Eckoh PLC Director share dealings (2279J)

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Eckoh PLC

07 September 2016

 
   7 September 2016 
 

Eckoh plc

("Eckoh" or "the Company")

Director share dealings

The Company announces that on 7 September 2016, Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer of Eckoh, and Chris Batterham, Non-Executive Chairman of Eckoh, have both increased their shareholdings in the Company.

Nik Philpot purchased 150,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 33 pence per share. The purchase will be divided equally between the Self-Invested Personal Pension ("SIPP") of Nik Philpot and his own beneficial holding. As a result of this transaction, Nik Philpot has increased his total shareholding from 5,704,873 to 5,854,873 Ordinary Shares, which now represents 2.45% of the Company's total voting rights.

Chris Batterham has purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 33 pence per share to be held in the SIPP of Chris Batterham. As a result of the transaction, Chris Batterham has increased his beneficial shareholding from 950,000 to 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares, which now represents 0.4% of the Company's total voting rights.

For more information, please contact:

Eckoh plc Tel: [phone]

Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer

Adam Moloney, Group Finance Director

www.eckoh.com

Buchanan

Sophie McNulty, Stephanie Watson Tel: [phone]

www.buchanan.uk.com

N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker)

Shaun Dobson, Lauren Kettle

Tel: [phone]

www.n1singer.com

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

Ben Wright, Chris Bowman, Amritha Murali Tel: [phone]

www.berenberg.de/en

About Eckoh plc

Eckoh is a global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK, US and Australia.

Our Haloh Suite of secure payments products, which can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's site, removes sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. The products offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One accredited Service Provider since 2010, processing over $1 billion in card payments annually.

Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true Omni-channel experience. We also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.

Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.

For more information go to www.eckoh.com

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