23rd Oct 2020 10:22
Director/PDMR Shareholding
LONDON (UK), 23 October 2020 - Gamesys Group plc (LSE: GYS) (the "Company").
As previously announced, Neil Goulden reverted to the position of Non-Executive Chair from 1 October 2020, having been Executive Chair since November 2017.
Neil Goulden held 85,000 options over Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") in addition to his shareholding of 125,000 Ordinary Shares. Following Neil's return to Non-Executive Chair and in line with corporate governance best practice for non-executive directors not to hold share options, Neil exercised all of his options and simultaneously sold the 85,000 Ordinary Shares on 22 October 2020.
As such, following the sale of those Ordinary Shares, Neil Goulden's holding remains unchanged at 125,000 Ordinary Shares, or 0.11% of the Company's issued share capital.
A summary of the notification and transaction, each on 22 October 2020, is as follows:
Director | Number of Ordinary Shares exercised and sold | Price | Number of Ordinary Shares held following the transaction | % of Company's issued share capital held |
Neil Goulden | 85,000 | £11.9163 | 125,000 | 0.11% |
The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014
1. | Details of PDMR | |||
a) | Name | Neil Goulden | ||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||
a) | Position / status | Non-executive Chair | ||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||
3. | Details of the issuer | |||
a) | Name | Gamesys Group plc | ||
b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800J9SZ4YJ2RYMU17 | ||
4. | Details of the transaction(s) | |||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Options over Ordinary Shares | ||
b) | Identification code | GB00BZ14BX56 | ||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of Options over 85,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of £6.79 | ||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price |
N/A - single transaction | ||
f) | Date of the transaction | 22 October 2020 | ||
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
1. | Details of PDMR | |||
a) | Name | Neil Goulden | ||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||
a) | Position / status | Non-executive Chair | ||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||
3. | Details of the issuer | |||
a) | Name | Gamesys Group plc | ||
b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800J9SZ4YJ2RYMU17 | ||
4. | Details of the transaction(s) | |||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each | ||
b) | Identification code | GB00BZ14BX56 | ||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price |
N/A - single transaction | ||
f) | Date of the transaction | 22 October 2020 | ||
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||
About Gamesys Group plc
Gamesys Group plc is the parent company of an online gaming group that provides entertainment to a global consumer base. Through its subsidiaries, Gamesys Group plc currently offers bingo and casino games to its customers using brands which include Jackpotjoy (www.jackpotjoy.com), Virgin Games (www.virgingames.com), Botemania (www.botemania.es), Vera&John (www.verajohn.com), Heart Bingo (www.heartbingo.co.uk), Monopoly Casino (www.monopolycasino.com) and Rainbow Riches Casino (www.rainbowrichescasino.com). For more information about Gamesys Group plc, please visit www.gamesysgroup.com.
Enquiries:
Gamesys Group plc
Dan Talisman, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 7478 8100[email protected]
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James Leviton
Robert Allen
+44 (0) 207 251 3801
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