Last checked at 7 Dec 2021 09:39
7 December 2021
Gaming Realms plc
("Gaming Realms", the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Total Voting Rights
The Company has been notified that Michael Buckley, Executive Chairman of the Company, has exercised and subsequently sold 1,000,000 options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted under the Gaming Realms 2013 EMI Plan. These options were satisfied under the Company's block listing. Following the sale of these shares, Michael Buckley maintains a significant beneficial interest in the Company - holding 26,500,000 Ordinary Shares representing 9.15% of the Company's issued share capital.
Following the exercise of the options mentioned above, the Company's issued share capital consists of 289,702,626 Ordinary Shares with voting rights and that figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to the interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The Company has also been notified that Mark Blandford, Non-Executive Director of the Company, has purchased 100,000 Ordinary Shares. Following this purchase, Mark Blandford has a beneficial interest in 10,380,000 Ordinary Shares representing 3.58% of the Company's issued share capital.
The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| Name
| Michael Buckley
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| Executive Chairman | |||
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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
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| Name
| Gaming Realms plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800MJYF3DX78F6A39 | |||
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN: GB00BBHXD542 | |||
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Identification code |
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares | |||
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| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 10p | 1,000,000 |
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| Aggregated information |
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| N/A | ||||
- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2 December 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | |||
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Michael Buckley
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| Executive Chairman | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Gaming Realms plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800MJYF3DX78F6A39 | |||
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN: GB00BBHXD542 | |||
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Identification code |
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Ordinary Shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 32.5p | 1,000,000 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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| N/A | ||||
- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 6 December 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market | |||
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Mark Blandford
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| 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
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a)
| Name
| Gaming Realms plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800MJYF3DX78F6A39 | |||
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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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN: GB00BBHXD542 | |||
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Identification code |
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of Ordinary Shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 32.5p | 100,0000 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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| N/A | ||||
- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 6 December 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market | |||
For further information please contact:
Gaming Realms plc | 0845 123 3773 |
Michael Buckley, Executive Chairman |
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Mark Segal, CFO |
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Peel Hunt LLP - NOMAD and broker | 020 7418 8900 |
George Sellar |
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Andrew Clark |
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Will Bell Lalit Bose |
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Yellow Jersey | 07747 788 221 |
Charles Goodwin |
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Annabel Atkins |
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Annabelle Wills |
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