REG - Robert Walters PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 9130QRobert Walters PLC02 March 20212 March 2021
ROBERT WALTERS PLC
(the "Company")
Directors' Shareholdings
2021 PSP awards
The Company announces that the following awards were made to the Executive Directors under the 2014 Robert Walters Performance Share Plan on 2 March 2021:
Director
No. of Ordinary Shares awarded
Robert Walters
217,406
Alan Bannatyne
132,762
Total
350,168
The awards, which were made in the form of options at nil cost, are subject to performance conditions. Vesting will normally not occur before three years have elapsed.
Vesting of deferred bonus shares
The Company was informed on 2 March 2021 of the following transfers of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the vesting of awards previously deferred as part of the Executive Directors' respective bonuses for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 as announced on 1 March 2019 and the financial year ended 31 December 2019 as announced on 3 March 2020 respectively.
Directors
2019 Deferred Ordinary Shares vested
2020 Deferred Ordinary Shares vested
Total Deferred Ordinary Shares vested
Robert Walters
13,262
3,400
16,662
Alan Bannatyne
8,097
2,080
10,177
Total
21,359
5,480
26,839
Directors' Shareholdings
There has therefore been an increase in the overall shareholdings of each of the Executive Directors as a result of these dealings and individual shareholdings before and after are set out below:
Director
Shareholding prior to this announcement
% holding in Company
Shareholding after this announcement
% holding in Company
Robert Walters
2,644,301
3.47
2,660,963
3.49
Alan Bannatyne
689,106
0.90
699,283
0.91
Robert Walters plc's issued share capital now consists of 80,273,455 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. Robert Walters plc holds 4,074,000 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Robert Walters plc is 76,199,455.
The above figure of 76,199,455 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Robert Walters plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Further information
Robert Walters plc
Robert Walters, Chief Executive
Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0) 20 7379 3333
Williams Nicolson
Steffan Williams
+44 7767 345 563
APPENDIX
1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)
Name
Robert Walters
2.
Reason for the notification
(a)
Position/status
Chief Executive Officer
(b)
Initial notification/ Amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer
(a)
Name
Robert Walters plc
(b)
LEI
213800LIE15BDEN3VW43
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
Ordinary Shares of 20p each
(b)
Identification code of the Financial Instrument
ISIN Code : GB0008475088
(c)
Nature of the transaction
Ordinary Shares received/exercised under the deferred bonus scheme.
(d)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
0p
16,662
(e)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
16,662 (deferred bonus)
0p
(f)
Date of the transaction
2 March 2021
(g)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)
Name
Alan Bannatyne
2.
Reason for the notification
(a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
(b)
Initial notification/ Amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer
(a)
Name
Robert Walters plc
(b)
LEI
213800LIE15BDEN3VW43
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
Ordinary Shares of 20p each
(b)
Identification code of the Financial Instrument
ISIN Code : GB0008475088
(c)
Nature of the transaction
Ordinary Shares received/exercised under the deferred bonus scheme.
(d)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
0p
10,177
(e)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
10,177 (deferred bonus)
0p
(f)
Date of the transaction
2 March 2021
(g)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
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