11 October 2024
VARIOUS EATERIES
PLC
("Various
Eateries" or "the Company" and with its subsidiaries "the
Group")
Director/PDMR
Dealing
Various Eateries PLC, the owner,
developer and operator of restaurant, clubhouse and hotel sites in
the United Kingdom, announces that Xercise2 Limited (a company
owned and controlled by Hugh Osmond (Non-Executive Director of the
Company)), on 9 October 2024 purchased 2,000,000 ordinary shares of
1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 15 pence
per share. Following this transaction Xercise2 Limited's beneficial
holding is now 39,436,256 Ordinary Shares representing
approximately 22.53% 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
110,739,152 ordinary shares, representing 63.2% of the Enlarged
Share Capital.
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Xercise2 Limited (a company owned
and controlled by Hugh Osmond)
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Non-Executive Director
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Various Eateries plc
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b)
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LEI
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213800SWZ6W3RNE32B76
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares in Various Eateries
plc
GB00BM9BZK23
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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15p
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2,000,000
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A (single transaction)
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e)
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Date of the
transaction
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09/10/24
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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AIM, London Stock
Exchange
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- Ends
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Enquiries
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Various Eateries plc
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Via Alma
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Andy Bassadone
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Executive Chairman
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Sharon Badelek
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Chief Financial
Officer
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Zeus Capital Limited
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Sole Broker and NOMAD
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Tel: +44 (0)203 829 5000
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Broking
Harry Ansell
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Nominated Adviser
Antonio Bossi
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Darshan Patel
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Isaac Hooper
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Alma Strategic Communications
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Financial PR
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Tel: +44 (0)20 3405
0205
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David Ison
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variouseateries@almastrategic.com
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Rebecca Sanders-Hewett
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Will Merison
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About Various
Eateries
Various Eateries owns, develops and
operates restaurant, clubhouse and hotel sites in the United
Kingdom. The Group's stated mission is "great people delivering
unique experiences through continuous innovation".
The Group is led by a highly
experienced senior team including Hugh Osmond (Founder), Andy
Bassadone (Executive Chairman) and Sharon Badelek (CFO).
The Group operates two core brands
across 20 locations:
Coppa Club, a multi-use, all
day concept that combines restaurant, terrace, café, lounge, bar
and work spaces
Noci, a modern, neighbourhood
pasta-only concept which serves very high-quality dishes at
reasonable prices
For more information
visit www.variouseateries.co.uk