14th Dec 2022 15:53
14 December 2022
On the Beach Group plc
("On the Beach", "OTB" or the "Group")
Director / PDMR / PCA / Shareholding
On the Beach Group plc (LSE: OTB.L), a leading UK online retailer for beach holidays, announces that Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited (as trustees of the SC 2014 Settlement), a PCA of Simon Cooper (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of On the Beach Group plc), notified the Company on 13 December that he had purchased 288,587 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at price of 117.91 pence per Ordinary Share (£340,272.93 in aggregate).
Following this purchase, Simon Cooper, will have an interest in 9,668,331 Ordinary Shares, representing 5.82% of the issued share capital of the Company, as outlined below.
Shareholder | Number of shares | % of issued share capital |
Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited (a PCA of Simon Cooper) | 7,603,727 | 4.57% |
Simon Cooper (in his own name) | 2,064,604 | 1.24% |
TOTAL | 9,668,331 | 5.82% |
The Notification of Dealing Form required in accordance with UK MAR is set out below.
For further information:
FTI Consulting Alex Beagley Fiona Walker Sam Macpherson Rafaella de Freitas | Tel: +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
About On the Beach
On the Beach is a consumer-centric disruptor on a mission to continually democratise easy access, hassle free, great value holidays. Having invested in proposition, technology, brand and service, our asset light model is well positioned to continue to attract and retain the widest possible audience of beach holidaymakers. We are a leading online retailer in the UK short haul beach holiday market. By expanding into B2B and Long Haul channels, we have doubled our UK addressable market, and have a long‐term vision to become Europe's leading online retailer of beach holidays.
www.onthebeachgroupplc.com
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Hawksford Trustees Jersey Limited (as trustees of the SC 2014 Settlement) on behalf of the family of Simon Cooper | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | PCA of Simon Cooper, Chief Executive Officer of On the Beach Group plc | |
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | On the Beach Group plc | |
b) | LEI | 213800K51Y9BZY7F9R69 | |
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| 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 instrument, type of instrument Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 1 pence each GB00BYM1K758 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | |
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price | Volume |
117.91 pence | 288,587 Ordinary Shares | ||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
288,587 117.91p | |
e) | Date of the transaction | 13 December 2022 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
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