EPE Special Opportunities PLC Director Shareholding , Share cap and share match (3951J)
April 07 2015 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3951J
EPE Special Opportunities PLC
02 April 2015
EPE Special Opportunities plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding, Share Capital Update and Share
Matching Plan Award
EPE Special Opportunities plc ("ESO plc" or the "Company")
announces that on the 1 April 2015 it purchased 522,914 shares of 5
pence each ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 110 pence per
share. The Ordinary Shares were purchased by a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, Corvina Limited. The repurchased
Ordinary Shares may be held and resold as if they were Treasury
Shares.
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue following this
transaction is 28,178,558 (including 1,191,280 shares held by the
Employee Benefit Trust which have traditionally not voted) and is
the figure to be used as the denominator for calculations of
interests in the Company's voting rights.
The Company also announces that on 1 April 2015 the Company made
further awards under the Share Matching Plan. Awards of Matching
Shares totalling 263,952 were made with shares expected to be
purchased out of Treasury shortly by the Employee Benefit Trust
(established under the Share Matching Plan) to satisfy the awards.
All of the awards were made to Eligible Participants including
Giles Brand (awards made over 27,273 shares) and four Directors of
the Company, Geoffrey Vero (awards made over 18,182 shares), Clive
Spears (awards made over 6,818 shares), Nicholas Wilson (awards
made over 6,818 shares) and Robert Quayle (awards made over 6,818
shares).
Giles Brand (the Managing Partner of EPIC Private Equity LLP
which is the Investment Advisor to the Company) and his connected
persons purchased 27,199 Ordinary Shares in the market and now hold
6,337,905 Ordinary Shares representing 22.49% of the issued
Ordinary Share capital of the Company.
Geoffrey Vero purchased 18,182 Ordinary Shares in the market and
now holds 78,802 Ordinary Shares representing 0.28% of the issued
Ordinary Share capital of the Company.
Nicholas Wilson purchased 6,818 Ordinary Shares in the market
and now holds 64,892 Ordinary Shares representing 0.23% of the
issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.
Clive Spears purchased 7,500 Ordinary Shares in the market and
now holds 45,255 Ordinary Shares representing 0.16% of the issued
Ordinary Share capital of the Company.
Robert Quayle purchased 6,818 Ordinary Shares in the market and
now holds 44,573 Ordinary Shares representing 0.16% of the issued
Ordinary Share capital of the Company.
All of the above trades were made at a price of 110 pence per
Ordinary Share.
Enquiries:
EPIC Private Equity LLP Alex Leslie
+44 (0) 20 7269 8865
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IOMA Fund and Investment Management Philip Scales
Limited +44 (0) 1624 681250
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Numis Securities Ltd +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
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Nominated Advisor: Stuart Skinner / Hugh Jonathan
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Corporate Broker: Charles Farquhar
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This information is provided by RNS
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