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04/10/2017 15:16

RNS Number : 7247S
Christie Group PLC
04 October 2017
4 October 2017
Christie Group plc
("Christie Group" or the "Company")
PDMR notification
Christie Group plc (AIM: CTG.L), the leading provider of Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the leisure, retail and care markets, has been notified that on 3 October 2017, Christopher John Day, Executive Director, who is considered to be a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), has exercised options over 50,000 ordinary shares (the "Option Shares").

The Option Shares are held by the Christie Group plc 2007 Company Share Option Plan (the "CSOP") and have today been transferred to Mr Day in accordance with the terms of the CSOP for a consideration of 45 pence per share for 50,000 Option Shares.
Accordingly, Mr Day's beneficial and non-beneficial holdings in the Company have increased to 762,847 ordinary shares, representing approximately 2.88 per cent of the total voting rights of the Company.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
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
Christopher John Day
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
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
Christie Group plc
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 2 pence each
ISIN: GB0001953156
b)
Nature of the transaction
Exercise of share options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
0.45
50,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price

50,000 shares
22,500.00
e)
Date of the transaction
2017-10-03
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
For further information please contact:

Christie Group plc
David Rugg, Chairman & Chief Executive020 7227 0707

Dan Prickett, Chief Operating Officer  020 7227 0700
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited - Nominated Advisor & Broker
Dominic Morley / Charles Leigh-Pemberton 020 7886 2500

About Christie Group:

Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 42 offices across the UK, Europe and Canada, catering to its specialist markets in the leisure, retail and care sectors.
Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional Business Services (PBS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PBS - Christie & Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Orridge, Venners and Vennersys.
Tracing its origins back to 1846, the Group has a long established reputation for offering essential services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
For more information, please go to www.christiegroup.com.

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