REG - SSP Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
SSP Group PLC announced that its CEO, Patrick Coveney, and Non-Executive Directors, Karina Deacon and Timothy Lodge, have purchased ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange. Coveney bought 149,669 shares at £1.677 each, Deacon bought 18,000 shares at £1.707 each, and Lodge bought 15,000 shares at £1.717 each, all on December 4, 2025. The transactions comply with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
RNS Number : 3405K SSP Group PLC 04 December 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
4 December 2025
SSP Group plc
(the "Company")
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")
The Company has been notified that the PDMRs noted in the table below have today purchased Ordinary Shares of 117/200 pence in the capital of the Company as set out in the table below.
The relevant notification set out below is 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.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Patrick Coveney | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Group CEO | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Full name of the entity | SSP Group plc | ||||||
b) | Legal Entity Identifier Code | 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 | ||||||
4 | 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 | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 117/200 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 |
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g) | Date of transaction | 4 December 2025 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Karina Deacon | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Full name of the entity | SSP Group plc | ||||||
b) | Legal Entity Identifier Code | 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 | ||||||
4 | 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 | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 117/200 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 |
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g) | Date of transaction | 4 December 2025 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility | |||||||
a) | Name | Timothy Lodge | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Full name of the entity | SSP Group plc | ||||||
b) | Legal Entity Identifier Code | 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24 | ||||||
4 | 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 | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 117/200 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 |
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g) | Date of transaction | 4 December 2025 | ||||||
h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) |
For further information, please contact:
SSP Group plc
Fiona Scattergood, General Counsel & Company Secretary
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