Best of the Best PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5336Q)

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RNS Number : 5336Q

Best of the Best PLC

29 February 2016

Best of the Best plc

("Best of the Best" or the "Company")

Director Dealing, Block listing Application, Transaction in own shares and Total Voting Rights

Director Dealing

Following the exercise of options granted under the Best of the Best EMI Share Option Scheme the Company has today issued 435,528 Ordinary Shares. Of these, 354,528 shares have been issued to Rupert Garton, Executive Director of the Company who exercised options at GBP 0.210 per share. Following the above Mr Garton now holds 1,502,124 shares representing 14.85% of the issued share capital.

Additional Listing

In addition, the Company has made a Listing application to AIM for a blocklisting on 116,600 ordinary shares in the Company with par value GBP0.05 each. 25,000 Ordinary Shares in relation to the Best of the Best Unapproved Share Option Plan and 91,600 Ordinary Shares in relation to the Best of the Best EMI Share Option Plan. These shares, ranking pari passu with the existing shares in issue will not be issued immediatly but as and when the scheme rules allow. Admission is expected on or around 2 March 2016.

Transaction in own shares

The Company also purchased today, 10,000 Ordinary Shares at 260p per share to be held in treasury.

Total Voting Rights

Subsequent to the above, the Company will have in issue 10,135,580 ordinary shares, with 21,000 ordinary shares held as treasury shares and therefore 10,114,580 ordinary shares will carry voting rights. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of Best of the Best under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

29 February 2016

Enquiries:

 
 Best of the Best       William Hindmarch, Chief     T: 020 7371 
  plc                    Executive                    8866 
                         Rupert Garton, Commercial 
                         Director 
 
 Panmure Gordon         Andrew Godber                T: 020 7886 
  (UK) Limited                                        2500 
  (Nominated Adviser) 
 

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