Gamesys Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0594D)

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RNS Number : 0594D

Gamesys Group PLC

23 October 2020

Director/PDMR Shareholding

LONDON (UK), 23 October 2020 - Gamesys Group plc (LSE: GYS) (the "Company").

As previously announced, Neil Goulden reverted to the position of Non-Executive Chair from 1 October 2020, having been Executive Chair since November 2017.

Neil Goulden held 85,000 options over Ordinary Shares of GBP0.10 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") in addition to his shareholding of 125,000 Ordinary Shares. Following Neil's return to Non-Executive Chair and in line with corporate governance best practice for non-executive directors not to hold share options, Neil exercised all of his options and simultaneously sold the 85,000 Ordinary Shares on 22 October 2020.

As such, following the sale of those Ordinary Shares, Neil Goulden's holding remains unchanged at 125,000 Ordinary Shares, or 0.11% of the Company's issued share capital.

A summary of the notification and transaction, each on 22 October 2020, is as follows:

 
 Director        Number of Ordinary        Price       Number of Ordinary   % of Company's 
                   Shares exercised                 Shares held following     issued share 
                           and sold                       the transaction     capital held 
 Neil Goulden                85,000   GBP11.9163                  125,000            0.11% 
                -------------------  -----------  -----------------------  --------------- 
 

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                            Neil Goulden 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               Non-executive Chair 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            Gamesys Group plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800J9SZ4YJ2RYMU17 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the              Options over Ordinary Shares 
       financial instrument 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Identification code             GB00BZ14BX56 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Nature of the transaction       Exercise of Options over 85,000 Ordinary 
                                       Shares with an exercise price of GBP6.79 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Price                Volume 
                                         GBP6.79 (exercise    85,000 
                                         price) 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)        Aggregated information 
             *    Aggregated volume     N/A - single transaction 
 
 
             *    Aggregated price 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Date of the transaction         22 October 2020 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 g)   Place of the transaction        Outside a trading venue 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR 
 a)   Name                            Neil Goulden 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               Non-executive Chair 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            Gamesys Group plc 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800J9SZ4YJ2RYMU17 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the              Ordinary Shares of GBP0.10 each 
       financial instrument 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification code             GB00BZ14BX56 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of the transaction       Sale of Ordinary Shares 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Price         Volume 
                                         GBP11.9163    85,000 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)        Aggregated information 
             *    Aggregated volume     N/A - single transaction 
 
 
             *    Aggregated price 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Date of the transaction         22 October 2020 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 g)   Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
     ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

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 ), Monopoly Casino ( www.monopolycasino.com ) and Rainbow Riches Casino ( www.rainbowrichescasino.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]

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James Leviton

Robert Allen

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