FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
26 April 2021
SSP Group plc
(the "Company")
Notification of transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") and/or their connected person
The Company announces that it was notified on 22 April 2021, the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) and/or their persons closely associated (PCAs) purchased ordinary shares at £1.84 each in the Company in connection with the 12 for 25 rights issue of new ordinary shares in the Company, announced on 17 March 2021:
| PDMR / PCA | Position | Ordinary shares purchased |
| Mike Clasper | Director, Chair | 34,080 |
| Carolyn Bradley | Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 4,226 |
| Ian Dyson | Independent Non-Executive Director | 16,212 |
| Tim Lodge | Independent Non-Executive Director | 8,160 |
| Judy Vezmar | Independent Non-Executive Director | 3,490 |
| Simon Smith | Chief Executive Officer | 15,045 |
| Danielle Smith | PCA to Chief Executive Officer | 289,365 |
| Jonathan Davies | Chief Financial Officer | 65,800 |
| Gail Davies | PCA to Chief Financial Officer | 298,313 |
| Mark Angela | Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific | 23,955 |
| Victoria Angela | PCA to Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific | 328,172 |
| Richard Lewis | Chief Executive Officer - UK & Ireland | 3,840 |
| Jeremy Fennell | Chief Executive Officer - Nordics & EEME | 5,040 |
| Michael Svagdis | Chief Executive Officer - North America | 48,889 |
| Oliver Dörschuck | Chief Executive Officer - Continental Europe | 17,207 |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Mike Clasper | |||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chair, Director | |||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | |||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | |||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; and 2. ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | |||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | |||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Carolyn Bradley | |||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | |||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | |||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | |||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; and 2. ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | |||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | |||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Ian Dyson | |||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director | |||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | |||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | |||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; and 2. ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | |||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | |||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| (a) | Name | Tim Lodge | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director | ||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to registered ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| (a) | Name | Judy Vezmar | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director | ||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to registered ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Simon Smith | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; 2. ordinary shares held within the SSP Group plc's UK Share Incentive Plan; and 3. ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| (a) | Name | Danielle Smith | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| (a) | Position/status | PCA to Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to registered ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Jonathan Davies | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; 2. ordinary shares held within the SSP Group plc's UK Share Incentive Plan; and 3. ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| (a) | Name | Gail Davies | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| (a) | Position/status | PCA to Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to registered ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Mark Angela | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific | ||||||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; 2. ordinary shares held within the SSP Group plc's UK Share Incentive Plan; and 3. ordinary shares held within Computershare's Share Plan Account. | ||||||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| (a) | Name | Victoria Angela | ||||||
| 6. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| (a) | Position/status | PCA to Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific | ||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 7. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||
| (b) | LEI | 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 | ||||||
| 8. | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to registered ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| (a) | Name | Richard Lewis | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer - UK & Ireland | ||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | ||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Jeremy Fennell | |||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer - Nordics & EEME | |||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | |||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | |||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; and 2. ordinary shares beneficially owned and held via a nominee. | |||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
- | |||||||||
| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | |||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| (a) | Name | Michael Svagdis | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer - North America | ||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | ||||||
| (b) | LEI | 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 117/200 pence | ||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to ordinary shares held within Computershare's Share Plan Account. | ||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | ||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 5. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | Oliver Dörschuck | |||||||||
| 6. | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer - Continental Europe | |||||||||
| (b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
| 7. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| (a) | Name | SSP Group plc | |||||||||
| (b) | LEI | 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 | |||||||||
| 8. | 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 117/200 pence | |||||||||
| (b) | Identification code | GB00BGBN7C04
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| (c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares by the take up of rights under a rights issue announced on 17 March 2021 with respect to: 1. registered ordinary shares; and 2. ordinary shares held within Computershare's Share Plan Account. | |||||||||
| (d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| (e) | Aggregated information - Price - Volume - Total |
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| (f) | Date of the transaction | 22 April 2021 | |||||||||
| (g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||||
For further information, please contact:
SSP Group plc
Helen Byrne, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 207 543 3404
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