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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) Tel: +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Matthew Armitt / Harry Nicholas /Detlir Elezi
Buchanan Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Henry Harrison-Topham / Stephanie Whitmore/ Abby Gilchrist LGT@buchanan.uk.com (mailto: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 Ordinary shares
code
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
d)
Aggregated information
As above
e)
Date of transaction
17 November 2025
f)
Place of transaction
AIM
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