30 Apr 2019 14:59
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
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 30 April 2019
SSP Group plc
(the "Company")
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Notification of transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")Â
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Any dividends declared on Matching Shares or Partnership Shares held under the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan, or dividends declared on shares held in a Computershare Share Plan Account are reinvested to purchase ordinary shares of 1 17/200 pence each in the capital of the Company (referred to as "SIP Dividend Shares" or "SPA Dividend Shares" as applicable).
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The Company has been notified that the persons set out in the table below, each being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), purchased SIP Dividend Shares and/or SPA Dividend Shares on the dates and at the prices set out below.
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Name | Position | SIP Dividend Shares | SPA Dividend Shares* |
Kate Swann | Chief Executive Officer | 120 | - |
Jonathan Davies | Chief Financial Officer | 121 | - |
Mark Angela | CEO - Asia Pacific | 121 | 4,615.020817 |
Simon Smith | CEO - UK & Ireland | 73 | 25.586458 |
Nicholas Inkster | CEO - Nordics and Spain | - | 0.516015 |
Michael Svagdis | CEO - North America | - | 5,541.456648 |
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*Includes a fractional entitlement to shares in accordance with the terms of the Computershare Share Plan Account
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This announcement, including the notifications below, is made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||||||||
a) | Name | 1. Kate Swann 2. Jonathan Davies 3. Mark Angela 4. Simon Smith 5. Nicholas Inkster 6. Michael Svagdis | ||||||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a) | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Financial Officer 3. CEO - Asia Pacific 4. CEO - UK & Ireland 5. CEO - Nordics and Spain 6. CEO - North 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 1 17/200 pence each | ||||||||||||
b) | Identification Code | GB00BGBN7C04 | ||||||||||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of SIP Dividend Shares under the UK Share Incentive Plan. Purchase of SPA Dividend Shares under the Computershare Share Plan Account (including fractional entitlement as shown) | ||||||||||||
d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||||||||||
e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | SIP Dividend Shares
SPA Dividend Shares
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f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total Price | SIP Dividend Shares
 SPA Dividend Shares
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g) | Date of transaction | 26 April 2019 | ||||||||||||
h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||||||
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 For further information, please contact:
 SSP Group plc
Helen Byrne, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 207 543 3404
SSP Group (SSPG)