Director/PDMR Shareholding

Victoria

22/01/2026 07:00

RNS Number : 8605P

Victoria PLC

22 January 2026

 

Victoria PLC

                                                                    ("Victoria", the "Company", or the "Group")

 

Director/PDMR Dealing

 

Victoria PLC, (LSE: VCP) advises that it received notification on 21 January 2026 that on that date, Gavin Petken, Non-Executive Director and his wife, Lorraine Petken, purchased, in aggregate, 187,496 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each.

 

Following these purchases, Gavin Petkens' interest in the Company is 450,611 Ordinary Shares, which represents 0.39 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Gavin Petken
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Victoria plc
b)
LEI
2138002K6ECECHVCQN25
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 5p each
GB00BZC0LC10
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
26.9p
74,349
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - Single Transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
21 January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange

 

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Lorraine Petken
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PCA toGavin Petken, Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Victoria plc
b)
LEI
2138002K6ECECHVCQN25
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 5p each
GB00BZC0LC10
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
26.5141p
113,147
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - Single Transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
21 January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange

 

 

For more information contact:

 

Victoria PLC
Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman
Philippe Hamers, Group Chief Executive
Alec Pratt, Chief Financial Officer
www.victoriaplc.com/investors-welcome
ViaEdelman Smithfield PR
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Rick Thompson, Phil Davies, James Fischer, Samed Ethemi
+44 (0)20 7496 3095
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright, Harry Nicholas, Tom Ballard
+44 (0)20 3207 7800
Edelman Smithfield (Investor Relations)
Alex Simmons
+44 (0)7970 174 353 or alex.simmons@edelmansmithfield.com


About Victoria PLC (www.victoriaplc.com)

 

Established in 1895 and listed since 1963 and on AIM since 2013 (VCP.L), Victoria PLC, is an international manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring products. The Company, which is headquartered in Worcester, UK, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of carpet, flooring underlay, ceramic tiles, LVT (luxury vinyl tile), artificial grass and flooring accessories.

 

Victoria has operations in the UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, the USA, and Australia and employs approximately 5,000 people across more than 30 sites. Victoria is Europe's largest carpet manufacturer and the second largest in Australia, as well as the largest manufacturer of underlay in both regions.

 

The Company's strategy is designed to create value for its shareholders and is focused on consistently increasing earnings and cash flow per share via acquisitions and sustainable organic growth.

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