Director/PDMR Shareholding
Knights Group Holdings plc
(Knights, the Company or the Group)
PDMR Notification
As required under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) the Company announces that on 1 September 2026, the following awards over ordinary shares of 0.2p in Knights were granted under the Knights Group Holdings plc Omnibus Plan to the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR), or their closely associated persons
Name of PDMR or Closely Associated Person
No. of performance shares awarded
No. of shares awarded as restricted stock awards
Joanne Beech
160,000
40,000
Lisa Bridgwood
120,000
30,000
The restricted stock awards and performance share awards will ordinarily become exercisable (or vest as relevant) in July 2028 on the day of the release of the Company's audited results subject to the grantee's continued service and, in the case of the performance share award, only to the extent to which the adjusted earnings per share condition set for the award is satisfied.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and their closely associated persons are set out below
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Joanne Beech
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Experience Officer and Closely Associated Person of David Beech
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
Issue of a restricted stock award and a performance share award
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nominal price of £0.002 per share
Nominal price of £0.002 per share
40,000
160,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
200,000
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
1 September 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside trading venue
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
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
Issue of a restricted stock award and a performance share award
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nominal price of £0.002 per share
Nominal price of £0.002 per share
30,000
120,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
150,000
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
1 September 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside trading venue
Ends
Enquiries
Knights
David Beech, CEO
via MHP Communications
Deutsche Numis (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Stuart Skinner, Kevin Cruickshank
+44 20 7260 1000
MHP Communications (Media enquiries)
Katie Hunt, Eleni Menikou
+44 20 3128 8794
knights@mhpgroup.com
Notes to Editors
Knights is a fast-growing, legal and professional services business, ranked within the UK's top 50 largest law firms by revenue. Knights was one of the first law firms in the UK to move from the traditional partnership model to a corporate structure in 2012 and has since grown rapidly. Knights has specialists in all key areas of Business and Private Wealth services. It is focussed on key UK markets outside London and currently operates from 29 offices located in Beaconsfield, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chester, Colchester, Exeter, Kings Hill, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Sheffield, Stoke, Teesside, Uxbridge, Weybridge, Wilmslow, Worcester and York.
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