SSP Group PLCLSE: SSPG

SSP Group: Director/PDMR Shareholding

· Issued by SSP Group PLC

Summary by 6ix AI

SSP Group plc released 193,120 shares to Group CEO Patrick Coveney on 1 October 2026 under its Deferred Share Bonus Plan, a scheme that pays part of a bonus in shares held back for a period. On 2 October 2026, 91,027 of those shares were sold to settle income tax, national insurance and costs arising on the release.

Key details

  • The shares were released at £0 per share and come from part of his bonus for the financial year ended 30 September 2023 that was deferred into shares.
  • The shares were subject to a three-year holding period from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2026.
  • The 91,027 shares were sold at £1.9365 per share, for an aggregate price of £176,273.79, on the London Stock Exchange Main Market.
  • Patrick Coveney is a person discharging managerial responsibility, meaning a senior manager whose share dealings must be disclosed under the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

6ix AI wrote this summary from the release below and checked it against the release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                 LEI: 213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24

 5 October 2026

SSP Group plc

(the "Company")

Notification of transactions by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") 

The Company makes the following announcement regarding the release of a conditional share award made under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the "DSBP") ("Award") over ordinary shares of 117/200 pence nominal value in the capital of the Company (the "Shares").

The Award was granted in connection with the deferral of part of the PDMR's bonus for the financial year ended 30 September 2023 The Shares were subject to a three-year holding period from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2026 and released on 1 October 2026.

The relevant notifications set out below 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.

 For further information, please contact:

 SSP Group plc

Fiona Scattergood

Chief Legal and Governance Officer          

Tel:  +44 (0) 207 543 3305



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

1.   The release of shares under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP); and

2.   The sale of shares acquired on the release of the award under the DSBP to settle income tax/national insurance liabilities and costs arising on such release.

d)

Currency

GBP - British Pound

e)

Price(s) and Volume(s)

1.     Release:

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

£0

193,120

2.     Sale to discharge tax liabilities:

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

£1.9365

91,027

f)

Aggregated Information

-       Price

-       Volume

-       Total Price

1.     Release:

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

Aggregate Price

£0

193,120

£0

2.     Sale to discharge tax liabilities:

Price(s) per share

Volume(s)

Aggregate Price

£1.9365

91,027

£176,273.79

g)

Date of transaction

1.     1 October 2026

2.     2 October 2026

h)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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