Director/PDMR Shareholding
On September 19, 2025, Friends Provident International (FPI), acting on the instruction of Hugh Osmond, purchased 250,000 ordinary shares in Various Eateries PLC at 10 pence per share. Following this transaction, FPI's beneficial holding increased to 66,956,036 ordinary shares, representing approximately 38.25% of the company's total issued share capital and voting rights. Consequently, the aggregate interest of Hugh Osmond and his Concert Party now totals 111,572,895 ordinary shares, which is 63.74% of the enlarged share capital.
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Various Eateries PLC, the owner, developer and operator of restaurant, clubhouse and hotel sites in the United Kingdom, announces that Friends Provident International ("FPI") ((which operates on an execution only basis on the sole instruction of Hugh Osmond (Non-Executive Director of the Company)), on 19 September 2025 purchased 250,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 10 pence per Ordinary Share. Following this transaction FPI's beneficial holding is now 66,956,036 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 38.25% of the total issued share capital and voting rights in the Company.
The resultant aggregate interest of Hugh Osmond and members of his Concert Party in the ordinary shares in the capital of the Company for the purpose of the City Code, is 111,572,895 ordinary shares, representing 63.74% of the Enlarged Share Capital.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Friends Provident International Ltd (a company which operates on an execution only basis on the sole instruction of Hugh Osmond) | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Various Eateries plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800SWZ6W3RNE32B76 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 1p each GB00BM9BZK23 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase in the Market | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 19 September 2025 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
The Group operates two core brands across 20 locations:
Noci, a modern pasta-led concept which serves very high-quality dishes at reasonable prices.
For more information visit www.variouseateries.co.uk.
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