Eckoh PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6899G)

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RNS Number : 6899G

Eckoh PLC

27 November 2020

27 November 2020

Eckoh plc

("Eckoh", or "the Company", or "the Group")

PDMR Dealing

Eckoh plc (AIM:ECK), the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, announces that it has received notification of two transactions relating to Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer.

On 25 and 26 November 2020, Nik purchased a total of 25,000 ordinary shares of 0.25p ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 63.7 pence per Ordinary Share. The newly purchased shares will be held by the Self Invested Personal Pension of Nik Philpot ("SIPP").

Further, on 25 November 2020, Nik transferred, through an on-market crossing, a further 25,000 Ordinary Shares from his personal account to his SIPP, at a price of 63 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following the purchase of the 25,000 Ordinary Shares, Nik is beneficially interested in 7,001,285 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 2.74 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

For more information, please contact:

 
 Eckoh plc 
 Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer             Tel: [phone] 
                                                            458 300 
 Chrissie Herbert, Chief Financial Officer 
 www.eckoh.com 
 
 FTI Consulting LLP                                Tel: +44 (0) 203 
                                                           727 1000 
 Ed Bridges, Jamie Ricketts, Darius Alexander 
 [e-mail] 
 
 N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker) 
 Shaun Dobson, Justin McKeegan                  Tel: [phone] 
                                                               3000 
 www.n1singer.com 
 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker) 
 Simon Bridges, Emma Gabriel                    Tel: [phone] 
                                                               8000 
 www.canaccordgenuity.com 
 

About Eckoh plc

Eckoh is a global provider of Secure Payment products and Customer Contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK and US.

Our Secure Payments products help our clients take payments securely from their customers through all engagement channels. The products, which include the patented CallGuard and ChatGuard, can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's site and remove sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. They offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One Accredited Service Provider since 2010, securing over GBP2 billion in payments annually.

Eckoh's Customer Contact solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true Omnichannel experience. We also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.

Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.

For more information go to www.eckoh.com or email [e-mail] .

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Nik Philpot 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                Chief Executive Officer 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification           Initial 
       /Amendment 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                           Eckoh plc 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                            213800Z885E2BBU1CR76 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 
       financial instrument,           Ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each 
       type of instrument 
                                       GB0033359141 
       Identification code 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction      (i) On-market purchase 
                                      (ii) On-market crossing from personal 
                                      account to personal SIPP 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)               Price                Volume 
     -----------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
                                     (i) 63.7 pence            (i) 25,000 
                                      (ii) 63 pence             (ii) 25,000 
     -----------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume             (i) 25,000 ordinary shares at 63.7 
                                       pence 
       - Price                         (ii) 25,000 ordinary shares at 63 
                                       pence 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction        (i) 25 and 26 November 2020 
                                      (ii) 25 November 2020 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange 
     -----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 

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