Director/PDMR Shareholding

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RNS Number : 9048V SSP Group PLC 09 March 2026  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                         LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24     9 March 2026 SSP Group plc (the "Company")   Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")   The Company has been notified that on 6 March 2026 the persons set out in the table below, each being a PDMR, acquired ordinary shares of 117/200 pence in the capital of the Company ("Shares") under the Partnership Shares element of the Company's UK Share Incentive Plan ("UK SIP") at a price of £1.922 per Share and were also awarded Shares at nil consideration under the Matching Share element of the UK SIP.    The UK SIP is a share plan available to all of the Company's UK employees, subject to qualifying conditions.  The UK SIP is administered by  Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited, a UK incorporated company, who is the registered holder of the Shares.   Any dividends declared on Matching Shares or Partnership Shares held under the UK SIP and partnership shares or matching awards under the International Share Incentive Plan are reinvested to purchase ordinary shares (referred to as "SIP Dividend Shares"). Following the declaration of a Final Dividend for the year ended 30 September 2025, details of the reinvestment of SIP Dividend Shares purchased by PDMRs are set out in the second table below.   The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.  

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility

a)

Name

Kari Daniels  

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CEO - UK & Ireland  

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Full name of the entity

SSP Group plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

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 117/200 pence

b)

Identification Code

GB00BGBN7C04

c)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Partnership Shares and allocation of Matching Shares under the UK SIP.

d)

Currency

GBP - British Pound

e)

Price(s) and Volume(s)

Partnership Shares

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

£1.922

78

  Matching Shares

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

£0.00

39





f)

Aggregated Information -       Price -       Volume -       Total Price

Partnership Shares

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

Total Aggregate Price

£1.922

78

£149.916

  Matching Shares

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

Total Aggregate Price

£0.00

39

£0.00





g)

Date of transaction

6 March 2026

h)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)



   

1

Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibility

a)

Name

1.     Kari Daniels 2.     Mark Angela 3.     Jonathan Robinson 4.     Satya Menard

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1.     CEO - UK & Ireland 2.     Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer 3.     CEO - Asia Pacific 4.     CEO - Continental Europe

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Full name of the entity

SSP Group plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

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 117/200 pence

b)

Identification Code

GB00BGBN7C04

c)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of SIP Dividend Shares under the UK Share Incentive Plan/International Share Incentive Plan

d)

Currency

GBP - British Pound

e)

Price(s) and Volume(s)

SIP Dividend Shares

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

1.      £2.052 2.      £2.052 3.      £2.052 4.      £2.066  

1.   43 2.   46 3.   6 4.   2  





f)

Aggregated Information -       Price -       Volume -       Total Price

SIP Dividend Shares

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

Total Aggregate Price

1.   £2.052 2.   £2.052 3.   £2.052 4.   £2.066

1.      43 2.      46 3.      6 4.      2

1.    £88.236 2.    £94.392 3.    £12.312 4.    £4.132





g)

Date of transaction

27 February 2026

h)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

  For further information, please contact: SSP Group plc Fiona Scattergood, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary                   

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