SDI Group plc
("SDI", the "Company", or the "Group")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
SDI Group plc, the AIM quoted group focused on the design and manufacture of scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications, announces that it has been notified that Ken Ford, Chaiman, Stephen Brown, Chief Operating Officer and Amitabh Sharma, Chief Financial Officer have purchased 10,000, 3,250 and 10,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence in each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), respectively.
Details of Mr' Ford's, Mir Brown's and Mr Sharma's holdings pre and post-purchase is listed below.
| Director | Current shareholding | Number of Ordinary Shares purchased | Purchase price (pence) | Number of Ordinary Shares after purchase | % of Ordinary Shares held after purchase |
| Ken Ford | 895,217 | 10,000 | 87.00 | 905,217 | 0.87% |
| Stephen Brown | 8,323 | 3,250 | 90.74 | 11,573 | 0.01% |
| Amitabh Sharma | 18,762 | 10,000 | 90.70 | 28,762 | 0.03% |
Enquiries
SDI Group plc
Mike Creedon, CEO 01223 727144
Ami Sharma, CFO
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited 020 7220 0500
Ed Frisby/Seamus Fricker - Corporate Finance
Andrew Burdis/Sunila de Silva - ECM
About SDI Group plc:
SDI designs and manufactures scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications including life sciences, healthcare, astronomy, plastics and packaging, manufacturing, precision optics, measurement instrumentation and art conservation. SDI operates through its subsidiaries: Atik Cameras, Synoptics, Graticules Optics, Sentek, Astles Control Systems, Applied Thermal Control, MPB Industries, Chell Instruments, Monmouth Scientific, Uniform Engineering, Scientific Vacuum Systems, Safelab Systems, LTE Scientific, Fraser Anti-Static Techniques and Peak Sensors.
SDI continues to grow by developing its own technology advancements and by improving its global sales channels, as well as through pursuing strategic, complementary acquisitions.
The notification below, made in accordance with requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Ken Ford | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | SDI Group plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70 | ||||||
| 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 1p each | ||||||
| Identification code | GB00B3FBWW43 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price |
· 10,000 shares · 87.00 pence | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 7 December 2023 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (AIM - XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Stephen Brown | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | SDI Group plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70 | ||||||
| 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 1p each | ||||||
| Identification code | GB00B3FBWW43 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price |
· 3,250 shares · 90.74 pence | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 7 December 2023 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (AIM - XLON) | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Amitabh Sharma | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | SDI Group plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70 | ||||||
| 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 1p each | ||||||
| Identification code | GB00B3FBWW43 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price |
· 10,000 shares · 90.70 pence | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 7 December 2023 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (AIM - XLON) | ||||||
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