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21 May 2021 07:00
21 May 2021
Shoe Zone plc
("Shoe Zone" or the "Company")
Directors' Dealing
Shoe Zone plc, (the "Company") the UK's largest value footwear retailer, today announces that Anthony Smith, Chief Executive , and Charles Smith, Chairman, have purchased, in aggregate, 1,610,876 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 80 pence per share (the "Transactions").
Sheepy Magna Investments Limited, an investment vehicle in which Charles Smith has a 50% interest has acquired 720,156 Ordinary Shares, and Slawston Investments Limited, an investment vehicle in which Anthony Smith has a 50% interest has acquired 900,720 Ordinary Shares.
Following the Transactions, the total interest in the Company of both directors and their persons closely associated have changed as follows:
- Charles Smith's interest in the Company has increased to 11,933,694 Ordinary Shares, representing 23.87 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company
- Anthony Smith's interest in the Company has increased to 14,926,557 Ordinary Shares, representing 29.85 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company
Charles Smith and Anthony Smith's aggregated shareholding has therefore increased to 26,860,251 Ordinary Shares, representing 53.72 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company.
Further details regarding the Transaction are set out in the disclosure table below.
For further information, please call:
Shoe Zone plc Anthony Smith (CEO) Terry Boot (FD)
| Tel: +44 (0) 116 222 3000 |
Finncap (Nominated Adviser) Corporate Finance: Matt Goode Kate Bannatyne
Corporate Broking: Alice Lane
| Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
The below notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR")/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Anthony Smith | ||||
Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position/status: | Chief Executive | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial Notification | ||||
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
a) | Name: | Shoe Zone plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 21380016X1OWIRVRSI65 | ||||
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 1p nominal value GB00BLTVCF91 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Purchase | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume: · Price: | Single transaction as in 4 c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction: | 20 May 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) | ||||
2. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR")/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Charles Smith | ||||
Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position/status: | Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial Notification | ||||
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
a) | Name: | Shoe Zone plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 21380016X1OWIRVRSI65 | ||||
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 1p nominal value GB00BLTVCF91 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Purchase | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume: · Price: | Single transaction as in 4 c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction: | 20 May 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) | ||||
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