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Director Dealings

13 Jul 2021 16:52

RNS Number : 1280F
Universe Group PLC
13 July 2021

Universe Group plc

("Universe", the "Company" or the "Group")

Director Dealings

Universe Group plc (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and loyalty systems announces that a total of 2,799,790 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Group ("Ordinary Shares") were today acquired by Neil Radley, Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Wilding, Chief Financial Officer and Malcolm Coster and Ivan Brooks, both Non-Executive Directors of the Group, as set out below. The seller of these Ordinary Shares was Andrew Blazye, Executive Chairman, and all dealings were at price of 5p per Ordinary Share.

These dealings and the directors' resultant holdings is set out in the table below:

Name

Director

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased/(sold)

Resultant shareholding in the Group

Percentage of the issued share capital of the Group

Neil Radley

Chief Executive Officer

1,999,790

1,999,790

0.77

Adrian Wilding

Chief Financial Officer

200,000

200,000

0.08

Malcolm Coster

Non-Executive Director

400,000

2,844,111

1.09

Ivan Brooks

Non-Executive Director

200,000

400,000

0.15

Andrew Blazye

Executive Chairman

(2,800,000)

20,342,785

7.79

Forfurtherinformation

UniverseGroup plc T: +44 2380689 510

AndrewBlazye,ExecutiveChairman

Neil Radley,ChiefExecutive Officer

Adrian Wilding, Chief Financial Officer

finnCap T: +44 2072200500

Henrik Persson / Seamus Fricker (Corporate Finance)

Richard Chambers (ECM)

IFCAdvisory T: +44 203934 6630

Tim Metcalfe

Florence Chandler

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

AboutUniverseGroupplc:

Universeprovides someof theworld'sleadingretailers withpoint of sale, paymentandloyalty systems. TheGroup'ssolutionsarebasedonitsownproprietarysoftwareandareofferedoutofthe cloudonasoftwareasaservicemodelwithitsdatacentersprocessingover6billiontransactions everyyear.Forfurtherinformation,pleaseseewww.universe-group.co.uk

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Andrew Blazye

1.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Executive Chairman

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Universe Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08

3.

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:

Sale of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

5.00 pence

2,800,000

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 3 c) above

e)

Date of the transaction:

13/07/2021

f)

Place of the transaction:

AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON)

2.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Neil Radley

1.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Universe Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08

3.

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):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

5.00 pence

1,999,790

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 3 c) above

e)

Date of the transaction:

13/07/2021

f)

Place of the transaction:

AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON)

3.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Adrian Wilding

1.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Universe Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08

3.

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):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

5.00 pence

200,000

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 3 c) above

e)

Date of the transaction:

13/07/2021

f)

Place of the transaction:

AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON)

4.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Malcolm Coster

1.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Universe Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08

3.

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):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

5.00 pence

400,000

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 3 c) above

e)

Date of the transaction:

13/07/2021

f)

Place of the transaction:

AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON)

5.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Ivan Brooks

1.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Universe Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08

3.

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):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

5.00 pence

200,000

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 3 c) above

e)

Date of the transaction:

13/07/2021

f)

Place of the transaction:

AIM, London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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