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RNS Number : 5179P

Altitude Group PLC

18 November 2016

Altitude Group plc

("Altitude", the "Company" or "Group")

Exercise of Options and PDMR Shareholdings

Altitude was notified on 17 November 2016 of the following transactions in ordinary shares of 0.4 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by directors of the Company.

On 17 November 2016 Richard Sowerby, Non-executive Director exercised options over 250,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of 14.25p per share. Following the exercise, Mr Sowerby holds 650,000 shares, or 1.45% of the issued share capital.

Also on 17 November 2016, Martin Varley, Chief Executive Officer, exercised options over 120,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of 14.25p per share. Prior to the exercise of options, Mr Varley sold 120,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 84.0p each in order for his holding to remain below 30% of the issued share capital. Mr Varley holds 13,047,559 Ordinary Shares, or 29.07% of the issued share capital.

The Company has also issued and allotted a further 550,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.4 pence each pursuant to the exercise of share options by employees under its Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Scheme.

Application has been made for the 920,000 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on or about 8.00 a.m. on 24 November 2016 ("Admission"). Following these transactions there are current options and warrants outstanding amounting to 3,400,000 shares.

Following the issue of the new Ordinary Shares, there are 44,878,465 Ordinary Shares in issue with each share carrying the right to one vote. This is the total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The information below, set out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail on shares acquired.

Enquiries:

 
 Altitude Group plc 
  Peter Hallett, Chairman          07887 987469 
 
 WH Ireland Limited (Nominated 
  Adviser and Broker) 
  Tim Feather/Ed Allsopp          0113 394 6600 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                                                          Richard Sowerby 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                               Non-Executive Director, Altitude Group plc 
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 b)   Initial notification/ Amendment                               Initial Notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                                          Altitude Group plc 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                                           N/A 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 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 0.4p each 
 
       Identification code 
                                                                     GB00B0LSFV82 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                     Exercise of share options 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                         Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                                     ---------  ---------- 
                                                                      14.25p     250,000 
                                                                     ---------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
         *    Aggregated volume                                       250,000 
                                                                      GBP35,625 
 
         *    Price 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction                                       17 November 2016 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction                                      London Stock Exchange, AIM 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                                          Martin Varley 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                                               Chief Executive Officer, Altitude Group plc 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/ Amendment                               Initial Notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                                          Altitude Group plc 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                                           N/A 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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 0.4p 
 
       Identification code 
                                                                     GB00B0LSFV82 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transactions                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                         Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                                     ---------  ---------- 
                                                                      84.0p      120,000 
                                                                     ---------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
         *    Aggregated volume                                       120,000 
                                                                      GBP100,800 
 
         *    Price 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction                                       17 November 2016 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction                                      London Stock Exchange, AIM 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Ordinary shares of 0.4p 
 
       Identification code 
                                                                     GB00B0LSFV82 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transactions                                    Exercise of share options 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                         Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                                                     ---------  ---------- 
                                                                      14.25p     120,000 
                                                                     ---------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
         *    Aggregated volume                                       120,000 
                                                                      GBP17,100 
 
         *    Price 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction                                       17 November 2016 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction                                      London Stock Exchange, AIM 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 

ENDS

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