SimplyBiz Group PLC (The) Director / PDMR Dealing (8206X)

TIDMSBIZ

RNS Number : 8206X

SimplyBiz Group PLC (The)

02 May 2019

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.

2 May 2019

The SimplyBiz Group plc

(the "Company" or "SimplyBiz")

Director / PDMR Dealing

The SimplyBiz Group plc (AIM: SBIZ), a leading fintech and support services group, announces that it has been notified that Neil Stevens, Joint CEO of SimplyBiz, has purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") on 1 May 2019 at a price of 205p per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Neil has an interest in 1,611,975 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.67 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                                  Neil Martin Stevens 
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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 
     ====================================  ================================= 
 b)   Nature of the transaction             Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s) 205p 
                                             Volume(s) 50,000 
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 d)   Aggregated information                N/a - single transaction 
     ====================================  ================================= 
 e)   Date of transaction                   1 May 2019 
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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 
  Joint Broker)                          [phone] 
 Martin Green 
  Andrew Jones 
  Pippa Hamnet 
 
 Peel Hunt (Joint Broker)                [phone] 
 Guy Wiehahn 
  Andrew Buchanan 
  Rishi Shah 
 
 Instinctif Partners                     [phone]/ 
                                          [e-mail] 
 Catherine Wickman 
  Katie Bairsto 
 

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