21 Aug 2019 07:00
Universe Group plc
("Universe", the "Company" or the "Group")
Director Dealing
Universe Group plc (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and loyalty systems announces that, on 20 August 2019, a total of 833,531 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Group ("Ordinary Shares") were acquired by certain Directors of the group as set out in the table below:
Name | Director | Number of Ordinary Shares purchased | Weighted average price per Ordinary Share purchased (p)
| Resultant shareholding in the Group | Percentage of the issued share capital of the Group |
Jeremy Lewis | Chief Executive Officer | 265,163 | 4.90 | 532,387 | 0.2% |
Andrew Blazye | Non-Executive Chairman | 200,000 | 5.15 | 300,000 | 0.1% |
Malcolm Coster | Non-Executive Director | 318,368 | 4.71 | 1,347,093 | 0.5% |
Ivan Brooks | Non-Executive Director | 50,000 | 5.39 | 50,000 | 0.1% |
For further information
Universe Group plc T: +44 2380 689 510
Andrew Blazye, Non-Executive Chairman
Jeremy Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
Daryl Paton, Chief Financial Office
finnCap T: +44 20 7220 0500
Stuart Andrews / Henrik Persson (Corporate Finance)
Richard Chambers (ECM)
IFC Advisory T: +44 20 3934 6630
Tim Metcalfe
Heather Armstrong
Florence Chandler
The information communicated in this announcement includes inside information for the purposes of Article 7 Regulation 596/2014
About Universe Group plc:
Universe provides some of the world's leading retailers with point of sale, payment and loyalty systems. The Group's solutions are based on its own proprietary software and are offered out of the cloud on a software as a service model with its data centers processing over 6 billion transactions every year. For further information, please see www.universe-group.co.uk
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Jeremy Lewis | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | CEO | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name: | Universe Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 | ||||
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 ("Ordinary Shares") GB0009483594 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||
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: | 20/08/2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Andrew Blazye | ||||
5. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | Non-Executive Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
6. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name: | Universe Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 | ||||
7. | 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 ("Ordinary Shares") GB0009483594 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||
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: | 20/08/2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Malcolm Coster | ||||
8. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | Non-Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
9. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name: | Universe Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 | ||||
10. | 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 ("Ordinary Shares") GB0009483594 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||
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: | 20/08/2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Ivan Brooks | ||||
11. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | Non-Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
12. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name: | Universe Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI: | 213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 | ||||
13. | 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 ("Ordinary Shares") GB0009483594 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||
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: | 20/08/2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||