RNS Number : 2687C
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
28 April 2026
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
Vesting of the Share Matching Scheme and PDMR Shareholdings
Vesting of the Share Matching Scheme
EPE Special Opportunities Limited (the "Company") announces that, on 28 April 2026 in the offices of the Company's administrator, certain awards made under the Company's share matching scheme (the "Scheme") vested to certain members of the Board of Directors and the investment advisor, EPIC Investment Partners LLP ("EPIC") (together, the "Participants") (the "Vesting").
As a result of the Vesting, the Participants' interests in jointly held vesting ordinary shares ("Matching Shares") have increased such that the Participants now hold the entire beneficial interest in the Matching Shares (as opposed to just a portion of the beneficial interest) and the Participants now hold the full legal title to those ordinary shares.
The interests in the Matching Shares were transferred to Participants from the Company's employee benefit trust. The number of ordinary shares in issue, not held by the Company in treasury, is unchanged by the Vesting.
PDMR Shareholding
Certain members of EPIC and certain Directors of the Company (being PDMRs of the Company) have received the entire beneficial interest and legal title to the Matching Shares as part of the Vesting described above. The details of the Matching Shares received by PDMRs are provided below:
PDMR
Role
Movement in Number of Ordinary Shares Held
Number of Ordinary Shares Held Following Movement
Percentage of Total Voting Rights held Following Movement
Clive Spears
Company Director
4,875
91,147
0.3%
Heather Bestwick
Company Director
4,875
78,467
0.3%
Michael Gray
Company Director
4,875
38,977
0.1%
David Pirouet
Company Director
4,875
61,502
0.2%
Giles Brand (and connected parties)
Managing Partner of EPIC
45,222
12,137,484
45.7%
Hiren Patel
Managing Partner of EPIC
22,611
413,055
1.6%
The notification of dealing forms for each PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
The person responsible for releasing this information on behalf of the Company is Amanda Robinson of Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited.
Enquiries:
EPIC Investment Partners LLP
+44 (0) 207 269 8860 Rupert Palmer
Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited
+44 (0) 153 488 5200 Amanda Robinson
Cardew Group Limited
+44 (0) 207 930 0777 Richard Spiegelberg
Deutsche Numis
+44 (0) 207 260 1000
Nominated Advisor:
Stuart Skinner
Corporate Broker:
Charles Farquhar
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM
FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Clive Spears
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Company Director
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)
LEI
213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
Identification code
BMG3163K1053
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of interest in shares
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)1
Volume(s)
182.82p
4,875
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
4,875
Price
182.82p
e)
Date of the transaction
28 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange; AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Heather Bestwick
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Company Director
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)
LEI
213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
Identification code
BMG3163K1053
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of interest in shares
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)1
Volume(s)
182.82p
4,875
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
4,875
Price
182.82p
e)
Date of the transaction
28 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange; AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Michael Gray
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Company Director
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)
LEI
213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
Identification code
BMG3163K1053
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of interest in shares
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)1
Volume(s)
182.82p
4,875
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
4,875
Price
182.82p
e)
Date of the transaction
28 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange; AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
David Pirouet
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Company Director
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)
LEI
213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
Identification code
BMG3163K1053
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of interest in shares
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)1
Volume(s)
182.82p
4,875
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
4,875
Price
182.82p
e)
Date of the transaction
28 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange; AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Giles Brand (and connected parties)
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Managing Partner of EPIC
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)
LEI
213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
Identification code
BMG3163K1053
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of interest in shares
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)1
Volume(s)
182.82p
45,222
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
45,222
Price
182.82p
e)
Date of the transaction
28 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange; AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Hiren Patel
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Managing Partner of EPIC
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
b)
LEI
213800BQKN9C23A7LK98
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 5 pence each
Identification code
BMG3163K1053
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of interest in shares
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)1
Volume(s)
182.82p
22,611
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
22,611
Price
182.82p
e)
Date of the transaction
28 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange; AIM
Note 1: PDMRs acquired an interest in each ordinary share for the price given ("Interest Price"). The Interest Price was calculated in relation to the size of interest purchased (i.e. size of the interest not already held by the PDMR), the Company's closing price on the day prior to the Vesting and the Company's closing price on the day prior to the granting of the share matching award.
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