RNS Number : 1988X
Knights Group Holdings PLC
18 March 2026
Knights Group Holdings plc
(Knights, the Company or the Group)
PDMR Dealing
Knights announces that on 17 March 2026, following the interim dividend payment of 1.94p per share on 13 March 2026, it was notified that the SIP trustee has re-invested the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and upon the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023 by purchasing 7,932 ordinary shares of £0.002 in the Company (Ordinary Shares), at a price of £1.6625 per share on behalf of participating employees.
The resulting interests of those persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) are set out in the table below:
Name/Position
Total New Shares
Total resulting interest in Ordinary Shares
Kate Lewis
37
105,449
Lisa Bridgwood
38
3,391
James Sheridan
37
101,635
Andrew Pilkington
37
3,290
Lisa Shacklock
32
42,317
The following notifications are made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) relating to certain transactions by the SIP trustee awarded to PDMR's in the shares of the Company:
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Kate Lewis
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
Knights Group Holdings plc
b)
LEI
213800URB59EOGJKT919
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
Identification code
GB00BFYF6298
b)
Nature of the transaction
Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.6625
37
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
13 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Lisa Bridgwood
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
General Counsel and Company Secretary
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Knights Group Holdings plc
b)
LEI
213800URB59EOGJKT919
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
Identification code
GB00BFYF6298
b)
Nature of the transaction
Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
1. £1.6625 2. £1.6625
1. 37 2. 1
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
38
- Price
£1.6625
e)
Date of the transaction
13 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
James Sheridan
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief M&A Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Knights Group Holdings plc
b)
LEI
213800URB59EOGJKT919
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
Identification code
GB00BFYF6298
b)
Nature of the transaction
Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.6625
37
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
13 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Andrew Edward Pilkington
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Commercial Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Knights Group Holdings plc
b)
LEI
213800URB59EOGJKT919
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
Identification code
GB00BFYF6298
b)
Nature of the transaction
Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.6625
37
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
13 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Lisa Shacklock
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Client Services Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Knights Group Holdings plc
b)
LEI
213800URB59EOGJKT919
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
Identification code
GB00BFYF6298
b)
Nature of the transaction
Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.6625
32
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
13 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
Ends
Enquiries
Knights
Lisa Bridgwood, Company Secretary
via MHP Group
Deutsche Numis (Nomad and Broker)
Stuart Skinner, Kevin Cruickshank
+44 20 7260 1000
MHP Group (Media enquiries)
Katie Hunt, Eleni Menikou
+44 (0)7884 494112 knights@mhpgroup.com
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