Director/PDMR Shareholding
6 November 2026
Dillistone Group Plc
("Dillistone", the "Company" or the "Group")
PCA / PDMR Dealing
Dillistone Group Plc (AIM: DSG), a long-standing supplier of software and services to recruiters, currently in the process of transitioning to a serial acquirer, announces it has been informed of the following transactions by directors and a person closely associated with a director.
As anticipated in the announcement of 1 October 2026, pursuant to the recent conversion of loans into shares Yuriko Starr, wife of director Jason Starr, has sold all of the 857,142 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") arising on the conversion of her loan at a price of 14 pence per Ordinary Share. The sale price is equal to the conversion price. Of the shares sold, 428,571 shares were acquired by Matthias Riechert, a director of the Company.
In addition, Jason Starr has sold 142,857 Ordinary Shares at a price of 14 pence per Ordinary Share and Aakash Vanchi Nath, a director of the Company has acquired 142,857 Ordinary Shares at a price of 14 pence per Ordinary Share.
Name
Total number of Ordinary Shares held
Percentage of issued share capital now held
Yuriko Starr
0
0.00%
Jason Starr
4,250,805
10.34%
Matthias Riechert
3,228,571
7.86%
Aakash Vanchi Nath
342,857
0.83%
Enquiries:
Dillistone Group Plc
Gareth Hawkins
Chief Executive Officer
0207 749 6203
Giles Fearnley
Non-Executive Chairman
01256 297 000
Zeus (Nominated adviser and Broker)
Mike Coe / Andrew de Andrade
Investment Banking
020 3829 5000
Notes to Editors:
Dillistone Group Plc is pursuing a strategy of long-term ownership and growth through the acquisition of established, owner-managed, cash-generative and profitable businesses, principally in the UK, operated under a decentralised model. The Group continues to own and operate Ikiru People (www.IkiruPeople.com), its software and services business for the recruitment industry, which develops, markets and supports the Talentis, FileFinder, Infinity, Mid-Office, ISV and GatedTalent products.
Dillistone was admitted to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc, in June 2006.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Yuriko Starr
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PCA
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Dillistone Group plc
b)
LEI
213800E9K3JGQ46ZS753
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 £0.05 each
ISIN: GB00B13QQB40
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
14p
857,142
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 November 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue (XOFF)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Matthias Riechert
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PDMR – 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
Dillistone Group plc
b)
LEI
213800E9K3JGQ46ZS753
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 £0.05 each
ISIN: GB00B13QQB40
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
14p
428,571
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 November 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue (XOFF)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Jason Starr
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PDMR – 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
Dillistone Group plc
b)
LEI
213800E9K3JGQ46ZS753
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 £0.05 each
ISIN: GB00B13QQB40
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
14p
142,857
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 November 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue (XOFF)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Aakash Vanchi Nath
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PDMR – 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
Dillistone Group plc
b)
LEI
213800E9K3JGQ46ZS753
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 £0.05 each
ISIN: GB00B13QQB40
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
14p
142,857
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 November 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue (XOFF)
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