Directors' dealings

Franchise Brands

08/04/2025 10:00

RNS Number : 1087E

Franchise Brands PLC

08 April 2025

 

8 April 2025

FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC

("Franchise Brands", the "Group" or the "Company")

Directors' dealings

 

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise business, announces that on 7 April 2025 two directors of the Company, Stephen Hemsley (Executive Chairman) and Nigel Wray (Non-Executive Director) each bought 25,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, at a price of 134 pence per share.

Following these trades, their interests in the Ordinary Shares of the Company are as follows:

Director/PDMR
Number of Ordinary Shares in the Company
Percentage of the issued share capital
Stephen Hemsley
22,835,000
11.78%
Nigel Wray
16,006,858
8.26%

 

The table at the end of this announcement provides further information in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

Enquiries:

Franchise Brands plc
+ 44 (0) 1625 813231
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
Peter Molloy, CEO
Andrew Mallows, CFO
Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
+44 (0) 20 7710 7600
Matthew Blawat
Nick Harland
Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker)
+44 (0) 20 3328 5656
Jeremy Porter / Daniel Dearden-Williams (Corporate Finance)
Amrit Nahal / Joscelin Pinnington (Sales & Corporate Broking)
Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)
+44 (0) 20 3903 7715
James Serjeant (Corporate Broking)
Malar Velaigam / Colin Climie (Sales)
MHP Group (Financial PR)
+44 (0) 20 3128 8100
Katie Hunt / Hugo Harris
+44 (0) 7884 494112
franchisebrands@mhpgroup.com

 

About Franchise Brands plc

 

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on B2B van-based service with seven franchise brands and a presence in 10 countries across the UK, North America and Europe. The Group is focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model and has a combined network of over 600 franchisees.

The Company owns several market-leading brands with long trading histories, including Pirtek in Europe, Filta, Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, all of which benefit from the Group's central support services, particularly technology, marketing, and finance. At the heart of Franchise Brands' business-building strategy is helping its franchisees grow their businesses: "as they grow, we grow".

Franchise Brands employs almost 650 people across the Group and there are over 3,000 people in the franchise community.

For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Stephen Hemsley
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
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
Franchise Brands PLC
b)
LEI
213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37
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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc
ISIN: GB00BD6P7Y24
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price: 134p per share
Volume: 25,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Nigel Wray
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
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
Franchise Brands PLC
b)
LEI
213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37
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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc
ISIN: GB00BD6P7Y24
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price: 134p per share
Volume: 25,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

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