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03/07/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 8806U  Shoe Zone PLC  03 July 2024

Shoe Zone plc

 

("Shoe Zone" or the "Company")

 

Directors' Dealing

 

Shoe Zone plc, (the "Company") the UK's largest value footwear retailer,
today announces that Charles Smith, Chairman and Anthony Smith, a director of
the Company's operating subsidiary, Shoe Zone Retail Limited, have completed
certain transfers of their respective interests in shares in the Company (the
"Transfers").

 

The Transfers do not result in any change in the beneficial interests in the
Company of Charles Smith or Anthony Smith (and their persons closely
associated with them) respectively. Following the Transfers, Charles Smith and
Anthony Smith's aggregated shareholding in the Company remains at 26,860,251
ordinary shares of £0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares"), representing approximately
58.1 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company.

 

Further details of the Transfers:

 

§    Sheepy Magna Investments Limited, an investment company which Charles
Smith owns equally with his spouse, Sian Smith, has transferred its entire
shareholding of 11,933,694 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 25.82
per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company) to Charles Smith and Sian
Smith, as joint shareholders.

 

§   Slawston Investments Limited, an investment company which Anthony Smith
owns, equally with his spouse, Kate Smith, has transferred its entire
shareholding of 14,926,557 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 32.29
per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company) to Anthony Smith and Kate
Smith, as joint shareholders.

 

Further details regarding the Transfers are set out in the disclosure table
below.

 

For further information, please call:

 

 Shoe Zone plc                        Tel: +44 (0) 116 222 3000

 Charles Smith (Chairman)

 Terry Boot (FD)

 Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  Tel: +44 (0) 203 829 5000
 David Foreman, James Hornigold, Ed Beddows (Investment Banking)

 Dominic King (Corporate Broking)

 

The below notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU
Market Abuse Regulation.

 

 1.                  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR")/person
                     closely associated
 a)                  Name:                                                         Charles Smith and Sian Smith
                     Reason for the notification
 a)                  Position/status:                                              Chairman and PCA of Chairman
 b)                  Initial notification/Amendment:                               Initial Notification
                     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
                     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)                  Name:                                                         Shoe Zone plc
 b)                  LEI:                                                          21380016X1OWIRVRSI65
                     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 nominal value

                     Identification code:                                          GB00BLTVCF91
 b)                  Nature of the transaction:                                    Transfer
 c)                  Price(s) and volume(s):                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                   135p      11,933,694
 d)                  Aggregated information:                                       Single transaction as in 4 c) above

Average Price  Volume(s)
                     ·Aggregated volume:                                           135p           11,933,694

                     ·Price:
 e)                  Date of the transaction:                                      2 July 2024
 f)                  Place of the transaction:                                     Off-market

d)

Aggregated information:

·Aggregated volume:

·Price:

Single transaction as in 4 c) above

 Average Price  Volume(s)
 135p           11,933,694

e)

Date of the transaction:

2 July 2024

f)

Place of the transaction:

Off-market

 

 2.    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR")/person
       closely associated
 a)    Name:                                                         Anthony Smith and Kate Smith
       Reason for the notification
 a)    Position/status:                                              Director of operating subsidiary, Shoe Zone Retail Limited (PDMR) and PCA of a
                                                                     PDMR
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment:                               Initial Notification
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
       platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)    Name:                                                         Shoe Zone plc
 b)    LEI:                                                          21380016X1OWIRVRSI65
       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 nominal value

       Identification code:                                          GB00BLTVCF91
 b)    Nature of the transaction:                                    Transfer
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s):                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                     135p      14,926,557
 d)    Aggregated information:                                       Single transaction as in 4 c) above

Average Price  Volume(s)
       ·Aggregated volume:                                           135p           14,926,557

       ·Price:
 e)    Date of the transaction:                                      2 July 2024
 f)    Place of the transaction:                                     Off-market

d)

Aggregated information:

·Aggregated volume:

·Price:

Single transaction as in 4 c) above

 Average Price  Volume(s)
 135p           14,926,557

e)

Date of the transaction:

2 July 2024

f)

Place of the transaction:

Off-market

 

 

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