Last checked at 9 Jul 2021 11:59
09 July 2021
THE GYM GROUP PLC ("THE COMPANY")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and their Persons Closely Associated ("PCAs")
Pursuant to the notification obligations in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation, the Company has been notified of the following transactions in Ordinary Shares of £0.0001 each in the Company ("Shares") by Directors/PDMRs and their PCAs:
Name | Position or status | Number of shares sold | Sale price per share | Ordinary shareholding following transaction(s) |
Richard Darwin | Chief Executive Officer | 325,000 | 278.46p | 621,760 |
Charlotte Darwin | PCA of Richard Darwin | 25,000 | 278.46p | 100,000 |
In addition, Richard Darwin has transferred 89,242 shares to Charlotte Darwin, PCA.
Richard retains a substantial interest over 721,760 ordinary shares in the share capital of the Company, having not sold any shares in the Company (other than to meet tax and NI liabilities when exercising a share award) since its IPO in 2015. Richard also retains options over 843,256 shares in the Company under the Company's employee share schemes.
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
a) | Name | Richard Darwin | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification
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3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | The Gym Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VCU9TBANZIN455 | ||||
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 | Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each
ISIN: GB00BZBX0P70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |
N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 8/7/2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | ||||
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
a) | Name | Charlotte Darwin | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | PCA of Richard Darwin, Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification
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3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | The Gym Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VCU9TBANZIN455 | ||||
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 | Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each
ISIN: GB00BZBX0P70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |
N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 8/7/2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | ||||
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
a) | Name | Richard Darwin | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification
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3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | The Gym Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VCU9TBANZIN455 | ||||
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 | Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each
ISIN: GB00BZBX0P70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer to PCA Charlotte Darwin
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |
N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 9/7/2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
For further information, please contact:
The Gym Group: Penny Hughes, Chairwoman Mark George, CFO
| via Tulchan Communications |
Tulchan Communications: James Macey White Elizabeth Snow Laura Marshall
| +44 (0) 207 353 4200 |
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