RNS Number : 2350M
System1 Group PLC
20 January 2021
 

 

 

Press Release

 

 

20 January 2021

  

System1 Group PLC (AIM: SYS1)

 ("System1", or "the Company", or "the Group")

 

Directors Dealings, Exercise of Options and Total Voting Rights  

 

The Company announces the following directors' dealings:

 

·    John Kearon, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has sold 43,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 172.50 pence per Ordinary Share;

·    Stefan Barden, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, purchased 31,000 Ordinary Shares, at a price of 172.50 pence per Ordinary Share; and

·    Chris Willford, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, purchased 12,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 172.50 pence per Ordinary Share.

 

In addition, an ex employee has exercised share options over 56,568 Ordinary Shares.

A total of 56,568 Ordinary Shares which were previously held in treasury have been utilised to satisfy the exercise of the share options.

 

Following the above, the Company now holds 510,421 Ordinary Shares as treasury shares and its total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is now 12,716,352, which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, System1 Group PLC under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

Following the above directors' dealings:

 

·    Mr. Kearon holds 2,918,235 Ordinary Shares, representing 22.95 per cent. of the Company's total voting rights;

·    Mr. Barden holds 815,639 Shares, representing 6.41 per cent. of the Company's total voting rights; and

·    Mr. Willford holds 27,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.21 per cent. of the Company's total voting rights.

 

The notifications set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. 

 

The Company can be found at www.system1group.com.

  

 

For further information, please contact:

System1 Group PLC

Tel: +44 (0)20 7043 1000

 

John Kearon, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Chris Willford, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Canaccord Genuity Limited

Tel: +44 (0)20 7523 8000

Simon Bridges / Andrew Potts

 

  
 

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

1.

Details of the Person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

John Kearon

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

System1 Group PLC

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800TDLR42C3Q9ZB74

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

Ordinary Shares

GB00B1GVQH21

b)

Nature of the transaction

(a)  Sale of ordinary shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

172.50 pence

43,000 shares

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Aggregated price

-  Aggregated total

 

Not applicable

e)

Date of the transaction

19 January 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

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

1.

Details of the Person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Stefan Barden

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

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

System1 Group PLC

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800TDLR42C3Q9ZB74

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

Ordinary Shares

GB00B1GVQH21

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

172.50 pence 

 

31,000 shares

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Aggregated price

-  Aggregated total

 

Not applicable

e)

Date of the transaction

19 January 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

 

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

1.

Details of the Person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Chris Willford

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

System1 Group PLC

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800TDLR42C3Q9ZB74

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

Ordinary Shares

GB00B1GVQH21

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

172.50 pence 

 

12,000 shares

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Aggregated price

-  Aggregated total

 

Not applicable

e)

Date of the transaction

19 January 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

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