Last checked at 18 Oct 2016 11:45
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MARTINCO PLC
(the 'Company' or the 'Group')
Director's Shareholding
Further to a recent exercise of options, as announced by the Company on 15 September 2016, Ian Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, has today sold 150,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company at a price of 154.69p per share in order to cover the associated exercise costs. Following this sale, Ian Wilson remains interested in 1,479,200 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 5.85 per cent of its issued ordinary share capital. Further information is set out below.
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Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and their Closely Associated Persons
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1  | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated  | |||||
a)  | Name   |   Ian Wilson | ||||
2  | Reason for the notification  | |||||
a)  | Position/status   | Chief Executive | ||||
b)  | Initial notification /Amendment   | Initial | ||||
3  | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor  | |||||
a)  | Name   | Martinco Plc | ||||
b) Â | LEI Â Â | N/A | ||||
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   | Ordinary shares of 1 penny each   ISIN: GB00BH0WFH67  | ||||
b)  | Nature of the transaction   | Sale | ||||
c) Â | Price(s) and volume(s) Â Â | Â
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d)  | Aggregated information   - Aggregated volume   - Price   |   N/A - single transaction       | ||||
e)  | Date of the transaction   | 18 October 2016 | ||||
f)  | Place of the transaction   | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Group to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014.
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For further information, please contact:
MartinCo PLC 01202 292829
Ian Wilson, Chief Executive Officer
David Raggett, Chief Financial Office
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Cenkos Securities plc 0207 397 8925
Max Hartley(Nomad) ,Alex Aylen (Sales)
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Bell Pottinger 020 3772 2500
David Rydell, Henry Lerwill
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About MartinCo
MartinCo Group operates one of the UK's largest property franchise businesses through its 6 Franchise brands Martin & Co, CJ Hole, Parkers, Ellis & Co, Whitegates and EweMove.
The Group's franchisees manage approximately 46,300 properties on behalf of private clients.
MartinCo is a multiple award winning business and the Directors and senior management have over 100 years of combined residential letting and estate agency experience.
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