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RNS Number : 1159N

GB Group PLC

20 September 2019

 
   20 September 2019 
 

GB GROUP PLC

("GBG" or the "Company")

Notification of Directors' Interests

The Company announces that Nick Brown, Group Managing Director has notified the Company that he purchased 32,521 ordinary shares of 2.5p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 556.0 pence per share on 18 September 2019.

Mr Brown also notified the company that on 18 September 2019 he exercised options over a total of 190,595 Ordinary Shares which were awarded in July 2010 under GBG's Executive Share Option Scheme. The exercise price of the options was 2.5 pence per Ordinary Share. On 18 September 2019 Mr Brown sold a total of 138,000 of the resultant Ordinary Shares at an average price of 555.9 pence per share.

Following this notification, Mr Brown has a beneficial holding of 1,077,312 Ordinary Shares (which represents 0.56% of the issued share capital of the Company) and continues to have options over a maximum of 363,281 Ordinary Shares.

The information below (set out in accordance with the requirements of EU Market Abuse Regulation) provides further detail:

 
 1.    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a.    Name                                  Nick Brown 
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 2.    Reason for the notification 
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 a.    Position/status                       Group Managing Director 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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                                  GB Group plc 
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 b.    LEI                                   213800RBAFZIBCV7XR29 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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 2.5 pence 
        instrument, type of instrument        GB0006870611 
        Identification code 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b.    Nature of the transaction             Acquisition of shares 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c.    Price(s) and volume(s)                  Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                 556.0      32,521 
                                                          ---------- 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d.         Aggregated information 
        Aggregated volume                     32,521 
        Price                                  556.0p 
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 e.    Date of the transaction               18 September 2019 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f.    Place of the transaction              London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 
 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 2.5 pence 
        instrument, type of instrument     GB0006870611 
        Identification code 
      ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b.    Nature of the transaction          Exercise of options awarded in July 2010 
                                           under GBG's Executive Share Option Scheme. 
      ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c.    Price(s) and volume(s)               Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                               2.5p      190,595 
                                                       ---------- 
      ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d.         Aggregated information 
        Aggregated volume                  190,595 
        Price                               2.5p 
 --------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e.    Date of the transaction            18 September 2019 
      ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f.    Place of the transaction           Outside of a trading venue 
      ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 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 2.5 pence 
        instrument, type of instrument        GB0006870611 
        Identification code 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b.    Nature of the transaction             Sale of Ordinary Shares 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c.    Price(s) and volume(s)                  Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                 553.0p     24,000 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 553.0p      1,073 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.0p      2,705 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 557.0p     10,000 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.5p      2,577 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 555.0p     12,500 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.0p      3,500 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.5p     10,000 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 557.5p      2,550 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 557.6p      7,922 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 558.3p      2,130 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 558.0p      5,290 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 557.0p     17,860 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.0p     32,521 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 557.0p      2,622 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.0p       228 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.0p       500 
                                                          ---------- 
                                                 556.0p       22 
                                                          ---------- 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d.         Aggregated information 
        Aggregated volume                     138,000 
        Price                                  555.9p 
 -----------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e.    Date of the transaction               18 September 2019 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f.    Place of the transaction              London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 

- Ends-

For further information, please contact:

 
 GB Group plc 
  John Constantin, Company Secretary             01244 657333 
 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 
  Edward Knight 
  Edward Allsopp 
  Nick Prowting                                  020 7418 8900 
 Website                                         www.gbgplc.com 
 

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