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RNS Number : 3955S  Knights Group Holdings PLC  13 July 2022

13 July 2022

Knights Group Holdings plc

 

("Knights", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

NOTIFICATION OF DEALING WITH GRANT OF AWARDS TO PDMR

 

 

On 13 July 2022, 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               No. of shares under Award  Type of Award
 James Sheridan     20,000                     Restricted Stock Award
 Andrew Pilkington  20,000                     Restricted Stock Award
 Kate Lewis         167,476                    Performance Share Award

 

Restricted Stock Awards will ordinarily become exercisable (or vest as
relevant) on 13 July 2025 subject to the grantee's continued service.

 

Performance Share Awards will ordinarily become exercisable (or vest as
relevant) on 13 July 2025 subject to the grantee's continued service and only
to the extent to which the adjusted earnings per share condition set for the
award is satisfied.

 

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)
                                                                                     £1.16             20,000

 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated volume                                          20,000

      - Price                                                      £1.16

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      13 July 2022

 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)
                                                                                     £1.16             20,000

 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated volume                                          20,000

      - Price                                                      £1.16

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      13 July 2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     England

 

 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
 associated

 a)              Name                                                         Kate Lewis

 2               Reason for the notification

 a)              Position/status                                              PDMR and 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                                    Grant of nil cost Performance Share Award under the Knights Group Holdings Plc

                                                            Omnibus Plan which subject to continued service and the extent to which the
                                                                              earnings per share performance conditions are met shall vest on 13 July 2025.

 c)              Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                                    Price(s)              Volume(s)
                                                                                                    £1.03                 167,476

 d)              Aggregated information

                 - Aggregated volume                                          167,476

                 - Price                                                      £1.03

 e)              Date of the transaction                                      13 July 2022

 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.

 

Ends

 

 

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 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 22
offices located in Birmingham, Brighton, Cheltenham, Chester, Crawley, Exeter,
Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Maidstone, Manchester, Newbury, Nottingham, Oxford,
Portsmouth, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke, Teesside, Weybridge, Wilmslow and
York.

 

 

 

Enquiries

 

 Knights
 David Beech, CEO                          via MHP Communications
 Numis (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
 Stuart Skinner, Kevin Cruickshank         +44 20 7260 1000
 MHP Communications (Media enquiries)
 Andrew Jaques, Katie Hunt, Eleni Menikou  +44 20 3128 8100

                                           knights@mhpc.com (mailto:knights@mhpc.com)

 

 

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