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14/07/2021 17:00

RNS Number : 2759F
  
Knights Group Holdings PLC
  
14 July 2021
  
 

14 July 2021
Knights Group Holdings plc
 
("Knights", the "Company" or the "Group")
 
NOTIFICATION OF DEALING WITH GRANT OF AWARDS TO PDMR
 
On 13 July 2021, the following Restricted Stock 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


No. of shares under Award


Type of Award




James Sheridan


100,000


Restricted Stock Award




Mark Beech


10,000


Restricted Stock Award




Andrew Pilkington


10,000


Restricted Stock Award



 
The award will ordinarily become exercisable (or vest as relevant) on 13 July 2024 subject to the grantee's continued service. 
 
Details of the full notification received by the Company are set out below:
 



1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


James Sheridan




2
 


Reason for the notification
 




a)
 


Position/status
 
 


PDMR and Client Services Director




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




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)




























Price(s)


Volume(s)
















£4.45


100,000






























d)
 


Aggregated information


















- Aggregated volume


100,000














- Price


£4.45














e)
 


Date of the transaction
 
 


13 July 2021




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 
 


England



 



1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


Mark Beech




2
 


Reason for the notification
 




a)
 


Position/status
 
 


PDMR and Group Director of Client Services




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




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)




























Price(s)


Volume(s)
















£4.45


10,000






























d)
 


Aggregated information


















- Aggregated volume


10,000














- Price


£4.45














e)
 


Date of the transaction
 
 


13 July 2021




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 
 


England



 
 



1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


Andrew Pilkington




2
 


Reason for the notification
 




a)
 


Position/status
 
 


PDMR and Client Services Director




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




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)




























Price(s)


Volume(s)
















£4.45


10,000






























d)
 


Aggregated information


















- Aggregated volume


10,000














- Price


£4.45














e)
 


Date of the transaction
 
 


13 July 2021




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 
 


England



 
These notifications are made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") relating to certain transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them ("PCA") in the shares of the Company.
 
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Notes to Editors
Knights is a fast-growing, legal and professional services business, ranked within the UK's top 100 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 corporate and commercial law so that it can offer end-to-end support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. It is focussed on key UK markets outside London and currently operates from 16 offices located in Birmingham, Cheltenham, Chester, Crawley, Exeter, Leeds, Leicester, Maidstone, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Stoke, Weybridge, Wilmslow and York.
 
 
 
Enquiries 
 



Knights




David Beech, CEO


via MHP Communications




Numis (Nominated Adviser and Broker)




Stuart Skinner, Kevin Cruickshank, George Shiel


+44 20 7260 1000




MHP Communications (Media enquiries)




Andrew Jaques, Katie Hunt, Rachel Mann


+44 20 3128 8794
knights@mhpc.com



 
 

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