10 Apr 2019 15:58
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
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10 April 2019
SSP Group plc
(the "Company")
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Notification of transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")Â
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The Company has been notified that on 8 April 2019 the persons set out in the table below, each being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), acquired ordinary shares of 1 1/30 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") under the Partnership Shares element of the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan ("UK SIP") at a price of £7.025 per Share and were also awarded Shares at nil consideration under the Matching Share element of the UK SIP.
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Name | Position | Partnership Shares | Matching Shares |
Kate Swann | Chief Executive Officer | 17 | 8 |
Jonathan Davies | Chief Financial Officer | 17 | 8 |
Mark Angela | CEO - Asia Pacific | 21 | 10 |
Simon Smith | CEO - UK & Ireland | 18 | 9 |
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The UK SIP is a share plan available to all of the Company's UK employees, subject to qualifying conditions. The UK SIP is administered by Computershare Trustees Limited, a UK incorporated company, who is the registered holder of the Shares.
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This announcement, including the notifications below, is made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | ||||||||||||||
a) | Name | 1. Kate Swann 2. Jonathan Davies 3. Mark Angela 4. Simon Smith | |||||||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||||||
a) | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Financial Officer 3. CEO - Asia Pacific 4. CEO - UK & Ireland | |||||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||||||
a) | Full name of the entity | SSP Group plc | |||||||||||||
b) | Legal Entity Identifier Code | 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 | |||||||||||||
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 | Ordinary Shares of 11/30 pence | |||||||||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BFWK4V16 | |||||||||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Partnership Shares and allocation of Matching Shares under the UK SIP. | |||||||||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | |||||||||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | Partnership Shares
 Matching Shares
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price | Partnership Shares
 Matching Shares
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g) | Date of transaction | 8 April 2019 | |||||||||||||
h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||||||||
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 For further information, please contact:
 SSP Group plc
Helen Byrne, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 207 543 3404