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FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC
("Franchise Brands", the "Group" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding Notification
Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand franchise business, announces that following a transfer of shares, Nigel Wray's (Non-Executive Director) total interest in ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") remains unchanged at 22,366,303 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 23.36% of the Company's issued share capital. The notification below, which has been made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail of the transactions between parties related to Mr Wray's total interest in Ordinary Shares.
Enquiries:
Franchise Brands plc | + 44 (0) 1625 813231 |
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman |
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Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer |
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Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director |
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) | +44 (0) 20 3328 5656 |
Jeremy Porter / Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance) Amrit Nahal (Sales & Corporate Broking) |
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Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker) | +44 (0) 20 3903 7715 |
James Serjeant / Colin Climie / Nicholas Chambers |
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MHP Communications (Financial PR) | +44 (0) 20 3128 8100 |
Katie Hunt | +44 (0) 7884 494112 |
| franchisebrands@mhpc.com |
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 | Vidacos Nominees Limited (nominee Company for RBC Trustees (Jersey) Limited as trustees for the Nigel Wray family trust) |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Person Closely Associated with Nigel Wray, Non-Executive Director |
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| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Franchise Brands plc |
b) | LEI | 213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 |
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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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price: 147p Volume: 12,301,244
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a |
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 November 2021 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange - AIM |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Euroblue Investments Limited |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Person Closely Associated with Nigel Wray, Non-Executive Director |
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Franchise Brands plc |
b) | LEI | 213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 |
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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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price: 147p Volume: 7,900,438
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a |
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 November 2021 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange - AIM |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Glengrace Limited |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Person Closely Associated with Nigel Wray, Non-Executive Director |
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| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Franchise Brands plc |
b) | LEI | 213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 |
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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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price: 147p Volume: 4,400,785
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a |
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 November 2021 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange - AIM |