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RNS Number : 5048B

Universe Group PLC

04 April 2017

04 April 2017

AIM: UNG

Universe Group plc

("Universe" or "the Group")

Directors' Dealings

Universe (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and on-line loyalty systems announces that it received notification on 4 April 2017 that on that date certain Directors of the Group acquired ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Group ("Ordinary Shares") as set out below.

 
 Name        Director                 Number    Weighted       Resultant   Percentage 
                                 of Ordinary     average    shareholding       of the 
                                      Shares       price          in the       issued 
                                   purchased         per           Group        share 
                                                Ordinary                      capital 
                                                   Share                       of the 
                                                     (p)                        Group 
----------  -----------------  -------------  ----------  --------------  ----------- 
 Jeremy      Chief Executive 
  Lewis       Officer                166,666       9.000         166,666         0.1% 
----------  -----------------  -------------  ----------  --------------  ----------- 
 Robert      Non-Executive 
  Goddard     Chairman                54,882       9.125       1,238,882         0.5% 
----------  -----------------  -------------  ----------  --------------  ----------- 
 Malcolm     Non-Executive 
  Coster      Director                92,225       8.674       1,028,725         0.4% 
----------  -----------------  -------------  ----------  --------------  ----------- 
 

For further information:

 
Universe Group plc                 T: +44 2380 689 
 Jeremy Lewis, CEO                  510 
 
finnCap                           T: +44 20 7220 
 Stuart Andrews (corporate         0500 
 finance) 
 Tony Quirke (corporate broking) 
KTZ Communications                T: +44 20 3178 
 Katie Tzouliadis                  6378 
 

About Universe Group plc

Universe provides some of the world's leading retailers with point of sale, payment and loyalty solutions. The Group's solutions are based on its own proprietary software and are offered out of the Cloud on a software as a service model with its data centres processing in excess of 3 billion transactions every year. For further information, please see www.universeplc.com.

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging 
       managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Jeremy Lewis 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission 
       allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Universe Group plc 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                              NA 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 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                      Ordinary shares of 1p each 
       of the Financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB0009483594 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                    Purchase of ordinary shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         9.00p      166,666 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 d)    Aggregated information: 
         *    Aggregated volume          166,666 ordinary shares of 
                                         1 pence (purchased) at 9.00 
                                         pence per ordinary share 
         *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the                      4 April 2017 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction                      Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging 
       managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Robert Goddard 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Non-Executive Chairman 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission 
       allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Universe Group plc 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              NA 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 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                      Ordinary shares of 1p each 
       of the Financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB0009483594 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                    Purchase of ordinary shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         9.125p     54,882 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information: 
         *    Aggregated volume          54,882 ordinary shares of 
                                         1 pence (purchased) at 9.125p 
                                         pence per ordinary share 
         *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the                      4 April 2017 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction                      Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging 
       managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Malcolm Coster 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Non-Executive Director 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission 
       allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Universe Group plc 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              NA 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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                      Ordinary shares of 1p each 
       of the Financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB0009483594 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                    Purchase of ordinary shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         8.49p      58,892 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         9.00p      33,333 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information: 
         *    Aggregated volume          92,225 ordinary shares of 
                                         1 pence (purchased) at a 
                                         weighted average of 8.674 
         *    Price                      pence per ordinary share 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the                      4 April 2017 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction                      Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

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