16 Dec 2016 14:57
16 December 2016
Honeycomb Investment Trust plc(the "Company")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by personsdischargingmanagerial responsibilities
The Company was notified today that Steve Plowman, an employee of the Company's investment manager Pollen Street Capital Limited, purchased 19,704 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company in the placing announced by the Company on 9 December 2016. The 19,704 ordinary shares were purchased through Hap Limited, which is 50% owned by Steve Plowman and 50% owned by his wife Samantha Plowman.
As a result, Mr. Plowman and his wife have an indirect interest in 19,704 ordinary shares through Hap Limited, representing 0.10 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company.
Further detail is provided below in accordance with Article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Hap Limited | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status | Hap Limited is a person closely associated with PDMR Steve Plowman, an employee of Honeycomb Investment Trust plc's investment manager, Pollen Street Capital Limited. Hap Limited is owned 50/50 by Steve Plowman and his wife Samantha Plowman, who is a person closely associated with Steve Plowman. | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Honeycomb Investment Trust plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | N/A | ||||
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, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Honeycomb Investment Trust plc ISIN: GB00BYZV3G25 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Acquisition by Hap Limited of 19,704 Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each in Honeycomb Investment Trust plc under the placing announced by Honeycomb Investment Trust plc on 9 December 2016. | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
19,704 £199,995.60 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 16 December 2016 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
ENQUIRIES
For further information, please contact:
Pollen Street Capital Limited
Lindsey McMurray / James Scott / Matthew Potter020 3728 6750
Liberum Capital Limited
Chris Clarke / Henry Freeman / Robert Johnson020 3100 2000