EMIS Group PLC Director Dealing (3697O)

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RNS Number : 3697O

EMIS Group PLC

04 November 2016

4 November 2016

EMIS Group plc (the Company)

Director Dealing

EMIS Group plc announces that on 3 November 2016 the Company was notified of the following exercise of options and subsequent share disposals on 3 November 2016 by Chris Spencer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Peter Southby, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as set out in the table below:

 
 PDMR        Share               Date         Option         Number        Sale     Number       Number 
              Option              of Grant     Price          of Options    Price    of Shares    of Shares 
              Scheme                           Per            Exercised     Per      Sold         Retained 
                                               Ordinary       Over          Share    to Cover 
                                               Share          Ordinary               Option 
                                               of 1           Shares                 Exercise 
                                               pence          of 1                   Price 
                                               Each           Pence 
                                               ("Shares")     Each 
----------  ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ----------- 
             EMIS 
              Group 
              plc Share 
              Option 
 Chris        Plan 
  Spencer     (no performance                 656                          835 
  (CEO)       conditions)        18/10/13      pence         1,524          pence   1,198        326 
----------  ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ----------- 
             Share 
              Option 
              Contract 
 Peter        (performance 
  Southby     conditions                      709.05                       835 
  (CFO)       attached)          02/05/13      pence         6,853          pence   6,306*       547 
----------  ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ----------- 
             EMIS 
              Group 
              plc Share 
              Option 
 Peter        Plan 
  Southby     (no performance                 730                          835 
  (CFO)       conditions)        02/05/13      pence         1,369          pence   1,197        172 
----------  ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ----------- 
             EMIS 
              Group 
              plc Share 
              Option 
 Peter        Plan 
  Southby     (no performance                 656                          835 
  (CFO)       conditions)        18/10/13      pence         1,524          pence   1,198        326 
----------  ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ----------- 
 

*Number of Shares sold to cover option price, tax and NI obligations.

All the Shares were acquired by JY Trustees on behalf of EMIS Group plc Share Option Plan pursuant to the PDMR disposals.

In addition, Peter Southby transferred the residual 1,045 Shares for each of the above transactions to his spouse, Katherine Southby, for nil consideration.

Following these transactions Chris Spencer has a total beneficial holding of 288,144 Shares representing 0.46% of the Company's issued share capital and Peter Southby has a total beneficial holding of 12,013 Shares representing 0.02%, of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries:

For further information, contact:

EMIS Group plc Tel: [phone]

Chris Spencer, CEO

Peter Southby, CFO

www.emisgroupplc.com

   Numis Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker)             Tel: [phone] 

Oliver Hardy/Simon Willis/James Black

MHP Communications Tel: [phone]

Reg Hoare/Giles Robinson/Charlie Barker

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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