B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7474E)

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RNS Number : 7474E

B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC

02 March 2020

Date: 2 March 2020

On behalf of: B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC ("B.P. Marsh", "the Company" or "the Group")

Immediate release

B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc

PDMR and Director Dealings

B.P. Marsh (AIM: BPM), the specialist investor early stage financial services businesses, announces that it has been notified that Ms. Alice Foulk, Managing Director, and Mr. Jonathan Newman, Group Finance Director, on 28(th) February 2020 purchased ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

Alice Foulk has purchased 2,267 Ordinary Shares for a price of 220p per share. As a result of the transaction, Alice will have a direct beneficial interest in 22,054 Ordinary Shares, together with a beneficial interest in 18,896 Ordinary Shares held in the Company's SIP Trust, representing in aggregate approximately 0.11% of the total voting rights in the Company.

Jonathan Newman has purchased 859 Ordinary Shares for a price of 216p per share. As a result of the transaction, Jonathan will have a beneficial interest in 18,317 Ordinary Shares (together with a beneficial interest in 19,154 Ordinary Shares held in the Company's SIP Trust, representing in aggregate approximately 0.10% of the total voting rights of the Company.

Additionally, Alice and Jonathan, as part of the Company's Joint Share Ownership Plan, each have a beneficial interest (as a joint owner alongside RBC CEES Trustee Limited) over 167,465 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.45% of the total voting rights of the Company.

The information below, set out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

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 
 a)    Name                            Alice Foulk 
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 2     Reason for notification 
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 a)    Position / status               M anaging Director, PDMR 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial notification            Initial 
        / amendment 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                            B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    LEI                             2138008G8EPE3HAHEM13 
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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 
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 a)    Description of the              Ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
       Identification code             ISIN: GB00B0XLRJ79 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    Nature of the transaction       Purchase of Ordinary Shares via 
                                        SIPP 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)    Price(s) and volumes(s)          Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                          GBP2.20    2,267 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)    Aggregated information          N/A 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)    Date of the transaction         20-02-28 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)    Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                            Jonathan Newman 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 2     Reason for notification 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position / status               Group Finance Director, PDMR 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial notification            Initial 
        / amendment 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                            B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    LEI                             2138008G8EPE3HAHEM13 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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              Ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
       Identification code             ISIN: GB00B0XLRJ79 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    Nature of the transaction       Purchase of Ordinary Shares via 
                                        SIPP 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)    Price(s) and volumes(s)          Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                          GBP2.16    859 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)    Aggregated information          N/A 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)    Date of the transaction         20-02-28 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)    Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) 
      ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 

For further information:

 
 B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc                     www.bpmarsh.co.uk 
 Brian Marsh OBE                               [phone] 
 
 Nominated Adviser & Broker 
  Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited 
 Atholl Tweedie / Charles Leigh-Pemberton / 
  Ailsa Macmaster                              [phone] 
 Financial PR 
  Tavistock Communications Limited               [e-mail] 
  Jos Simson / Simon Hudson / Tim Pearson        [phone] 
 

Notes to Editors:

B.P. Marsh's current portfolio contains seventeen companies. More detailed descriptions of the portfolio can be found at www.bpmarsh.co.uk .

Since formation over 25 years ago, the Company has assembled a management team with considerable experience both in the financial services sector and in managing private equity investments. Many of the directors have worked with each other in previous roles, and all have worked with each other for approaching ten years.

Since its inception B.P. Marsh has delivered an average annual compound increase in NAV of over 10% and this remains one of the Group's core goals for future years.

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