Last checked at 29 May 2018 13:42
Date: 29 May 2018
Hansard Global plc ('The Company')
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Persons Closely Associated with them
The Company was notified on 29 May 2018 that Dr Leonard Polonsky CBE transferred 49,946,319 ordinary shares of 50 pence each in the capital of the Company for nil consideration to the Leonard Polonsky Revocable Trust, a US-established trust of which Dr Polonsky CBE is the sole beneficiary and sole trustee. This being the entire holding of Dr Polonsky CBE in the Company.
Dr Polonsky CBE is a director and The Leonard Polonsky Revocable Trust is deemed to be a person closely associated with Dr Polonsky CBE under Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
The Company was informed that these transfers, which took place on 29 May 2018, were for estate planning purposes.
There has been no change in the total number of voting rights in the Company directly or indirectly held by Dr Polonsky CBE as a result of this transfer.
The following disclosure is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014:
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Dr Leonard Selwyn Polonsky CBE | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status
| PDMR - Director | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Hansard Global plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05 | ||||
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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 | Hansard Global plc - Ordinary 50p shares
HSD - ISIN IM00B1H1XF89
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b)
| Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares from Dr Leonard Selwyn Polonsky (direct interests) to Dr Leonard Selwyn Polonsky - LPRT (Leonard Polonsky Revocable Trust) | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| n/a (single transaction) | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 2018-05-29 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction | Transfer of shares occurred outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Dr Leonard Selwyn Polonsky - LPRT (Leonard Polonsky Revocable Trust) | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Person Closely Associated with Dr Leonard Selwyn Polonsky, a Director of Hansard Global plc | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Hansard Global plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05 | ||||
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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
|
Hansard Global plc - Ordinary 50p shares
HSD - ISIN IM00B1H1XF89 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares from Dr Leonard Selwyn Polonsky (direct interests) to Dr Leonard Selwyn Polonsky - LPRT (Leonard Polonsky Revocable Trust) | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| n/a (single transaction) | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 2018-05-29 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction | Transfer shares occurred outside a trading venue | ||||
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Grace Hibbert - Assistant Company Secretary
Date of notification: 29 May 2018