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Ticker · FRAN ISIN · GB00BD6P7Y24 LEI · 213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 IL Administrative and support service activities
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Filings indexed 331 across all filing types
Latest filing 2019-04-23 AGM Information
Country GB United Kingdom
Listing IL FRAN

About FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC

https://www.franchisebrands.co.uk/

Franchise Brands plc is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on building market-leading businesses, primarily through a franchise model. The group specializes in business-to-business (B2B) van-based services and operates a combined network of over 600 franchisees. Its portfolio includes established brands such as Pirtek, Filta, Metro Rod, and Metro Plumb. The company provides central support services to its franchisees, including technology, marketing, and finance, with a business-building strategy centered on helping its franchisees grow their own businesses.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
AGM Statement and Q1 Trading Update
AGM Information Classification · 100% confidence The document is an RNS announcement dated April 23, 2019, titled 'AGM statement and Q1 Trading Update'. It explicitly states that the company will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today and provides an update from the Executive Chairman during that meeting, including Q1 trading performance highlights. Since it contains material presented at the AGM, it relates directly to AGM information. Although it contains trading updates (which could suggest ER or MDA), the context is explicitly tied to the AGM event itself. Given the options, AGM-R (AGM Information) is the most specific fit for content delivered during the Annual General Meeting.
2019-04-23 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 100% confidence The document is an official notification filed with the RNS (Regulatory News Service) of the London Stock Exchange. The content explicitly details a 'Director/PDMR shareholding' transaction, specifically the purchase of ordinary shares by a Non-Executive Director (David Poutney). This type of insider transaction reporting falls directly under the definition of Director's Dealing (DIRS). Although it uses the RNS service, the specific content is highly indicative of DIRS, which is more specific than the general RNS fallback.
2019-04-12 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 100% confidence The document explicitly states 'TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES' in the title section. The content details the purchase of 80,000 of its own ordinary shares by Franchise Brands plc, specifying the price and the resulting number of treasury shares. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (POS), which covers share repurchase programs.
2019-04-05 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly states 'TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES' and details the purchase of 25,000 ordinary shares by the company to be held as treasury shares. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares' (share repurchase). The filing is also marked with an 'RNS Number', indicating it is a regulatory announcement, but the core subject matter is a share repurchase, matching the 'POS' code. The document length is short (3184 chars), but it contains the full details of the transaction, not just an announcement that a transaction occurred, thus it is classified as the transaction report itself, not RPA or RNS.
2019-04-04 English
Transaction in Own Shares
Transaction in Own Shares Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly states 'TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES' in the title section. It details the purchase of 25,000 ordinary shares by the company itself to be held as treasury shares. This directly corresponds to the definition of 'Transaction in Own Shares'. Furthermore, the document is marked with an 'RNS Number', indicating it is a regulatory announcement, but the specific content points overwhelmingly to POS (Transaction in Own Shares) rather than the general RNS fallback.
2019-04-03 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 100% confidence The document is clearly identified by the 'RNS Number' header and explicitly states, 'This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange.' The content details a 'Director/PDMR Shareholding' transaction where the Executive Chairman donated shares. This type of insider transaction notification, distributed via the Regulatory News Service (RNS), fits the definition of a general regulatory announcement that doesn't fit a more specific category like 10-K or ER. While DIRS (Director's Dealing) is a possibility, RNS is the distribution channel and often used for these specific regulatory disclosures when a dedicated code isn't available or when the primary nature is the regulatory dissemination itself. Given the strong RNS branding and the nature of the filing as a mandatory disclosure distributed through that system, RNS is the most appropriate classification, especially since DIRS is not explicitly listed as the primary category for RNS distribution notices in the provided definitions, whereas RNS is the fallback for general regulatory announcements.
2019-04-01 English

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