4th Jul 2023 11:35
Smiths News plc (the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Company has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of 5p undertaken by a PDMR. On 4 July 2023, Jonathan Bunting (Chief Executive Officer) was granted options to buy 40,613 shares at an option price of £0.4432 per share under the terms of the Connect Group PLC Save As You Earn Plan. The savings term is three years and the options are exercisable between 1 September 2026 and 28 February 2027.
The relevant notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1 
 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
 | ||||
| a) 
 | Name 
 
 | Jonathan Bunting | |||
| 2 
 | Reason for the notification 
 | ||||
| a) 
 | Position/status 
 
 | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer | |||
| b) 
 | Initial notification /Amendment 
 
 | Initial Notification | |||
| 3 
 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
 | ||||
| a) 
 | Name 
 
 | Smiths News plc | |||
| b) 
 | LEI 
 
 | 2138004033ONVOOQXB02 | |||
| 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 instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary 5p shares | |||
| Identification code | ISIN: GB00B17WCR61 | ||||
| b) 
 | Nature of the transaction 
 
 | Grant of options pursuant to the Connect Group PLC Save As You Earn Plan | |||
| c) 
 | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £0.4432 | 40,613 | ||||
| d) 
 | Aggregated information | n/a single transaction | |||
| - Aggregated volume | |||||
| - Price | |||||
| e) 
 | Date of the transaction 
 
 | 4 July 2023 | |||
| f) 
 | Place of the transaction 
 
 | Outside of a trading venue | |||
Person responsible for arranging release of this announcement:
Karen Mills
Deputy Company SecretarySmiths News plc
Rowan House
Cherry Orchard North
Kembrey Park
Swindon
SN2 8UH
email: [email protected]
LEI: 2138004O33ONVOOQXB02
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