Director/PDMR Shareholding

21 April 2020

The Company has been notified that on 16 and 17 April 2020:

(a)          Tim Davies, Chief Executive Officer, purchased in aggregate 15,218 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"); and

(b)          Neil Austin, Group Finance Director, purchased in aggregate 12,750 Ordinary Shares.

Following these purchases, Tim Davies held an interest in 359,019 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.39% of the Company's issued share capital and Neil Austin had an interest in 287,229 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.31% of the Company's issued share capital.

1.

Details of person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

1. Tim Davies
2. Neil Austin

2.

 

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1. Chief Executive Officer
2. Group Finance Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Carr's Group plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800HTIKPQV98RA653

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

Ordinary Shares of £0.025 each

b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

GB00BRK01058

c)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares

d)

Currency

GBP

e)

Price(s) and volume(s)

1. Tim Davies:

Date

Price (pence per share)

Volume(s)

16.04.2020

112.00

9,718

17.04.2020

129.00

5,500

 

2. Neil Austin:

Date

Price (pence per share)

Volume(s)

16.04.2020

123.92

5,000

16.04.2020

123.00

1,000

16.04.2020

128.50

2,000

16.04.2020

112.18

2,500

17.04.2020

127.50

2,250

 

f)

Aggregated information

- volume

- Price

- Total

 

 

1. Tim Davies

2. Neil Austin

15,218

12,750

£1.1814 per share (average)

£1.2290 per share (average)

£17,979

£15,670

 

g)

Date of the transaction

2020-04-16 and 2020-04-17 BST

h)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

ENQUIRIES:

Carr's Group plc                                                     01228 554 600

Matthew Ratcliffe (Company Secretary)