13 August 2019
Franchise Brands plc
("Franchise Brands" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR shareholding
Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand international franchisor, has been notified that on 12 August 2019, David Poutney, a Non-Executive Director of the Company and person discharging managerial responsibilities, purchased 28,090 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 83 pence per share.
Following this purchase, Mr Poutney now controls a total of 3,438,881 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 4.45 per cent. of the Company's current total voting rights.
Enquiries:
Franchise Brands plc |
+ 44 (0) 1562 826705 |
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman |
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Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director |
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 203 328 5656 |
Jeremy Porter / Liz Kirchner |
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Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 203 903 7715 |
James Serjeant / Colin Climie |
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MHP Communications (Financial PR) |
+44 (0) 203 128 8100 |
Katie Hunt |
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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 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 |
213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 |
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 in Franchise Brands plc Identification code (ISIN) for Franchise Brands plc ordinary shares: GB00BD6P7Y24 |
b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
83p |
28,090 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a |
e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 August 2019 |
f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM |
The information set out in this announcement is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.
