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RNS Number : 7408J  Equals Group PLC  14 December 2022

 14 December 2022

 

Equals Group plc

('Equals' or the 'Company')

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

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  Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

      Identification code

                                                                   ISIN: GB00BLS0XX25
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Purchase of ordinary shares
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price  No. of shares
                                                                   88.0p  22,500

 
 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

 

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  Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

      Identification code

                                                                    ISIN: GB00BLS0XX25
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Purchase of ordinary shares
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price  No. of shares
                                                                   88.0p  12,000

 
 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

 

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

 

- Ends -

For more information, please contact:

 

 Equals Group plc
 Ian Strafford-Taylor, CEO                                Tel: +44 (0) 20 7778 9308

 Richard Cooper, CFO                                      www.equalsplc.com (http://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                      Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 equals@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:equals@buchanan.uk.com)   www.buchanan.uk.com (http://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
(http://www.equalsplc.com) .

 

 

 

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