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RNS Number : 6483Q Thorpe(F.W.) PLC 31 May 2024
FW Thorpe Plc
("FW Thorpe" or the "Company")
Exercise of Share Options, PDMR Dealing, Transaction in Own Shares and Total
Voting Rights
FW Thorpe announces that it was notified that on 29 May certain Directors of
the Company exercised share options ("Share Options") over 20,000 ordinary
shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 124
pence per Ordinary Share. To satisfy the exercise of the Share Options
20,000 existing Ordinary Shares have been transferred out of treasury.
The Share Options were granted in 2014 under the Company's Executive Share
Option Plan and became exercisable on 30 September 2020 following the
satisfaction of performance conditions relating to the Company's earnings per
Ordinary Share.
Details of those Directors who participated in the exercise of Share Options
are as follows:
Name of Director Number of
Share Options exercised Ordinary Shares sold Resultant interest in Ordinary Shares Resultant interest in Ordinary Shares (%)
Craig Muncaster 20,000 Nil 140,000 0.12%
Total voting rights
The issued share capital of the Company comprises 118,935,590 Ordinary
Shares. Following the exercise of the Share Options referred to above, the
Company holds 1,644,004 Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 117,291,586. This figure of
117,291,586 may be used by the Company's shareholders as the denominator for
the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital
of FW Thorpe under the DTRs.
For further information, please contact:
FW Thorpe Plc
Mike Allcock - Chairman and Joint Chief
Executive
Tel: 01527 583200
Craig Muncaster - Joint Chief Executive and Financial
Director
Singer Capital Markets - Nominated
Adviser
James Moat/Sam
Butcher
Tel: 020 7496 3000
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Craig Muncaster
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Joint Chief Executive, Group Financial Director and Company Secretary (PDMR)
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name FW Thorpe plc
b) LEI 2138007NXVPPRAXXHT76
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
ISIN Code: GB00BC9ZLX92
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of options
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s): Volume(s):
124 pence each 20,000 options exercised
d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 29 May 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
29 May 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
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