1 Apr 2019 07:00
1 April 2019
Franchise Brands plc
("Franchise Brands", the "Company" or "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchisor, announces that Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman of the Company, has donated 125,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (Registered Charity number 1095197).
Following this transaction, Mr Hemsley has a total beneficial interest in 20,515,117 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 26.47% of the total voting rights of the Company.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Stephen Hemsley | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Executive Chairman | ||||
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| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Franchise Brands plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 | ||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 29 March 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
Enquiries:
Franchise Brands plc | + 44 (0) 1562 826705 |
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman | |
Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) | +44 (0) 203 328 5656 |
Jeremy Porter/ Liz Kirchner
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Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker) | +44 (0) 203 903 7715 |
James Serjeant/Colin Climie
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MHP Communications (Financial PR) | +44 (0) 203 128 8100 |
Katie Hunt |
Franchise Brands (FRAN)