Last checked at 3 Dec 2018 07:00
3 December 2018
Audioboom Group plc
("Audioboom" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Audioboom (AIM: BOOM), the leading spoken word audio on-demand platform, announces that on 30 November 2018, Michael Tobin OBE, non-executive Chairman of the Company, purchased a total of 295,948 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 1.01 pence per ordinary share. Following this purchase, Michael Tobin holds 4,955,848 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.4 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Michael Tobin | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Audioboom Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800QO681575J97813 | ||||
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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 | |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary shares of no par value in Audioboom Group plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Audioboom Group plc ordinary shares: JE00B5NFKB77
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 30 November 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||
Enquiries
Audioboom Group plc | |
Rob Proctor, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: +44(0)20 7403 6688 |
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated adviser and Joint Broker) | Tel: +44(0)20 3328 5656 |
David Hart /Alex Brearley/Asha Chotai | |
Novum Securities (Joint Broker) | Tel: +44(0)20 7399 9400 |
Colin Rowbury/Jon Belliss | |
Walbrook PR Limited (PR & IR Advisers) | Tel: +44(0)20 7933 8780 |
Paul Cornelius / Sam Allen | or audioboom@walbrookpr.com |
About Audioboom
Audioboom is a global podcasting platform that consolidates the business of on-demand audio, making content accessible, wide-reaching and profitable for podcasters, advertisers and brands. Audioboom operates internationally, with operations across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, and addresses the issue of disparate podcast services by putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together under one umbrella, creating a user-friendly, economical experience.
Audioboom hosts over 14,000 content channels, with key partners including A+E Networks (US), Associated Press (US), Astonishing Legends (US), Casefile True Crime (AUS), Edith Bowman (UK), Felon True Crime Podcast (AUS), F1:Beyond The Grid(UK), Jonathan Ross (UK), Moneycontrol Podcast (India), No Such Thing As A Fish (UK), Red FM (India), Starburns Audio (US), The Cycling Podcast (UK), The Totally Football Show (UK), The True Geordie Podcast (UK) and Undisclosed (US).
Original content produced by Audioboom includes The 45th (US), Covert (US), I Almost Knew That (India), The Psychology Behind with Dr Linda Papadopoulos (UK), Ctrl Alt Win Podcast (India), Deliberations (US), It's Happening with Snooki & Joey (US), Mafia (US), Mission To Zyxx (US), Night Call (US) and The Russell Brand Podcast (UK).
The platform receives over 60 million listens per month and allows partners to share their content via Apple Podcasts, BookMyShow, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, RadioPublic, Saavn, Spotify, Stitcher, Facebook and Twitter as well as their own websites and mobile apps.
For more information, visit audioboom.com.