Last checked at 7 Dec 2023 15:00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
7 December 2023
SSP Group plc
(the "Company")
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")
The Company has been notified that the persons set out in the tables below, each being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), were granted awards taking the form of nil cost options or conditional share awards ("Awards") to acquire ordinary shares of 117/200 pence each ("Shares") on the dates and at the prices set out below under the Company's Restricted Share Plan (the "RSP").
The number of Shares subject to the Awards has been determined by reference to the closing price of the Company's Shares on the day before the Awards were granted, being £2.263 per Share.
The RSP Awards have been granted subject to the satisfaction of performance underpins measured over a three-year period from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2026. Following vesting, the Shares under the RSP Awards held by the Group CEO and the Deputy Group CEO & CFO will be subject to a two-year holding period.
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
For further information, please contact:
SSP Group plc
Fiona Scattergood, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 207 543 3404
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Patrick Coveney | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Group Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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 117/200 pence | ||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BNGWY422 | ||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an Award to acquire Shares under the Company's Restricted Share Plan | ||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) | Date of transaction | 6 December 2023 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Jonathan Davies | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Deputy Group CEO and CFO | ||||||
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 117/200 pence | ||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BNGWY422 | ||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an Award to acquire Shares under the Company's Restricted Share Plan | ||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) | Date of transaction | 6 December 2023 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Mark Angela | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer, CEO India and EEME | ||||||
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 117/200 pence | ||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BNGWY422 | ||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an Award to acquire Shares under the Company's Restricted Share Plan | ||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) | Date of transaction | 6 December 2023 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Kari Daniels | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | CEO - SSP 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BNGWY422 | ||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an Award to acquire Shares under the Company's Restricted Share Plan | ||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) | Date of transaction | 6 December 2023 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Jeremy Fennell | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | CEO - Continental Europe | ||||||
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 117/200 pence | ||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BNGWY422 | ||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an Award to acquire Shares under the Company's Restricted Share Plan | ||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) | Date of transaction | 6 December 2023 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Jonathan Robinson | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | CEO - SSP Asia Pacific | ||||||
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 117/200 pence | ||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BNGWY422 | ||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an Award to acquire Shares under the Company's Restricted Share Plan | ||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) | Date of transaction | 6 December 2023 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Michael Svagdis | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | CEO - SSP America | ||||||
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 117/200 pence | ||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BNGWY422 | ||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an Award to acquire Shares under the Company's Restricted Share Plan | ||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price |
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g) | Date of transaction | 6 December 2023 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||||