Smiths News PLC — Director's Dealing 2019

Feb 8, 2019

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RNS Number : 5289P

Connect Group PLC

08 February 2019

Connect Group PLC

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Connect Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary 5p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility:

1.         Exercise by Jonathan Bunting (Chief Executive Officer, Smiths News) of 97,649 Deferred Bonus Plan (2016) shares, receipt of 49,077 shares in respect of the dividend equivalent payment and the subsequent sale of 69,103 ordinary shares to cover the tax and NI liability.

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jonathan Bunting
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer, Smiths News
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Connect Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138004033ONVOOQXB02
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	Ordinary 5p shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B17WCR61
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of 97,649 Deferred Bonus Plan (2016) shares and receipt of 49,077 shares in respect of the dividend equivalent payment.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil consideration	146,726
d)	Aggregated information	n/a single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	7 February 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jonathan Bunting
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer, Smiths News
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Connect Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138004033ONVOOQXB02
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	Ordinary 5p shares
Identification code	ISIN: GB00B17WCR61
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 69,103 shares to cover the tax and NI liability arising following exercise of 97,649 Deferred Bonus Plan (2016) shares and receipt of 49,077 shares in respect of the dividend equivalent payment.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£0.365883	69,103
d)	Aggregated information	n/a single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	7 February 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

Adele Duff

Deputy Company Secretary 

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