11 Jun 2018 16:58
11 June 2018
Octagonal PLC
("Octagonal" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
The Company has been informed that today that John Gunn, Chief Executive Officer, has today purchased 500,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 2.52p per Ordinary Share. At the same time Mr Gunn has gifted 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares currently held by him to his adult daughter for nil consideration (the "Share Gift"). Following the purchase and concurrent Share Gift, Mr Gunn's total shareholding in the Company is 299,044,931 Ordinary Shares representing 52.7 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
For further information please visit www.octagonalplc.com or contact:
Octagonal Plc | +44 (0) 20 7048 9400 |
John Gunn, CEO | |
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) James Biddle / Roland Cornish | +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
www.beaumontcornish.com |
The following information relating to the transaction has been filed with the FCA in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation,
John Gunn
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | John Gunn
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2 | Reason for notification | |||||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer
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b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Octagonal plc
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b) | LEI | 213800ATS5XS3UN4TF15
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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 0.05 pence each in Octagonal plc
ISIN GB00BWWCHQ23
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Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares and then gift to adult child | |||||||
c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | n/a | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 11 June 2018 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LSE, AIM (XLON) | ||||||
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
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