REG - Walker Greenbank - Director Share Purchase

Sanderson DesignAnnouncement

15/07/2019 10:40

RNS Number : 5252F
Walker Greenbank PLC
15 July 2019
 





 For immediate release


15 July 2019



 
 
 
WALKER GREENBANK PLC
("Walker Greenbank" or the "Company")
 
 
Director Share Purchase
 
 
Walker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group, announces that the Company was notified on 15 July 2019 that, on the same day, Dianne Thompson, the Company's Chairman, purchased 15,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 86p per Ordinary Share.
 
Following this purchase Dianne holds 15,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.02% of the Company's total issued share capital.
 
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.



1.


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Dianne Thompson




2.


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chairman




b)


Initial notification/Amendment


Initial notification




3.


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Walker Greenbank PLC




b)


LEI


213800A8K2WOUZJIQL93




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
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB0003061511




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of Ordinary Shares




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)
 





Price(s)


Volume(s)




86p


15,000








d)


Aggregated information


Not applicable - single transaction




e)


Date of the transaction


15 July 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange, AIM market



 
 
 
For further information:
 



Walker Greenbank PLC


+44 (0) 1895 221068




Lisa Montague, Chief Executive Officer
Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary


















Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)


+44 (0) 20 7597 5970




David Anderson / Alex Wright - Corporate Finance








Henry Reast / Richard Short - Corporate Broking


















Buchanan


+44 (0) 20 7466 5000




Mark Court / Sophie Wills







 
Notes for editors:
 
About Walker Greenbank
 
Walker Greenbank PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company derives significant licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide range of interior products such as bed linen, rugs and tableware.
 
Walker Greenbank's brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion, Clarke & Clarke and Studio G.
 
The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base, comprising a wallpaper factory in Loughborough and a fabric printing factory in Lancaster. Both factories manufacture for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.  
 
Walker Greenbank employs more than 600 people and its products are sold in more than 85 countries worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam, Moscow and Dubai along with a partnership showroom in Shenzhen, China.
 
Walker Greenbank trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGB.
 
For further information please visit: www.walkergreenbank.com   




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