22 Aug 2019 07:00
22 August 2019
GVC Holdings PLC
("GVC", "Group" or "Company")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
On 21 August 2019 the Company was notified that Directors had purchased Ordinary shares of €0.01 each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company, on 20 and 21 August 2019, as set out below.
Name | Shareholding prior to purchase | Number of Ordinary Shares purchased | Price Purchased | Existing LTIP awards | Total Share interest |
K Alexander | 666,666 | 833,334 | 588.17p | 1,022,126 | 2,522,126 |
R Wood | - | 18,000 | 578.37p | 226,087 | 244,087 |
J Anscombe | 5,169 | 12,000 | 588.17p | n/a | 17,169 |
P Bouchut | 18,000 | 9,000 | 588.17p | n/a | 27,000 |
P Isola | 19,335 | 16,800 | 588.17p | n/a | 36,135 |
V McDowell | 7,000 | 8,000 | 588.17p | n/a | 15,000 |
Kenneth Alexander, GVC's CEO, commented:
"The purchase of £5m worth of shares demonstrates my conviction that GVC's strategy and long-term outlook will provide shareholders with strong returns, as supported by the continued positive momentum in the results we announced last week. I am confident in the regulatory outlook in Germany and the UK, and in the group's opportunity to take a leading position in the US market. I remain totally committed to GVC for the long-term."
Notes to editors: The shares purchased by the Directors were traded cum dividend. The Company's ex-dividend date in respect of the 17.6p interim dividend for 2019 (declared on 15 August 2019) is 22 August 2019.
For further information:
GVC Holdings PLC
Paul Tymms, Director of Investor Relations and (investors@gvc-plc.com)
Corporate Communications
Media enquiries
Buchanan Communications
David Rydell/Jamie Hooper Tel +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Transaction notification
1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||
a) | Name | Kenneth Alexander | |||
b) | Position/status | CEO | |||
c) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification | |||
2. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | GVC Holdings PLC | |||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | |||
3. | 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 transaction(s) has been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of €0.01 each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: IM00B5VQMV65 | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 833,334 Ordinary Shares | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||
588.17p | 833,334 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information
|
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Aggregated volume Price | 588.17p per share Total price £4,901,420.59
| 833,334 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-21 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||
a) | Name | Robert Wood | |||
b) | Position/status | CFO | |||
c) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification | |||
2. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | GVC Holdings PLC | |||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | |||
3. | 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 transaction(s) has been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of €0.01 each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: IM00B5VQMV65 | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 18,000 Ordinary Shares | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||
578p | 18,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information
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Aggregated volume Price | 578p per share Total price £104,040.00 | 18,000 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-20 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||
a) | Name | Jane Anscombe | |||
b) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director | |||
c) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification | |||
2. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | GVC Holdings PLC | |||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | |||
3. | 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 transaction(s) has been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of €0.01 each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: IM00B5VQMV65 | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 12,000 Ordinary Shares | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||
588.17p | 12,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information
| ||||
Aggregated volume Price | 588.17p per share Total price £70,580.40 | 12,000 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-21 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||
a) | Name | Pierre Bouchut | |||
b) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director | |||
c) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification | |||
2. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | GVC Holdings PLC | |||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | |||
3. | 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 transaction(s) has been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of €0.01 each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: IM00B5VQMV65 | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 9,000 Ordinary Shares | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||
588.17p | 9,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information
| ||||
Aggregated volume Price | 588.17p per share Total price £52,935.30
| 9,000 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-21 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||
a) | Name | Peter Isola | |||
b) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director | |||
c) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification | |||
2. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | GVC Holdings PLC | |||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | |||
3. | 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 transaction(s) has been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of €0.01 each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: IM00B5VQMV65 | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 16,800 Ordinary Shares | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||
588.17p | 16,800 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information
| ||||
Aggregated volume Price | 588.17p per share Total price £98,812.56 | 16,800
| |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-21 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
1. | Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||
a) | Name | Virginia McDowell | |||
b) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director | |||
c) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification | |||
2. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | GVC Holdings PLC | |||
b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | |||
3. | 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 transaction(s) has been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of €0.01 each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: IM00B5VQMV65 | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 8,000 Ordinary Shares | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||
588.17p | 8,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information
|
| |||
Aggregated volume Price | 588.17p per share Total price £47,053.60
| 8,000 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-21 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||