10 May 2022
UP Global Sourcing Holdings PLC
"Ultimate Products" or "the Company" or "the Group"
Persons discharging managerial responsibilities "PDMR" shareholding
Ultimate Products, the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, est.1760) and Beldray (est.1872), announces that on 9th May 2022, Simon Showman sold from a personal holding 46,500 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 130p per Ordinary Share and each of his three children's ISAs each bought 15,500 Ordinary Shares all at a price of 130p per Ordinary Share.
In addition, on 9th May 2022, Graham Screawn sold from a personal holding 61,072 Ordinary Shares at a price of 130p per Ordinary Share; his ISA bought 15,268 Ordinary Shares, his wife's ISA bought 15,268 Ordinary Shares, and each of his two children's ISAs each bought 15,268 Ordinary Shares, all at 130p per Ordinary Share.
For more information, please contact:
Ultimate Products +44 (0) 161 627 1400
Simon Showman, CEO
Andrew Gossage, Managing Director
Graham Screawn, Finance Director
Shore Capital +44 (0) 20 7408 4090
Mark Percy
Malachy McEntyre
Liam Zabludowicz
Powerscourt +44 (0) 207 250 1446
Rob Greening
Sam Austrums
ultimateproducts@powerscourt-group.com
Pursuant to the notification obligations in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( 'PCA') | |||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Simon Showman
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| 2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( 'PCA') | |||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position / status | Simon Showman - Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | 9th May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | UP Global Sourcing Holdings Plc | ||||||||||||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q5GWTVIW6KJW33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; | |||||||||||||||||
| c) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the capital of UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc ISIN: GB00BYX7MG58 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Nature of the transaction | Sale and repurchase of shares | ||||||||||||||||
| e) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| f) | Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price |
46,500 (sold) and 46,500 (purchased)
130p | ||||||||||||||||
| g) | Date of the transaction | 9th May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| h) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( 'PCA') | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Graham Screawn
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| 2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( 'PCA') | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position / status | Graham Screawn - Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | 9th May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | UP Global Sourcing Holdings Plc | |||||||||||||||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q5GWTVIW6KJW33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; | ||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the capital of UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc ISIN: GB00BYX7MG58 | |||||||||||||||||||
| d) | Nature of the transaction | Sale and repurchase of shares | |||||||||||||||||||
| e) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| f) | Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price |
61,072 (sold) and 61,072 (purchased)
130p | |||||||||||||||||||
| g) | Date of the transaction | 9th May 2022
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| h) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( 'PCA') | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Craig Holden
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| 2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( 'PCA') | ||||||||
| a) | Position / status | Group HR & Operations Director | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | 10th May 2022 | |||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | UP Global Sourcing Holdings Plc | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q5GWTVIW6KJW33 | |||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; | ||||||||
| c) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the capital of UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc ISIN: GB00BYX7MG58 | |||||||
| d) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares | |||||||
| e) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| f) | Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price |
18,227 (sold)
129.3p | |||||||
| g) | Date of the transaction | 10th May 2022
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| h) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||
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About Ultimate Products
Ultimate Products is the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, established in 1760) and Beldray (a laundry, floor care, heating and cooling brand that was established in 1872). According to its market research, nearly 80% of UK households own at least one of the Group's products.
Ultimate Products sells to over 300 retailers across 38 countries, and specialises in five product categories: Small Domestic Appliances; Housewares; Laundry; Audio; and Heating and Cooling. Other brands include Progress (cookware and bakeware), Kleeneze (laundry and floorcare), Petra (small domestic appliances) and Intempo (audio).
The Group's products are sold to a broad cross-section of both large national and international multi-channel retailers as well as smaller national retail chains, incorporating discount retailers, supermarkets, general retailers and online retailers.
Founded in 1997, Ultimate Products employs over 350 staff, a significant number of whom have joined via the Group's graduate development scheme, and is headquartered in Oldham, Greater Manchester, where it has design, sales, marketing, buying, quality assurance, support functions and warehouse facilities across two sites. Manor Mill, the Group's head office, includes a spectacular 20,000 sq ft showroom that showcases each of its brands. In addition, the Group has an office and showroom in Guangzhou, China and in Cologne, Germany.
Please note that Ultimate Products is not the owner of Russell Hobbs. The company currently has licence agreements in place granting it an exclusive licence to use the "Russell Hobbs" trademark for cookware (NB this does not include Russell Hobbs electrical appliances).
For further information, please visit www.upgs.com
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