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Monday, 5 October 2020
The Character Group plc
(the "Company")
Designers, developers and international distributor of toys, games and giftware
Director/PDMR shareholding
Character Group (AIM: CCT) the designer, developer and international distributor of branded toys, games and giftware, announces the following director/PDMR share transactions in respect of options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's 2017 Share Option Plan.
Michael Hyde (Managing Director Far East Operations) and Jeremiah Healy (Group Marketing Director) have today given notice to the Company that they have each surrendered options over Ordinary Shares under the Company's 2017 Share Option Plan, in return for which the Company has re-granted options to each of Michael Hyde and Jeremiah Healy, as follows:
Name of PDMR | Share options surrendered | Share options granted |
Michael Hyde (Managing Director Far East operations) | Date of grant: 5 June 2018
No. of shares: 100,000 Ordinary Shares held in treasury
Exercise price: 520p
Conditional vesting date: 5 June 2021
| Date of grant: 2 October 2020
No. of shares: 92,000 Ordinary Shares held in treasury
Exercise price: 325.5p
Conditional vesting date: 2 October 2023
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Jeremiah Healy (Group Marketing Director) | Date of grant: 5 June 2018
No. of shares: 72,000 Ordinary Shares held in treasury
Exercise price: 520p
Conditional vesting date: 5 June 2021
| Date of grant: 2 October 2020
No. of shares: 66,000 Ordinary Shares held in treasury
Exercise price: 325.5p
Conditional vesting date: 2 October 2023
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The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
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, 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 | (i) Surrender of share options; and (ii) Grant of share options |
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | (i) Surrender of 100,000 share options at an exercise price of 520 pence per share; and (ii) Grant of 92,000 share options at an exercise price of 325.5 pence per share |
d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
Not applicable |
e. | Date of the transaction | 2 October 2020 |
f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a. | Name | Jeremiah Healy |
2. | Reason for the notification | |
a. | Position/status | Group Marketing Director |
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 | (i) Surrender of share options; and (ii) Grant of share options |
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | (i) Surrender of 72,000 share options at an exercise price of 520 pence per share; and (ii) Grant of 66,000 share options at an exercise price of 325.5 pence per share |
d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
Not applicable |
e. | Date of the transaction | 2 October 2020 |
f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
ENQUIRIES |
The Character Group plc Jon Diver, Joint Managing Director Kiran Shah, Joint Managing Director |
Office: +44 (0) 208 329 3377 Mobile: +44 (0) 7831 802219 (JD) Mobile: +44 (0) 7956 278522 (KS) Email: info@charactergroup.plc.uk |
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Atholl Tweedie, Investment Banking Charles Leigh-Pemberton, Corporate Broking Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Nick Athanas Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5656 |
TooleyStreet Communications Limited (investor and media relations) Fiona Tooley Tel: +44 (0) 7785 703523 Email: fiona@tooleystreet.com
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