Director Share Purchase
SSP Group plc announced that Group CFO Geert Verellen purchased 41,006 ordinary shares for £74,136.80 on December 11, 2025. This follows other director share purchases including Group CEO Patrick Coveney acquiring 149,669 shares for £251,025.06. These transactions, totaling over 230,000 shares across multiple directors, indicate confidence in the company's performance and could be viewed positively by investors.
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The Company has been notified that Geert Verellen, Group CFO (being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR"), has purchased 41,006 ordinary shares of 117/200 pence in the capital of the Company on 11 December 2025.
Further details are set out in the PDMR form below, which are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
A summary of all board share purchases on 4, 5 and 11 December 2025 is also included in the table below for information.
| PDMR | Position | Shares purchased | Aggregated Price | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Coveney | Group CEO | 149,669 | £251,025.06 | ||||
| Geert Verellen | Group CFO | 41,006 | £74,136.80 | ||||
| Carolyn Bradley | Senior Independent Director | 5,802 | £9,928.67 | ||||
| Timothy Lodge | Non-Executive Director | 15,000 | £25,754.24 | ||||
| Apurvi Sheth | Non-Executive Director | 4,000 | £6,618 | ||||
| Karina Deacon | Non-Executive Director | 18,000 | £30,726 | ||||
| a) | Full name of the entity | SSP Group plc | |||||
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier Code | 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 1 17/200 pence | |||||
| b) | Identification Code | GB00BGBN7C04 | |||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | |||||
| d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | |||||
| e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) |
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| f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total | Price(s) Volume(s) Total Aggregated Price £1.808 41,006 £74,136.80 | |||||
| g) | Date of transaction | 11 December 2025 | |||||
| h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) |
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