RNS Number : 6175F
SimplyBiz Group PLC (The)
10 March 2020
 

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, a leading fintech and support services group, is pleased to announce that it has been notified that Matt Timmins, Neil Stevens, Gary Hughes and Tim Clarke (the "Directors") have today purchased, in aggregate, 101,943 ordinary shares in the Company as listed below. Following this transaction, the Directors have a resulting interest in the ordinary shares of the Company as listed below.

 

Name

Shares in SimplyBiz before purchase

% total shares in issue

Shares in SimplyBiz after purchase

% total shares in issue

Matt Timmins
(Joint CEO)

1,686,975

1.74%

1,698,580

1.76%

Neil Stevens
(Joint CEO)

1,636,975

1.69%

1,664,864

1.72%

Gary Hughes
(Non Executive Director)

Nil

Nil

54,070

0.06%

Tim Clarke
(Non Executive Director)

8,823

0.01%

17,202

0.02%

 

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.

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Matt Timmins

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Joint Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)               171.4p              

 

Volume(s)           11,605           

d)

Aggregated information

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

10 March 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Neil Stevens

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Joint Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

(i)         Purchase of Ordinary Shares

 

(ii)        Purchase by SIPP

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

(i)         Purchase of Ordinary Shares

 

Volume(s)

Price

2,320

171.4p

14

190.0p

 

 

(ii)          Purchase by SIPP

Price(s)               180.0p

Volume(s)           25,555

 

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume: 27,889

 

Aggregated price: 179.3p

 

 

e)

Date of transaction

10 March 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Gary Hughes

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non Executive Director (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)               184.7p              

 

Volume(s)           54,070          

d)

Aggregated information

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

10 March 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Tim Clarke

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non Executive Director (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

The SimplyBiz Group plc

b)

LEI

213800DXP1VY21GCTH04

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 1p each

 

 

 

ISIN:  GB00BG1THS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)               179.0p              

 

Volume(s)           8,379           

d)

Aggregated information

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

10 March 2020

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

For further information please contact:

The SimplyBiz Group plc

via Instinctif Partners

Matt Timmins (Joint Chief Executive Officer)

Neil Stevens (Joint Chief Executive Officer)

 

 




Zeus Capital (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 3829 5000

Martin Green

Dan Bate

 


Peel Hunt (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Guy Wiehahn

Andrew Buchanan

Rishi Shah

 


Instinctif Partners

 

Catherine Wickman

Katie Bairsto

+44 (0) 20 7457 2020/ SimplyBiz@instinctif.com



 


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