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Character Group PLC

05 October 2020

Monday, 5 October 2020

The Character Group plc

(the "Company")

Designers, developers and international distributor of toys, games and giftware

Director/PDMR shareholding

Character Group (AIM: CCT) the designer, developer and international distributor of branded toys, games and giftware, announces the following director/PDMR share transactions in respect of options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's 2017 Share Option Plan.

Michael Hyde (Managing Director Far East Operations) and Jeremiah Healy (Group Marketing Director) have today given notice to the Company that they have each surrendered options over Ordinary Shares under the Company's 2017 Share Option Plan, in return for which the Company has re-granted options to each of Michael Hyde and Jeremiah Healy, as follows:

 
 Name of PDMR             Share options surrendered    Share options granted 
 Michael Hyde (Managing   Date of grant: 5 June        Date of grant: 2 October 2020 
  Director Far East        2018 
  operations)                                           No. of shares: 92,000 Ordinary 
                           No. of shares: 100,000       Shares held in treasury 
                           Ordinary Shares held 
                           in treasury                  Exercise price: 325.5p 
 
                           Exercise price: 520p         Conditional vesting date: 
                                                        2 October 2023 
                           Conditional vesting date: 
                           5 June 2021 
                         ---------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 Jeremiah Healy (Group    Date of grant: 5 June        Date of grant: 2 October 2020 
  Marketing Director)      2018 
                                                        No. of shares: 66,000 Ordinary 
                           No. of shares: 72,000        Shares held in treasury 
                           Ordinary Shares held 
                           in treasury                  Exercise price: 325.5p 
 
                           Exercise price: 520p         Conditional vesting date: 
                                                        2 October 2023 
                           Conditional vesting date: 
                           5 June 2021 
                         ---------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

 
            1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / 
                  person closely associated 
 a.              Name                             Michael Hyde 
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            2.   Reason for the notification 
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            a.   Position/status                  Managing Director, Far East Operations 
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            b.   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction 
                  platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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            a.   Name                             The Character Group plc 
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            b.   LEI                              213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73 
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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 
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            a.   Description of the Financial 
                  instrument, type of               Ordinary shares of 5 pence 
                  instrument                        GB0008976119 
                  Identification code 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            b.   Nature of the transaction        (i) Surrender of share options; and 
                                                   (ii) Grant of share options 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            c.   Price(s) and volume(s)           (i) Surrender of 100,000 share options at 
                                                   an exercise price of 520 pence per share; 
                                                   and 
                                                   (ii) Grant of 92,000 share options at an exercise 
                                                   price of 325.5 pence per share 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            d.        Aggregated information 
                        *    Aggregated volume      Not applicable 
 
 
                        *    Price 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            e.   Date of the transaction          2 October 2020 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            f.   Place of the transaction         Outside a trading venue 
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 1.              Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / 
                  person closely associated 
 a.              Name                             Jeremiah Healy 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            2.   Reason for the notification 
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            a.   Position/status                  Group Marketing Director 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            b.   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial notification 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction 
                  platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
            a.   Name                             The Character Group plc 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            b.   LEI                              213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            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               Ordinary shares of 5 pence 
                  instrument                        GB0008976119 
                  Identification code 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            b.   Nature of the transaction        (i) Surrender of share options; and 
                                                   (ii) Grant of share options 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            c.   Price(s) and volume(s)           (i) Surrender of 72,000 share options at an 
                                                   exercise price of 520 pence per share; and 
                                                   (ii) Grant of 66,000 share options at an exercise 
                                                   price of 325.5 pence per share 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            d.        Aggregated information 
                        *    Aggregated volume      Not applicable 
 
 
                        *    Price 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            e.   Date of the transaction          2 October 2020 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
            f.   Place of the transaction         Outside a trading venue 
                -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
ENQUIRIES 
 
  The Character Group plc 
  Jon Diver, Joint Managing Director 
  Kiran Shah, Joint Managing Director 
Office: +44 (0) 208 329 3377 
 Mobile: +44 (0) 7831 802219 (JD) 
 Mobile: +44 (0) 7956 278522 (KS) 
 Email: info@charactergroup.plc.uk 
 
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) 
 Atholl Tweedie, Investment Banking 
 Charles Leigh-Pemberton , Corporate Broking 
 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 
 
Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker) 
 Nick Athanas 
 Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5656 
 
TooleyStreet Communications Limited (investor and media relations) 
 Fiona Tooley 
 Tel: +44 (0) 7785 703523 
 Email: fiona@tooleystreet.com 
 

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