MJ Gleeson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3077G)

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RNS Number : 3077G

MJ Gleeson PLC

28 February 2018

28 February 2018

MJ Gleeson Plc

("the Company")

Notification of Transaction by Directors/PDMRs

In accordance with DTR 3.1 and Article 19 of The Market Abuse Regulation, the Company announces that it was notified on 28 February 2018 that North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, part of Harwood Capital LLP, to which Christopher Mills, Director of this Company is a beneficiary, sold a total of 740,360 ordinary shares at an average price of 800 pence per Ordinary Share. As a consequence of this transaction Mr. Mills is directly and indirectly interested, including those held by Related Persons, in 6,109,640 shares:

 
    Shareholders        Shares   Total held       Percentage 
                          Sold          now        of Issued 
                                               Share Capital 
--------------------  --------  -----------  --------------- 
 North Atlantic 
  Smaller Companies 
  Investment Trust 
  plc                  740,360    5,054,640            9.26% 
--------------------  --------  -----------  --------------- 
 Oryx International 
  Growth Fund Ltd            0    1,000,000            1.83% 
--------------------  --------  -----------  --------------- 
 Harwood Capital 
  LLP                        0       55,000            0.10% 
--------------------  --------  -----------  --------------- 
 Total                            6,109,640           11.19% 
--------------------  --------  -----------  --------------- 
 

Following the above disposals, his current shareholdings, including those held by Related Persons, are as follows:

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
       with them ('CAP') 
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 a)   First Name                      Christopher 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Last Name                       Mills 
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 2.   Reasons for the notification 
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 a)   Position / status               Director 
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 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Full name of                    MJ Gleeson plc 
       the entity 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity                    21380064K7N2W7FD6434 
       Identifier code 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 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 GBP0.02 
       the financial                   each 
       instrument 
       Identification                  GB00BRKD9Z53 
       Code 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                   Disposal via indirect holding 
       transaction                     through North Atlantic Smaller 
                                       Companies Investment Trust 
                                       PLC. 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)      Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ------------  --------------- 
                                         GBP8.00 per   740,360 shares 
                                          share 
                                        ------------  --------------- 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information      740,360 
             *    Aggregated volume     GBP8.00 per share 
 
 
             *    Price 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         28 February 2018 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                    London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
       transaction 
---  ------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries:

S Allanson

Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary

MJ Gleeson plc Tel: [phone]

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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