22 sep 25   various eateries plc - director/pdmr dealing various eateries plc | vare | 10.2 0 0.0% | mkt cap: 17.8m    rns number : 2164a various eateries plc 22 september 2025   22 september 2025   various eateries plc   ("various eateries" or "the company" and with its subsidiaries "the group") director/pdmr dealing various eateries plc, the owner, developer and operator of restaurant, clubhouse and hotel sites in the united kingdom, announces that friends provident international ("fpi") ((which operates on an execution only basis on the sole instruction of hugh osmond (non-executive director of the company)), on 19 september 2025 purchased 250,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the company ("ordinary shares") at a price of 10 pence per ordinary share. following this transaction fpi's beneficial holding is now 66,956,036 ordinary shares representing approximately 38.25% of the total issued share capital and voting rights in the company. the resultant aggregate interest of hugh osmond and members of his concert party in the ordinary shares in the capital of the company for the purpose of the city code, is 111,572,895 ordinary shares, representing 63.74% of the enlarged share capital.      1 details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) name friends provident international ltd (a company which operates on an execution only basis on the sole instruction of hugh osmond) 2 reason for the notification a) position/status  non-executive director  b) initial notification/ amendment initial notification 3 details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) name various eateries plc b) lei 213800swz6w3rne32b76 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   identification code ordinary shares of 1p each       gb00bm9bzk23  b) nature of the transaction purchase in the market c) price(s) and volume(s) price(s) volume(s) 10p 250,000 d) aggregated information -     aggregated volume -     price n/a (single transaction) e) date of the transaction 19 september 2025 f) place of the transaction london stock exchange   -     ends        -   contacts   various eateries plc via alma mark loughborough (chief executive officer)  sharon badelek (chief financial officer)     zeus (sole broker & nomad)  +44 (0)20 3829 5000 harry ansell (broking)   antonio bossi (nomad)   darshan patel george duxberry     alma strategic communications  +44 (0)20 3405 0205 david ison variouseateries@almastrategic.com rebecca sanders-hewett  will merison    about various eateries    various eateries owns, develops and operates restaurant, clubhouse and hotel sites in the united kingdom. the group's stated mission is "great people delivering unique experiences through continuous innovation".   the group operates two core brands across 20 locations:   coppa club, a multi-use, all day concept that combines restaurant, terrace, café, lounge, bar and work spaces.   noci, a modern pasta-led concept which serves very high-quality dishes at reasonable prices.   for more information visit www.variouseateries.co.uk. noci, a modern, neighbourhood pasta-only concept which serves very high-quality dishes at reasonable prices   for more information visit www.variouseateries.co.uk   this information is provided by rns, the news service of the london stock exchange. rns is approved by the financial conduct authority to act as a primary information provider in the united kingdom. terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. for further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.  rns may use your ip address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. for further information about how rns and the london stock exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our privacy policy.   end   dshuaakrvrukuar return to news summary

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