REG - Everplay Group plc - Director / PDMR Shareholding

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27/05/2026 15:15

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RNS Number : 9334F  Everplay Group plc  27 May 2026

27 May 2026

everplay group plc

("everplay", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Director / PDMR Shareholding

 

everplay group plc, a leading global independent ("indie") games developer and
publisher of premium video games, working simulation games and children's
edutainment apps announces that Rashid Varachia (Group CFO and COO) has been
awarded 10,630 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") after deductions for tax liabilities in respect of his bonus for FY
2025 (the "Award").

 

This is in line with the Company's Directors' Remuneration Policy, which
allows for 20% of the awarded bonus for the CFO/COO to be deferred into
Ordinary Shares with a two-year holding period, with malus and clawback
provisions for that period applying to this Award.

 

Following this Award, Mr Varachia has a beneficial interest of 10,630 Ordinary
Shares, representing approximately 0.01% of the existing issued share capital
of the Company.

 

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
 a)  Name                                                     Rashid Varachia
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                          Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
 b)  Initial notification/amendment                           Initial notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                     everplay group plc
 b)  LEI                                                      2138006EUUCCL4ZI5E51
 4   Details of the transaction(s): sections 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 financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares

     Identification code

                                                              ISIN: GB00BYVX2X20
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                Deferred Ordinary Shares Award
 c)  Prices(s) and volume(s)                                  Price(s):                      Volume(s)
     NIL                                                                                     10,630
 d)  Aggregated information                                   Not applicable
 e)  Date of transaction                                      7 May 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                                 Off market

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 everplay group plc                                                           ir@e (mailto:ir@everplaygroupplc.com) verplaygroupplc.

                                                                            (mailto:ir@everplaygroupplc.com) com (mailto:ir@everplaygroupplc.com)
 Mikkel Weider, Group Chief Executive Officer

 Rashid Varachia, Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 James Targett, Group Investor Relations Director

 Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor and Joint Corporate Broker)                     +44 (0)20 7418 8900

 Neil Patel / Benjamin Cryer / Kate Bannatyne

 Jefferies International Limited (Joint Corporate Broker)                     +44 (0)20 7029 8000

 Philip Noblet / Will Brown

 Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations)                                 +44 (0)20 7390 0233

 Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Hetherington / Safia Colebrook

 everplay@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:everplay@vigoconsulting.com)

 

 

About everplay group plc

everplay group plc (formerly Team17 Group plc) is an award-winning and leading
global indie games label developer and publisher of premium video games and
apps, comprising three distinct divisions: Team17, astragon and StoryToys.
Team17 is a games developer, publisher and creative partner for indie
developers around the world, known for iconic IP such as Hell Let Loose, Worms
and Overcooked!. astragon is a leading games publisher, developer and
distributor of sophisticated working simulation games, including Construction
Simulator and Police Simulator, targeting a broad audience from young
enthusiasts to technical experts and casual gamers. StoryToys is a world-class
developer and publisher of educational entertainment apps, bringing the
world's most popular characters, worlds and stories to life for children under
the age of eight, with apps including Disney Colouring World and LEGO®
Bluey™.

 

Visit www.everplaygroupplc.com (http://www.everplaygroupplc.com/)  for more
information or follow us on LinkedIn: everplay group plc
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/everplay-group-plc)

 

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