Franchise Brands PLC Director/PDMR shareholding (7947I)

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RNS Number : 7947I

Franchise Brands PLC

13 August 2019

13 August 2019

Franchise Brands plc

("Franchise Brands" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR shareholding

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand international franchisor, has been notified that on 12 August 2019, David Poutney, a Non-Executive Director of the Company and person discharging managerial responsibilities, purchased 28,090 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 83 pence per share.

Following this purchase, Mr Poutney now controls a total of 3,438,881 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 4.45 per cent. of the Company's current total voting rights.

Enquiries:

 
                                               + 44 (0) 1562 
 Franchise Brands plc                           826705 
 Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman 
 Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer 
  Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development 
  Director 
 
 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser    [phone] 
  and Joint Broker)                             5656 
 Jeremy Porter / Liz Kirchner 
 
                                               [phone] 
 Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)         7715 
 James Serjeant / Colin Climie 
 
                                               [phone] 
 MHP Communications (Financial PR)              8100 
 Katie Hunt 
 

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                           David Poutney 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                Non-Executive Director 
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 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 
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 a)   Name                           Franchise Brands plc 
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 b)   LEI                            213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 
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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 financial   Ordinary shares of 0.5p each in 
       instrument, type of            Franchise Brands plc 
       instrument                     Identification code (ISIN) for 
       Identification code            Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: 
                                      GB00BD6P7Y24 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction      Purchase of shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        83p        28,090 
                                                  ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information         n/a 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction        12 August 2019 
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 f)   Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange, AIM 
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