Connect Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (8384Z)

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RNS Number : 8384Z

Connect Group PLC

19 December 2017

Connect Group PLC

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Connect Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary 5p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility:

1. On 18 December 2017, sale (for a market price of GBP1.052 per share) by Mark Cashmore (Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer) of a total of 38,100 ordinary 5p shares and corresponding purchase (for a market price of GBP1.053 per share) of a total of 38,100 ordinary 5p shares by a custodian on behalf of the administrator of both Mr Cashmore's ISA and the ISA of a person closely associated with Mr Cashmore. Mr Cashmore and his closely associated person are the beneficial owner of the acquired shares in equal proportions.

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities / person closely associated 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                            Mark Cashmore 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                 Executive Director, Chief 
                                        Executive Officer 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification            Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                            Connect Group PLC 
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 b)    LEI                             2138004033ONVOOQXB02 
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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                  Ordinary 5p shares 
        the financial 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
---- 
 
       Identification                  ISIN: GB00B17WCR61 
        code 
 
 b)    Nature of the                   Sale of 38,100 ordinary shares 
        transaction 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
----                                   ----------------  ---------------- 
                                        Price(s)          Volume(s) 
----                                   ----------------  ---------------- 
    GBP1.052                                              38,100 
   ----------------------------------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information          n/a single transaction 
---- 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction         18 December 2017 
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 f)    Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange, XLON 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities / person closely associated 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                            Mark Cashmore 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                 Executive Director, Chief 
                                        Executive Officer 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial notification            Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
        market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                            Connect Group PLC 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)    LEI                             2138004033ONVOOQXB02 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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                  Ordinary 5p shares 
        the financial 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
---- 
 
       Identification                  ISIN: GB00B17WCR61 
        code 
 
 b)    Nature of the                   Purchase of 38,100 ordinary 
        transaction                     shares by a custodian on 
                                        behalf of the administrator 
                                        of both Mr Cashmore's ISA 
                                        and the ISA of Christine 
                                        Cashmore, a person closely 
                                        associated with Mr Cashmore. 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
----                                   ----------------  --------------- 
                                        Price(s)          Volume(s) 
----                                   ----------------  --------------- 
    GBP1.053                                              38,100 
   ----------------------------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information          n/a single transaction 
---- 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction         18 December 2017 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)    Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange, XLON 
----  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 

Adele Duff

Deputy Company Secretary

This information is provided by RNS

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