction, Matt has an interest in 1,661,975 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 2.2 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital.
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.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Matthew Lloyd Timmins |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Joint Chief Executive Officer (PDMR) |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
The SimplyBiz Group plc |
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LEI |
213800DXP1VY21GCTH04 |
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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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification Code |
Ordinary shares of 1p each
ISIN: GB00BG1THS43 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase by SIPP |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) 188.5p Volume(s) 100,000 |
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Aggregated information |
N/a - single transaction |
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Date of transaction |
11 September 2018 |
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Place of transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM |
For further information please contact:
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The SimplyBiz Group plc |
via Instinctif Partners |
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Matt Timmins (Joint Chief Executive Officer) Neil Stevens (Joint Chief Executive Officer)
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Zeus Capital (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 3829 5000 |
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Martin Green Andrew Jones Pippa Underwood
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Instinctif Partners |
+44 (0) 20 7866 7938 / SimplyBiz@instinctif.com |
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Giles Stewart Rachel Cashmore Ambrose Fullalove |
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