Leeds Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1069A)

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RNS Number : 1069A

Leeds Group PLC

21 December 2017

Leeds Group plc

(the "Company")

Director dealing

Leeds Group plc announces that it has today been informed that a holding of 943,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company previously owned by Hofibel has been transferred at a price of 35p per share to Carlton Telecom, both companies owned by the same associate of Johan Claesson, a director and Chairman of the Company.

Johan Claesson's and his associates' combined shareholding unchanged remains at 7,978,050 Ordinary Shares, equal to 29.17% of the Company's total voting rights.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 (MAR).

Enquiries:

Dawn Henderson Tel: [phone]

Leeds Group plc

Tony Rawlinson, Liam Murray Tel: [phone]

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP

 
 Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation 
  (EU) No. 596/2014 
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 1       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
          closely associated 
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 a.      Name                                        Hofibel 
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 2       Reason for notification 
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 a.      Position/Status                             Hofibel and Carlton Telecom are owned by 
                                                      Mr Magnus Claesson, the brother of Mr Johan 
                                                      Claesson, a director of the Leeds Group 
                                                      plc. Although none of Mr Magnus Claesson, 
                                                      Hofibel and Carlton are "persons closely 
                                                      associated" with Mr Johan Claesson as defined 
                                                      in Article 3 of the Regulations (EU) No 
                                                      596/204 "Market Abuse Regulations" Mr Magnus 
                                                      Claesson has previously been ruled by the 
                                                      Takeover Panel to be acting in concert with 
                                                      Mr Johan Claesson for the purposes of the 
                                                      UK Takeover Code. 
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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                                        Leeds Group plc 
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 b.      LEI                                         213800DD2YHUVCJ8VC23 
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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 shares of 25 pence each 
          the financial 
          instrument, type                            ISIN GB0005100606 
          of instrument 
 
          Identification 
          Code 
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 b.      Nature of the                               Transfer of shares between wholly owned 
          transaction                                 entities of Mr Magnus Claesson. No change 
                                                      of holding 
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 c.      Price(s) and volume(s)                       Price(s)                  Volume(s) 
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                                                      35p                       943,000 
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 d.      Aggregated information 
   - Aggregated Volume                         943,000 
   - Price                                      35p 
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 e.      Date of the transaction                     19 December 2017 
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 f.      Place of the transaction                    Sweden 
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