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RNS Number : 5263B Shaftesbury Capital PLC 22 April 2026
SHAFTESBURY CAPITAL PLC (THE "COMPANY")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial
responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
The Company announces that on 21 April 2026 the following nil cost options,
awarded to the Executive Directors in 2023 as PSP awards and deferred bonus
awards, were exercised at a price of £1.3985 per share. Each of the Executive
Directors sold sufficient of the shares to cover income tax and national
insurance liabilities that arose on vesting and retained the net shares in
their own name.
Following these transactions, Ian Hawksworth has an interest in 3,428,041
(0.18%) ordinary shares in the Company and Situl Jobanputra has an interest in
1,748,867 (0.09%) ordinary shares in the Company.
Number of nil-cost share option awards exercised: Shares sold to cover tax liabilities Net shares retained Resulting total shareholding (including connected persons):
Ian Hawksworth 2,240,964 1,058,546 1,182,418 3,428,041
Situl Jobanputra 1,588,377 750,289 838,088 1,748,867
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial
responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name: Ian Hawksworth
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: Chief Executive
b) Initial notification /Amendment: Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 of 25p each
Identification code
GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan
2017
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil Cost 2,240,964
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 2,240,964
- Price Nil Cost
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial
responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name: Ian Hawksworth
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: Chief Executive
b) Initial notification /Amendment: Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 of 25p each
Identification code
GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Sale of sufficient ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the Company's
Performance Share Plan 2017 to cover tax and NI liabilities on such shares.
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.3895 1,058,546
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 1,058,546
- Price £1,480,376.58
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial
responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name: Situl Jobanputra
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: 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 Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 of 25p each
Identification code
GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan
2017
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil Cost 1,588,377
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 1,588,377
- Price Nil Cost
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial
responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name: Situl Jobanputra
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: 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 Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 of 25p each
Identification code
GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Sale of sufficient ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the Company's
Performance Share Plan 2017 to cover tax and NI liabilities on such shares.
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.3895 750,289
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 750,289
- Price £1,049,279.17
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market
Abuse Regulation ("UK MAR") and the Company confirms that the PDMRs'
notification obligations under UK MAR have also been satisfied.
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Ruth Pavey
Date of Notification: 22 April 2026
Ruth Pavey
Company Secretary
22 April 2026
020 3214 9150
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