Gamesys Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (8663I)

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RNS Number : 8663I

Gamesys Group PLC

06 April 2020

Director/PDMR Shareholding

LONDON (UK), 6 April 2020 - Gamesys Group plc (LSE: GYS) (the "Company"), announces that it has been notified that Keith Laslop, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has transferred his legal interest in 1,069,511 ordinary shares of GBP0.10 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company to a company ultimately controlled by the Laslop Family Settlement (the "Trust") as part of estate planning.

Keith Laslop is a potential beneficiary of the Trust, and therefore the Trust is considered to be a Person Closely Associated with Keith Laslop.

Following the transaction above, Keith Laslop's holding in the Company, together with his Persons Closely Associated, remains unchanged at 1,078,682 Ordinary Shares and this holding represents approximately 0.99 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014

 
 1.   Details of PDMR 
 a)   Name                        Keith Laslop 
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 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position / status           Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification        Initial notification 
       / amendment 
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 3.   Details of the issuer 
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 a)   Name                        Gamesys Group plc 
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 b)   Legal Entity Identifier     213800J9SZ4YJ2RYMU17 
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 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
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 a)   Description of the          Ordinary Shares of GBP0.10 each 
       financial instrument 
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 b)   Identification code         GB00BZ14BX56 
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 c)   Nature of the transaction   Transfer of legal interest in 1,069,511 
                                   Ordinary Shares to the Laslop Family Settlement 
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 d)   Volume(s)                   1,069,511 Ordinary Shares 
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 e)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          N/A - single transaction 
       - Aggregated price 
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 f)   Date of the transaction     3 April 2020 (UK) 
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 g)   Place of the transaction     Outside of a trading venue 
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About Gamesys Group plc

Gamesys Group plc is the parent company of an online gaming group that provides entertainment to a global consumer base. Through its subsidiaries, Gamesys Group plc currently offers bingo and casino games to its customers using brands which include Jackpotjoy ( www.jackpotjoy.com ), Virgin Games ( www.virgingames.com ), Botemania ( www.botemania.es),Vera&John ( www.verajohn.com ), Heart Bingo ( www.heartbingo.co.uk ) and Monopoly Casino ( www.monopolycasino.com ). For more information about Gamesys Group plc, please visit www.gamesysgroup.com .

Enquiries :

Gamesys Group plc

Dan Talisman, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary

[phone]

[e-mail]

Finsbury

James Leviton

Andy Parnis

[phone]

[e-mail]

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