Last checked at 14 Mar 2017 10:26
14 March 2017
The Character Group plc
("Character Group" or the "Company")
Directors' share dealings
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Character Group (AiM: CCT) the designer, developer and international distributor of branded toys, games and giftware, announces that Mr Mark Dowding and Mr Clive Crouch, being Directors of the Company and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs), have notified the Company of share purchase transactions effected in the market yesterday (13 March 2017) by them respectively as follows:
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· Mark Dowding, Group Finance Director, purchased 6,605 ordinary shares of 5p each in Character Group ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 515p per share. Following this purchase, Mr Dowding's shareholding in the Company has increased to 100,000 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.47% of the Company's issued voting share capital.
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· Clive Crouch, Non-executive Director, purchased 9,803 Ordinary Shares at a price of 515p per share. Following this purchase, Mr Crouch's shareholding in the Company has increased to 15,358 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.07% of the Company's issued voting share capital.
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1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a. | Name | Mark Dowding and Clive Crouch | ||||||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a. | Position/status | Group finance director/Non-executive 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 | |||||||||||||
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 | Purchase of shares | ||||||||||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | |||||||||||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 13 March 2017 | ||||||||||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||||||||||
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Enquiries:
The Character Group plcÂ
Mark Dowding, Group Finance Director & Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)208 329 3377
Panmure Gordon, Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Andrew Godber
Tom Salvesen
Tel: +44 (0)20 7886 2500
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Allenby Capital Limited, Joint Broker
Nick Athanas
Katrina Perez
Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656
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Tooley Street Communications, IR & Media Relations
Fiona Tooley
Tel: +44 (0)7785 703 523