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RNS Number : 6965J

Universe Group PLC

21 August 2019

Universe Group plc

("Universe", the "Company" or the "Group")

Director Dealing

Universe Group plc (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and loyalty systems announces that, on 20 August 2019, a total of 833,531 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Group ("Ordinary Shares") were acquired by certain Directors of the group as set out in the table below:

 
 Name              Director           Number         Weighted           Resultant       Percentage 
                                       of Ordinary    average price      shareholding    of the issued 
                                       Shares         per Ordinary       in the          share capital 
                                       purchased      Share purchased    Group           of the Group 
                                                      (p) 
                   Chief Executive 
 Jeremy Lewis       Officer                265,163               4.90         532,387             0.2% 
                   Non-Executive 
 Andrew Blazye      Chairman               200,000               5.15         300,000             0.1% 
                   Non-Executive 
 Malcolm Coster     Director               318,368               4.71       1,347,093             0.5% 
                   Non-Executive 
 Ivan Brooks        Director                50,000               5.39          50,000             0.1% 
                  -----------------  -------------  -----------------  --------------  --------------- 
 

For further information

Universe Group plc T: +44 2380 689 510

Andrew Blazye, Non-Executive Chairman

Jeremy Lewis, Chief Executive Officer

Daryl Paton, Chief Financial Office

finnCap

T: +44 20 7220 0500

Stuart Andrews / Henrik Persson (Corporate Finance)

Richard Chambers (ECM)

IFC Advisory

T: +44 20 3934 6630

Tim Metcalfe

Heather Armstrong

Florence Chandler

The information communicated in this announcement includes inside information for the purposes of Article 7 Regulation 596/2014

About Universe Group plc:

Universe provides some of the world's leading retailers with point of sale, payment and loyalty systems. 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 centers processing over 6 billion transactions every year. For further information, please see www.universe-group.co.uk

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                                   Jeremy Lewis 
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 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status:                        CEO 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:         Initial notification 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                                   Universe Group plc 
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 b)   LEI:                                    213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 
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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            Ordinary shares of 1 penny 
       instrument, type of instrument:         each ("Ordinary Shares") 
       Identification code:                    GB0009483594 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:              Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                                 4.90 pence    265,163 
                                                              ---------- 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:                 Single transaction as in 
        *    Aggregated volume:                4 c) above 
 
 
        *    Price: 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:                20/08/2019 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:               AIM, London Stock Exchange 
                                               (XLON) 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                                   Andrew Blazye 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 5.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status:                        Non-Executive Chairman 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:         Initial notification 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 6.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                                   Universe Group plc 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                                    213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 7.   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 1 penny 
       instrument, type of instrument:         each ("Ordinary Shares") 
       Identification code:                    GB0009483594 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:              Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                                 5.15 pence    200,000 
                                                              ---------- 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:                 Single transaction as in 
        *    Aggregated volume:                4 c) above 
 
 
        *    Price: 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction:                20/08/2019 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction:               AIM, London Stock Exchange 
                                               (XLON) 
     --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name:                                   Malcolm Coster 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 8.    Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status:                        Non-Executive Director 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment:         Initial notification 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 9.    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name:                                   Universe Group plc 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI:                                    213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 10.   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 1 penny 
        instrument, type of instrument:         each ("Ordinary Shares") 
        Identification code:                    GB0009483594 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction:              Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s):                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                                  4.71 pence    318,368 
                                                               ---------- 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information:                 Single transaction as in 
         *    Aggregated volume:                4 c) above 
 
 
         *    Price: 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction:                20/08/2019 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction:               AIM, London Stock Exchange 
                                                (XLON) 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name:                                   Ivan Brooks 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 11.   Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status:                        Non-Executive Director 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment:         Initial notification 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 12.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name:                                   Universe Group plc 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI:                                    213800YEBEDVKK4EDE08 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 13.   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 1 penny 
        instrument, type of instrument:         each ("Ordinary Shares") 
        Identification code:                    GB0009483594 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction:              Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s):                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                                  5.39 pence    50,000 
                                                               ---------- 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information:                 Single transaction as in 
         *    Aggregated volume:                4 c) above 
 
 
         *    Price: 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction:                20/08/2019 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction:               AIM, London Stock Exchange 
                                                (XLON) 
      --------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 

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