Last checked at 4 Apr 2018 17:15
4 April 2018
Gfinity plc
("Gfinity" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Gfinity plc, a leading international esports group, has been informed that Neville Upton, CEO of the Company, on 4 April 2018 purchased 166,666 ordinary shares at a price of 12.00p in the Company as part of the placing announced on 28 March 2018.
Following this purchase, Neville Upton has an interest in 14,877,245 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 5.44% of the Company's issued share capital.
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 | Neville Upton | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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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 | Gfinity plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800GNV14EDQNRWI17 | ||||
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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 12.00p each in Gfinity plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Gfinity plc ordinary shares: GB00BT9QD572 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale and Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transactions | 4 April 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM (FBT) | ||||
The information set out in this announcement is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.
Enquiries:
Gfinity plc | www.gfinityplc.com |
Neville Upton, Chief Executive Officer | Via Walbrook PR |
Allenby Capital Limited - AIM Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker | Tel: +44 20 3328 5656 |
Jeremy Porter / John Depasquale | |
Shore Capital - Joint Broker | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
Patrick Castle | |
Walbrook PR (Media & Investor Relations) | Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 |
Paul Cornelius / Nick Rome/ Sam Allen | or gfinity@walbrookpr.com
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About Gfinity
Founded in 2012, Gfinity has established itself as one of the world's leading esports companies. The London-based business enjoys strong relationships with game publishers, players and the wider esports community and has built a solid reputation for delivering high quality competitions, both on-line at www.gfinityesports.com and off-line, in addition to producing industry leading esports broadcasts.
The Gfinity Esports Arena at Fulham Broadway, London is the home of UK esports showcasing regular tournaments across the full range of competitive games. Beyond its own tournaments Gfinity provides a full turnkey solution for brands wanting to create their own esports tournaments and has staged premium esports events around the globe for leading publishers and brands including Formula 1, Microsoft, Activision, EA, Xbox, Gillette and HP.