Merlin Entertainments plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (5840B)

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RNS Number : 5840B

Merlin Entertainments plc

21 September 2018

Merlin Entertainments plc

21 September 2018

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF

PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMR")

Merlin Entertainments plc (the "Company") has been notified that on 20 September 2018 the following named person sold Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of GBP 3.870111 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 Sold 
                  Chief New Openings 
 John Jakobsen     Officer              160,000 
                 --------------------  ---------------------- 
 

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

 
 1.     Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them 
 a)     Name                               John Jakobsen 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2.     Reason for the notification 
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 a)     Position / status                  Chief New Openings Officer 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 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 the financial       Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each 
          instrument, type of instrument 
                                             GB00BDZT6P94 
          Identification code 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)     Nature of the transaction          Sale 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)              Price (s)      Volume(s) 
                                             GBP3.870111    160,000 
                                                           ---------- 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)                                         Aggregate     Aggregate   Aggregate 
          Aggregated information              Price         Volume      Total 
                                             GBP3.870111   160,000     GBP619,217.76 
          - Aggregated volume                             ----------  -------------- 
 
          - Price 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)     Date of the transaction            20 September 2018 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)     Place of transaction               Outside a trading venue 
       ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 

For further information please contact:

Matthew Jowett

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Merlin Entertainments plc

00 44 1202 634955

21 September 2018

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