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Friday, 5 January 2018
The Character Group plc
("Group" or the "Company")
Directors' share dealings
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
Michael Hyde (Managing Director of the Group's Far East Operations) being a Director of the Company and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs), has notified the Company that, on 5 January 2018he exercised 100,000 unapproved share options, at an exercise price of 213p per share. Accordingly, the Company then allotted to Mr Hyde 100,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each representing 0.48% of the Company's issued voting share capital.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a. | Name | Michael Hyde | ||||||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a. | Position/status | Managing Director of Far East Operations | ||||||||||||
b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
a. | Name | The Character Group plc | ||||||||||||
b. | LEI | 213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73 | ||||||||||||
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 5 pence
GB0008976119 | ||||||||||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of share options | ||||||||||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||||||||||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 5 January 2018 | ||||||||||||
f. | Place of the transaction | XOFF | ||||||||||||
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