Universe Group PLC Directors' Dealings (5881G)

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RNS Number : 5881G

Universe Group PLC

30 May 2017

30 May 2017

AIM: UNG

Universe Group plc

("Universe" or "the Group")

Directors' Dealings

Universe (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and on-line loyalty systems announces that it received notification on 30 May 2017 that on that date Jeremy Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of the Group acquired ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Group ("Ordinary Shares") as set out below.

 
 Name      Director                 Number    Weighted       Resultant   Percentage 
                               of Ordinary     average    shareholding       of the 
                                    Shares       price          in the       issued 
                                 purchased         per           Group        share 
                                              Ordinary                      capital 
                                                 Share                       of the 
                                                   (p)                        Group 
--------  -----------------  -------------  ----------  --------------  ----------- 
 Jeremy    Chief Executive 
  Lewis     Officer                100,558       10.74         267,224         0.1% 
--------  -----------------  -------------  ----------  --------------  ----------- 
 

For further information:

 
Universe Group plc             T: [phone] 
 Jeremy Lewis, CEO 
 
finnCap                        T: [phone] 
 Stuart Andrews (corporate 
 finance) 
 Richard Chambers (corporate 
 broking) 
IFC Advisory                   T: [phone] 
 Tim Metcalfe 
 

About Universe Group plc

Universe provides some of the world's leading retailers with point of sale, payment and loyalty solutions. The Group's solutions are based on its own proprietary software and are offered out of the Cloud on a software as a service model with its data centres processing in excess of 3 billion transactions every year. For further information, please see www.universeplc.com.

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging 
       managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Jeremy Lewis 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission 
       allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Universe Group plc 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              NA 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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 1p each 
       of the Financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB0009483594 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                    Purchase of ordinary shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         10.74p     100,558 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information: 
         *    Aggregated volume          100,558 ordinary shares of 
                                         1 pence (purchased) at 10.74 
                                         pence per ordinary share 
         *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the                      30 May 2017 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction                      Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

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