Regulatory News
Director/PDMR Shareholding
14 December 2022
Equals (AIM:EQLS), the fast-growing payments group focused on the SME marketplace, announces that two of its Directors have today purchased ordinary shares of 1 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) in the Company. Ian Strafford-Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, purchased 22,500 Ordinary Shares at a price of 88.0 pence per Ordinary Share on 14 December 2022. Following this purchase of shares, he now holds 2,200,250 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.22% of the Company’s issued share capital.
Alan Hughes, Non-Executive Chairman, purchased 12,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 88.0 pence per Ordinary Share on 14 December 2022. Following this purchase of shares, he now holds 46,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.03% of the Company’s issued share capital.
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 | Ian Strafford-Taylor | ||||
| 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 participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Equals Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800CPI5S2GYB3RI27 | ||||
| 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 £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BLS0XX25 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 December 2022 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a) | Name | Alan Hughes | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Chairman | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Equals Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800CPI5S2GYB3RI27 | ||||
| 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 £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BLS0XX25 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 December 2022 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
For more information, please contact:
| Equals Group plc | |
| Ian Strafford-Taylor, CEO Richard Cooper, CFO | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7778 9308 www.equalsplc.com |
| Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Adviser / Broker) | |
| Max Hartley / Harry Rees | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8150 |
| Buchanan (Financial Communications) | |
| Henry Harrison-Topham / Toto Berger [email protected] | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 www.buchanan.uk.com |
Notes to Editors:
Equals Group is a technology-led international payments group augmented by highly personalised service for the payment needs of SME’s whether these be FX, card payments or via Faster Payments. Founded in 2007, the Group listed on AIM in 2014 and currently employs around 285 staff across sites in London and Chester. For more information, please visit www.equalsplc.com.
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