LIKEWISE GROUP PLC

Director's Dealing • Dec 7, 2023

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RNS Number : 9552V

Likewise Group PLC

07 December 2023

7 December 2023

Likewise Group plc

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

Director and PDMR Dealings

Likewise Group plc (AIM:LIKE), the fast growing and progressive UK floor coverings distributor announces that it has been notified that Chief Executive, Tony Brewer; Non-Executive Director, Andrew Simpson; and PDMR, Adrian Laffey (together the "PDMRs"), have purchased an aggregate of 171,782 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Shares") (the "Purchases"). The Shares were purchased through the reinvestment of the Company's interim dividend.

Following the Purchases, the PDMRs are beneficially interested in the voting capital of the Company as follows:

Shareholder	Role	Number of Shares purchased	Total Shares beneficially interested in	Percentage of voting rights
Tony Brewer	Chief Executive	96,724	29,993,941	12.29%
Andrew Simpson	Non-Executive Director	33,185	19,819,885	8.12%
Adrian Laffey	Mainstream Residential Director	41,873	6,914,646	2.83%

The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has agreed with the Company that the concert party of pre-IPO shareholders now consists of Tony Brewer, Andrew Simpson, James Kellett and Adrian Laffey only (the "Concert Party"). As a result of the Purchases, the Concert Party's aggregate interest in the voting rights of the Company is now 25.49%. 

For further information, please contact:

Likewise Group plc Tony Brewer, Chief Executive	Tel: +44 (0) 0121 817 2900
Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Jordan Warburton / David Foreman / James Edis (Investment Banking) Dominic King (Corporate Broking)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 3829 5000
WH Ireland (Joint Broker) Hugh Morgan / Antonio Bossi (Corporate Finance) Fraser Marshall / Harry Ansell (Corporate Broking)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 1666
Ravenscroft (Joint Broker) Semelia Hamon (Corporate Finance)	Tel: +44 (0) 01481 732 746
Novella Communications (Financial PR) Claire de Groot / Tim Robertson	Tel: +44 (0) 0203 151 7008

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

In accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, detailed information is set out below.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Tony Brewer

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/Status:

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial Notification/Amendment:

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name:

Likewise Group plc

b)

LEI:

	2138007L822RL2CXMV34

4.

Details of 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:

Identification code:

Ordinary shares of £0.01

ISIN: GB00BHNWH003

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Purchase of Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

16.25 pence

16.25 pence

94,246

2,478

d)

Aggregated volume:

Price:

96,724

16.25 pence

e)

Date of the Transaction:

17 November 2023

f)

Place of the Transaction:

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Andrew Simpson

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 participation, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Likewise Group plc

b)

LEI:

	2138007L822RL2CXMV34

4.

Details of 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:

Identification code:

Ordinary shares of £0.01

ISIN: GB00BHNWH003

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Purchase of Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

15.95 pence

33,185

d)

Aggregated volume:

Price:

As above

e)

Date of the Transaction:

17 November 2023

f)

Place of the Transaction:

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Adrian Laffey

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/Status:

Mainstream Residential Director

b)

Initial Notification/Amendment:

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name:

Likewise Group plc

b)

LEI:

	2138007L822RL2CXMV34

4.

Details of 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:

Identification code:

Ordinary shares of £0.01

ISIN: GB00BHNWH003

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Purchase of Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)

Volume(s)

16.25 pence

16.25 pence

16.25 pence

16.41 pence

10,849

2,084

5,870

23,070

d)

Aggregated volume:

Price:

41,873

16.29 pence

e)

Date of the Transaction:

17 November 2023

f)

Place of the Transaction:

London Stock Exchange

ENDS

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