Aquila Services Group PLC Directors' Dealings - Director/PDMR Shareholding (7287N)

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RNS Number : 7287N

Aquila Services Group PLC

02 February 2021

For immediate release

2 February 2021

Aquila Services Group plc

("Aquila" or the "Company")

Directors' Dealings and Director/PDMR Shareholding

Aquila, the quoted parent company of three main trading subsidiaries which provide professional consultancy and support services to organisations and businesses involved in the affordable housing, education, sports and community services sectors announces that it has been informed of the following dealings by PDMR's.

On 1 February Mr Christopher Wood a director of two of the Company's subsidiaries sold 80,000 shares at 25p per share to a person closely associated with Dr Fiona Underwood, the Company's Executive Director.

As a result of the above, Mr Wood is now interested in 3,182,440 ordinary shares representing 7.98% of the Company's Existing Share Capital.

Dr Underwood remains interested in 3,279,440 ordinary shares representing 8.23% of the Company's Existing Share Capital. The combined interest of Dr Underwood and the person closely associated with her is 3,479,440 ordinary shares representing 8.73% of the Company's Existing Share Capital.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.The information contained in Appendix 1 below is disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

For further information please visit www.aquilaservicesgroup.co.uk . or contact:

Aquila Services Group plc

Claire Banks, Group Finance Directors

Tel: [phone]

Beaumont Cornish Limited, Financial Adviser

Roland Cornish

Tel: [phone]

Appendix 1

 
 1    Details of t he p erson disc harging managerial responsib 
       ilities / p erson closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Christopher Wood 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position / status           PDMR 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3    Details of t he issu er, e mission allow a n ce m a 
       r k et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction 
       eer or auc tion monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                        Aquila Services Group plc 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800YHTDDQX5MZZW83 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 4    Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re 
       p eated for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) 
       each type of transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) 
       each place w h ere transactions have b een condu cted 
     ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary Shares of GBP0.05 each 
       financial instrument, 
       t ype of instrument 
       I d e ntification           ISIN GB00BPYP3Q26 
       code 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Sale of 80,000 ordinary shares 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)       Price(s)   Volumes(s) 
                                     25p        80,000 
                                               ----------- 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      80,000 ordinary shares 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     2021 February 2 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of t he p erson disc harging managerial responsib 
       ilities / p erson closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Fiona Underwood 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status           Executive Director 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of t he issu er, e mission allow a n ce m a 
       r k et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction 
       eer or auc tion monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        Aquila Services Group plc 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800YHTDDQX5MZZW83 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re 
       p eated for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) 
       each type of transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) 
       each place w h ere transactions have b een condu cted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary Shares of GBP0.05 each 
       financial instrument, 
       t ype of instrument 
       I d e ntification           ISIN GB00BPYP3Q26 
       code 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Purchase of 80,000 ordinary shares 
                                   by a person closely associated with 
                                   Fiona Underwood. 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)       Price(s)   Volumes(s) 
                                     24.75p     80,000 
                                               ----------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      80,000 ordinary shares 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     2021 February 2 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 

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