EMIS Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5867F)

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RNS Number : 5867F

EMIS Group PLC

18 May 2017

Date: 18 May 2017

EMIS Group plc

Director Dealing - Exercise of Share Options

EMIS Group plc ("the Company") announces that on 17 May 2017 the Company was notified that Peter Southby, Chief Financial Officer, had exercised an option over 15,136 Ordinary Shares of one pence each ("Ordinary Shares") granted at nil cost under the Company's Long Term Share Incentive Award and awarded on 1 May 2014 (which had been the subject of performance conditions).

The Company was also notified that Peter Southby subsequently sold 7,114 Ordinary Shares at a price of GBP9.44 per Ordinary Share to fund the tax liabilities associated with the exercise. These Ordinary Shares were acquired by JY Trustees Limited on behalf of the EMIS Group plc Employee Benefit Trust.

In addition, Peter Southby transferred the residual 8,022 Ordinary Shares for each of the above transactions to his spouse, Katherine Southby, for nil consideration.

Following this transaction Peter Southby has a total beneficial holding of 20,204 Ordinary Shares representing 0.03% of the Company's issued share capital.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                              Peter Southby 
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 2    Reason for notification 
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 a)   Position / status                 Chief Financial Officer 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification              Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                              EMIS Group plc 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                               213800K474ZZK76NX913 
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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      Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument    each in EMIS Group plc 
 
 
       Identification code 
 
                                         ISIN GB00B61D1Y04 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction         Exercise of option over 15,136 
                                         ordinary shares of 1pence 
                                         each granted at nil-cost under 
                                         the Company's Long Term Share 
                                         Incentive Award on 1 May 2014. 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volumes(s)            Price(s)   Volumes(s) 
                                         ---------  ----------- 
                                          0.00 p    15,136 
                                         ---------  ----------- 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
        *    Aggregated volume            15,136 shares 
                                          0.00p 
 
        *    Price 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           2017-05-17 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          XLON - AIM 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Peter Southby 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for notification 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status                 Chief Financial Officer 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification              Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              EMIS Group plc 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                               213800K474ZZK76NX913 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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      Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       instrument, type of instrument    each in EMIS Group plc 
 
 
       Identification code 
 
                                         ISIN GB00B61D1Y04 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction         Sale of 7,114 ordinary shares 
                                         at a price of 944.00pence 
                                         following exercise of options 
                                         over 15,136 ordinary shares 
                                         under the Company's Long Term 
                                         Share Incentive Award. 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volumes(s)            Price(s)   Volumes(s) 
                                         ---------  ----------- 
                                          944.00 p  7,114 
                                         ---------  ----------- 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
        *    Aggregated volume            7,114 shares 
                                          944.00p 
 
        *    Price 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction           2017-05-17 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction          XLON - AIM 
---  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries:

For further information, contact:

EMIS Group plc

Andy Thorburn, CEO Tel: [phone]

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

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