FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC — Director's Dealing 2017

Apr 4, 2017

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RNS Number : 4537B

Franchise Brands PLC

04 April 2017

4 April 2017

FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC

("Franchise Brands" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR shareholding

Franchise Brands plc, a multi-brand international franchisor, has been informed that on 3 April 2017, David Poutney (Non-Executive Director of the Company) acquired 10,000 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company for nil consideration from the estate of a deceased relative.  As a result, Mr Poutney is now beneficially interested in 616,060 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company, representing approximately 1.29 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

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For further information, please contact:

Franchise Brands plc                                                                                                                    + 44 (0) 800 012 6462

Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman

Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director

MHP Communications                                                                                                                 +44 (0) 20 3128 8100

(Financial PR)                                                                                                                franchisebrands@mhpc.com

Katie Hunt / Hannah Winter

Allenby Capital Limited                                                                                                              +44 (0) 20 3328 5656

(Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

Jeremy Porter/ James Thomas / Liz Kirchner

Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers                                                                                                   +44 (0)1293 517744

(Joint Broker)

James Serjeant / Neil Badger

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

David John Poutney

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Franchise Brands plc

b)

LEI

n/a

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 instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.5p each

ISIN code: GB00BD6P7Y24

b)

Nature of the transaction

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil consideration	10,000

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

3 April 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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