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RNS Number : 6683J H&T Group PLC 21 May 2025
21 May 2025
H&T Group plc
("H&T" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
H&T Group plc, the UK's largest pawnbroker and a leading retailer of new
and pre-owned jewellery and watches, announces that on 21 May 2025, following
the vesting of awards under the 2022 Performance Share Plan ("PSP"), Chris
Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, exercised options over 37,560 ordinary
shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares") and Diane Giddy, Chief Financial
Officer, exercised options over 27,261 Ordinary Shares.
Name PSP Awards exercised New holding of Ordinary Shares % of Company's issued share capital
Chris Gillespie, CEO 37,560 229,225 0.52
Diane Giddy, CFO 27,261 55,534 0.13
All of the Award Shares exercised were satisfied through the Company's
Employees Benefit Trust. As a result the total number of voting rights in
H&T remains 43,987,934 Ordinary Shares.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Chris Gillespie
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name H&T Group plc
b) LEI 2138006N2X1XSBSDSU74
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 H&T Group plc ordinary shares of 5 pence
Identification code
GB00B12RQD06
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of options
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 37,560
d) Aggregated information N/A (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 21 May 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
21 May 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Diane Giddy
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name H&T Group plc
b) LEI 2138006N2X1XSBSDSU74
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 H&T Group plc ordinary shares of 5 pence
Identification code
GB00B12RQD06
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of options
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 27,261
d) Aggregated information N/A (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 21 May 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
21 May 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
Enquiries
H&T Group plc +44(0)20 8225 2700
Chris Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer
Diane Giddy, Chief Financial Officer
Shore Capital Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) +44(0)20 7408 4090
Stephane Auton / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory)
Guy Wiehahn (Corporate Broking)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker) +44(0)20 7523 8000
Stuart Andrews / George Grainger
Alma Strategic Communications (PR) +44(0)20 3405 0205
Sam Modlin handt@almastrategic.com
Andy Bryant
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett
Will Merison
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