RNS Number : 8897H
Lords Group Trading PLC
18 November 2025
For immediate release
18 November 2025
Lords Group Trading plc
("Lords" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Transaction and Holding(s) in Company
Lords, a leading distributor of building materials in the UK, announces that it was notified yesterday that Shanker Patel, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, had purchased an aggregate of 1,400,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 21.02 pence per ordinary share on that same day.
The notification below, made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.
The Company also announces that it was notified on 17 November 2025 that on 14 November 2025 Nilesh Patel and Rajen Patel purchased 445,993 ordinary shares and 94,562 ordinary shares respectively.
As a result, Shanker Patel is now interested, together with his children and related entities and trusts, in an aggregate of 55,221,386 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 33.22 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. In addition, the members of the Lord's concert party now collectively hold an aggregate of 86,476,282 ordinary shares, representing 52.02 per cent. of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital.
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FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES:
Lords Group Trading plc
Via Buchanan
Shanker Patel, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Stuart Kilpatrick, Chief Financial Officer
Cavendish Capital Markets(Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8900
Ben Jeynes / Seamus Fricker (Corporate Finance)
Julian Morse / Henry Nicol (Sales) / Matt Lewis (ECM)
Berenberg(Joint Broker) Matthew Armitt / Harry Nicholas /Detlir Elezi
Tel: +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Buchanan Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Henry Harrison-Topham / Stephanie Whitmore/ Abby Gilchrist
LGT@buchanan.uk.com
The following notifications are intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Shanker Patel
2
Reason for 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
Lords Group Trading plc
b)
LEI
9845009A4D87F1CE5145
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 and identification code
Ordinary shares ISIN:GB00BM9CLS53
b)
Nature of transaction
Purchase of Ordinary shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
a) 21.02 pence
a) 1,400,000
d)
Aggregated information
As above
e)
Date of transaction
17 November 2025
f)
Place of transaction
AIM
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