SSP Group PLC

Director's Dealing • May 10, 2021

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RNS Number : 1396Y

SSP Group PLC

10 May 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                         LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

10 May 2021

SSP Group plc

(the "Company")

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") 

The Company has been notified that on 6 May 2021 the persons set out in the table below, each being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), acquired ordinary shares of 117/200 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") under the Partnership Shares element of the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan ("UK SIP") at a price of £3.1866 per Share and were also awarded Shares at nil consideration under the Matching Share element of the UK SIP. 

Name	Position	Partnership Shares	Matching Shares
Simon Smith	Chief Executive Officer	40	20
Jonathan Davies	Chief Financial Officer	40	20

The UK SIP is a share plan available to all of the Company's UK employees, subject to qualifying conditions.  The UK SIP is administered by Computershare Trustees Limited, a UK incorporated company, who is the registered holder of the Shares.

This announcement, including the notifications below, is made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility

a)

Name

1.     Simon Smith

2.     Jonathan Davies

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1.     Chief Executive Officer

2.     Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Full name of the entity

SSP Group plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

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 Shares of 117/200 pence

b)

Identification Code

GB00BGBN7C04

c)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Partnership Shares and allocation of Matching Shares under the UK SIP.

d)

Currency

GBP - British Pound

e)

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Partnership Shares

Price(s) per share	Volume(s)
1.     £3.1866 2.     £3.1866	1.     40 2.     40

Matching Shares

Price(s) per share	Volume(s)
1.     £0.00 2.     £0.00	1.     20 2.     20

f)

Aggregated Information

-       Price

-       Volume

-       Total Price

Partnership Shares

Price(s) per share	Volume(s)	Total Aggregate Price
1.     £3.1866 2.     £3.1866	1.     40 2.     40	1.     £127.464 2.     £127.464

Matching Shares

Price(s) per share	Volume(s)	Total Aggregate Price
1.     £0.00 2.     £0.00	1.     20 2.     20	1.     £0.00 2.     £0.00

g)

Date of transaction

6 May 2021

h)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

For further information, please contact:

SSP Group plc

Helen Byrne, Company Secretary                   

Tel:  +44 (0) 207 543 3404

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