REG - Toople PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

ToopleAnnouncement

09/07/2020 09:25

RNS Number : 5422S
  
Toople PLC
  
09 July 2020
  
 

For immediate release: 9th July 2020
Toople PLC
("Toople" or the "Company")
 
Director/PDMR Dealing
 
The Board of Toople, a provider of bespoke telecom services to UK SMEs, announces that it has received notification that Andy Hollingworth, CEO of the Company, purchased 10,593,220 shares ordinary shares of 0.0667p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 0.0944 pence earlier today.  Following the above purchase, Mr Hollingworth's beneficial interest in the Company comprises 38,843,220 Ordinary Shares.
 
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
 
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For further information please visit www.Toople.com or contact:



Toople PLC
Andy Hollingworth, Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Lawrence, Chief Financial Officer
 


Tel: 0800 0499 499




Cairn Financial Advisers LLP
Sandy Jamieson / Ludovico Lazzaretti


Tel: 020 7213 0880




Novum Securities Limited
David Coffman


Tel: 020 7399 9400




Belvedere Communications
John West / Llew Angus


Tel: 020 3687 2754



 
Notes to editors:
Toople PLC is incorporated in the UK and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. 
The business currently trades under four main brands: www.toople.com ; www.dmsluk.co.uk ; broadbandandphones.co.uk ; www.checkthatcompany.co.uk .
Toople.com provides bespoke telecoms services for its fast growing target market of UK SMEs with between one and 50 employees.  Services offered by the Group include business broadband, fibre, EFM and Ethernet data services, business mobile phones, cloud PBX and SIP Trunking and Traditional Services (calls and lines) all of which are delivered and managed via the Group's proprietary software platform. 
In February 2020, Toople completed the acquisition of DMS Holding (DMSL) .  DMSL commenced trading in 2002 and provides unified communication services in the UK, ranging from a single phone line to a multi-site unified comms VoIP platform, delivered via a network of telecoms and IT carriers and content providers across the UK including BT Business, BT Global Services, Gamma, EE, Vonage, Talktalk Business and O2.
DMSL acts as a BT Premier re-seller for broadband connectivity, mobile and fixed voice and cloud services and is responsible for over 250,000 BT customers and over 400,000 Revenue Generating Units.
The acquisition of DMSL was transformational for Toople, as it also expanded the Group's reach into the UK residential market, which is experiencing a period of rapid change, as operational automation further develops and more people choose to (or are forced to) work from home.
The Company also owns a telecoms price comparison website and a service offering company credit reference checking and reports.  These complement the Group's IT and telecoms services.
All the Group brands seek to differentiate themselves by offering IT, telecoms and broadband solutions, with robust and reliable packages, that enhance a customers' business and are based on trust and transparency, with no hidden fees within pricing policies.  This provides customers with a clear understanding of cost and fixed prices for the duration of their contracts.



Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a.


Name


Andy Hollingworth




2


Reason for notification








a.


Position/Status


Chief Executive




b.


Initial notification/
Amendment


Initial Notification




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a.


Name


Toople Plc




b.


LEI


213800P3DSCKSEHPU161




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 0.0667p each



 
ISIN: GB00BZ8TP087




b.


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of Ordinary Shares




c.


Price(s) and volume(s)




























Price(s) per share


Volume(s)








0.0944 pence


10,593,220








 
 




d.


Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated Volume
 
- Price


 
 
10,593,220
 
0.0944p
 




e.


Date of the transaction


9 July 2020




f.


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange



 


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