Merlin Entertainments plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (6889G)

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RNS Number : 6889G

Merlin Entertainments plc

05 March 2018

Merlin Entertainments plc

5 March 2018

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF

PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMR") / PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM ("PCA")

Merlin Entertainments plc (the "Company") has been notified that on 2 March 2018 the following named person purchased Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of GBP 3.5969 per Ordinary Share.

The following disclosure is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

 
 PDMR/PCA           Position         Number of Shares 
                                      Purchased 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
                    Non-Executive 
 Charles Gurassa     Director        69,504 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
 

The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR/PCA can be found below.

 
 1.     Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
         with them ('PCA') 
-----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)     Name                          Charles Gurassa 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2.     Reason for the notification 
-----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)     Position / status             Non-Executive Director 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)     Initial notification          Initial notification 
         / amendment 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3.     Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
         market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
         or auction monitor 
-----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)     Name                          Merlin Entertainments plc 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)     LEI                           549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 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                Ordinary Shares of 1 pence 
          the financial instrument,     each 
          type of instrument 
                                        GB00BDZT6P94 
          Identification 
          code 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)     Nature of the transaction     Purchase of Shares 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)         Price (s)     Volume(s) 
                                       ------------  ---------- 
                                        GBP 3.5969    69,504 
                                       ------------  ---------- 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)                                    Aggregate    Aggregate   Aggregate 
          Aggregated information         Price        Volume      Total 
                                       -----------  ----------  --------------- 
          - Aggregated volume           GBP 3.5969   69,504      GBP 250,000.00 
                                       -----------  ----------  --------------- 
          - Price 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)     Date of the transaction       2 March 2018 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)     Place of transaction          United Kingdom 
-----  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 

For further information please contact:

Matthew Jowett

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Merlin Entertainments plc

00 44 1202 634955

5 March 2018

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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