SSP Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3617K)

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RNS Number : 3617K

SSP Group PLC

06 July 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

6 July 2017

SSP Group plc

(the "Company")

Notification of transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")

Any dividends declared on Matching Shares or Partnership Shares under the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan or International Share Incentive Plan are reinvested to purchase ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Dividend Shares").

The Company has been notified that the persons set out in the table below, each being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), purchased Dividend Shares on the dates and at the prices set out below.

 
 Name           Position                     Dividend Shares 
-------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
 Kate Swann     Chief Executive Officer      12 
-------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
 Jonathan 
  Davies        Chief Financial Officer      13 
-------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
                Chief Commercial 
                 Officer and CEO -Eastern 
                 Europe and Middle 
 Mark Angela     East                        13 
-------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
 Simon Smith    CEO - UK & Ireland           6 
-------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
 Christopher 
  Rayner        CEO - Asia Pacific           5 
-------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
 

This announcement, including the notifications below, is made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibility 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             1. Kate Swann 
                                        2. Jonathan Davies 
                                        3. Mark Angela 
                                        4. Simon Smith 
                                        5. Christopher Rayner 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  1. Chief Executive Officer 
                                        2. Chief Financial Officer 
                                        3. Chief Commercial Officer 
                                        and CEO - Eastern Europe and 
                                        Middle East 
                                        4. CEO - UK & Ireland 
                                        5. CEO - Asia Pacific 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment   Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of                     SSP Group plc 
       the entity 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Legal Entity                     213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 
       Identifier Code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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                      Ordinary Shares of 1 pence 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Identification                   GB00BNGWY422 
       Code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Nature of the                    Purchase of Dividend Shares 
       transaction                      under the UK Share Incentive 
                                        Plan and International Share 
                                        Incentive Plan. 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Currency                         GBP - British Pound 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Price(s) and                       Price(s) per share       Volume(s)     Aggregate Price 
       Volume(s)                         -----------------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
                                                     1. GBP4.76         1. 12               1. GBP57.12 
                                                      2. GBP4.76         2. 13               2. GBP61.88 
                                                      3. GBP4.76         3. 13               3. GBP61.88 
                                                      4. GBP4.76         4. 6                4. GBP28.56 
                                                      5. GBP4.76         5. 5                5. GBP23.80 
                                         -----------------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Aggregated Information             Price(s) per share       Volume(s)     Total Aggregate Price 
        *    Price                       -----------------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
                                                     1. GBP4.76         1. 12               1. GBP57.12 
                                                      2. GBP4.76         2. 13               2. GBP61.88 
        *    Volume                                   3. GBP4.76         3. 13               3. GBP61.88 
                                                      4. GBP4.76         4. 6                4. GBP28.56 
                                                      5. GBP4.76         5. 5                5. GBP23.80 
       - Total Price                     -----------------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 g)   Date of transaction              3 July 2017 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 h)   Place of transaction             London Stock Exchange, Main 
                                        Market (XLON) 
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For further information, please contact:

SSP Group plc

Helen Byrne, Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

This information is provided by RNS

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