SimplyBiz Group PLC (The) Director/PDMR Shareholding (4599A)

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RNS Number : 4599A

SimplyBiz Group PLC (The)

11 September 2018

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

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 Matt Timmins, Joint CEO of SimplyBiz, has purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") through his Self-Invested Personal Pension Plan ("SIPP") on 11(th) September 2018 at a price of 188.5p per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Matt has an interest in 1,661,975 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 2.2 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital.

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                                  Matthew Lloyd Timmins 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                       Joint Chief Executive Officer 
                                             (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 
     ======================================================================= 
 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 by SIPP 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s) 188.5p 
                                             Volume(s) 100,000 
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 d)   Aggregated information                N/a - single transaction 
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 e)   Date of transaction                   11 September 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] 
                                          / [e-mail] 
 Giles Stewart 
  Rachel Cashmore 
  Ambrose Fullalove 
 

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