Director/PDMR Shareholding
Everplay Group plc announced that Non-Executive Director Debbie Bestwick gifted 791,557 ordinary shares to the UK charity Active Respite, which she fully funds. Following this transaction, Ms. Bestwick retains an interest in 22,589,686 ordinary shares, representing 15.5% of the company's issued share capital.
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everplay group plc, a leading global independent (“indie”) developer and publisher of premium video games, working simulation games and children’s edutainment apps announces that it has received a notification from Debbie Bestwick, Non-Executive Director of the Company that on 17 September 2026 she gifted 791,557 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Active Respite.
Active Respite is a UK charity founded in 2022 and fully funded by Debbie Bestwick. The charity provides financial and practical support to children and families in need, promoting children’s educational and physical wellbeing.
Following this gift, Ms Bestwick’s interest in Ordinary Shares is as follows:
| Name | No. of Ordinary Shares | % of issued share capital |
| Ms Debbie Bestwick | 22,589,686 | 15.5% |
| everplay group plc Mikkel Weider, Group Chief Executive Officer Rashid Varachia, Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer James Targett, Group Investor Relations a nd Communications Director | ir@e verplaygroupplc. com | |
| Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor and Joint Corporate Broker) Neil Patel / Benjamin Cryer / Kate Bannatyne | +44 (0)20 7418 8900 | |
| Jefferies International Limited (Joint Corporate Broker) Philip Noblet / Will Brown | +44 (0)20 7029 8000 | |
| Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations) Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Hetherington / Safia Colebrook everplay@vigoconsulting.com | +44 (0)20 7390 0233 | |
| a) | Name | Ms Debbie Bestwick |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position / status | PDMR (Non-Executive Director) |
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | everplay group plc |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 2138006EUUCCL4ZI5E51 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) ISIN: GB00BYVX2X20 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Gift of Ordinary Shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 791,557 Ordinary Shares transferred for nil consideration |
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Aggregated price | NA |
| e) | Date of the transaction(s) | 17 September 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market |
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