SimplyBiz Group PLC (The) Director / PDMR Dealing (7647I)

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RNS Number : 7647I

SimplyBiz Group PLC (The)

28 November 2018

The SimplyBiz Group plc

(the "Company" or "SimplyBiz")

Director / PDMR Dealing

The SimplyBiz Group plc, the leading independent provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and financial institutions in the UK, is pleased to announce that it has been notified that Gary Kershaw, Compliance Director of SimplyBiz, has purchased 30,000 ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") made up by the following trades:

on 23 November 2018, 12,494 at a price of 160p per Ordinary Share;

on 23 November 2018, 12,371 at a price of 162p per Ordinary Share; and

on 26 November 2018, 5,135 at a price of 153p per Ordinary Share.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Gary Kershaw 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                     Compliance Director (PDMR) 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment      Initial notification 
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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                                The SimplyBiz Group plc 
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 b)   LEI                                 213800DXP1VY21GCTH04 
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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 
     ======================================================================= 
 a)   Description of the financial        Ordinary shares of 1p each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
 
 
                                           ISIN: GB00BG1THS43 
       Identification Code 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction           Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)              Price(s) 160p 162p 
                                           Volume(s) 12,494 12,371 
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 d)   Aggregated information              24,865 ordinary shares purchased 
                                           at an average value of 161.0p 
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 e)   Date of transaction                 23 November 2018 
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 f)   Place of transaction                London Stock Exchange, AIM 
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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 
     ======================================================================= 
 a)   Description of the financial        Ordinary shares of 1p each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
 
 
                                           ISIN: GB00BG1THS43 
       Identification Code 
     ==================================  =================================== 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
     ==================================  =================================== 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)              Price(s) 153p 
                                           Volume(s) 5,135 
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 d)   Aggregated information              N/A 
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 e)   Date of transaction                 26 November 2018 
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 f)   Place of transaction                London Stock Exchange, AIM 
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For further information please contact:

 
 The SimplyBiz Group plc                 via Instinctif Partners 
 Matt Timmins (Joint Chief Executive 
  Officer) 
  Neil Stevens (Joint Chief Executive 
  Officer) 
 
 Zeus Capital (Nominated Adviser and 
  Sole Broker)                           [phone] 
 Martin Green 
  Andrew Jones 
  Pippa Underwood 
 
 Instinctif Partners                     [phone] 
 Giles Stewart 
 

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