19 Jan 2018 13:00
Merlin Entertainments plc
19 January 2018
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF
PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMR") / PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM ("PCA")
Merlin Entertainments plc (the "Company") has been notified that on 16 January 2018 the following named person purchased Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of USD 5.0765 per Ordinary Shares (equivalent to GBP 3.68316 per Ordinary Share*).
The following disclosure is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
PDMR/PCA | Position | Number of Shares Purchased |
Trudy Rautio | Non-Executive Director | 19,000 |
The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR/PCA can be found below.
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | |||||||
a) | Name | Trudy Rautio | ||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Director | ||||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007 | ||||||
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
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Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Shares | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information
− Aggregated volume
− Price
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e) | Date of the transaction | 16 January 2018 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | United States of America | ||||||
*calculated at an average rate of GBP 1 to USD 1.3783 on 16 January 2018
For further information please contact:
Matthew Jowett
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Merlin Entertainments plc
00 44 1202 634955
19 January 2018