REG - Victoria PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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22/06/2018 07:05

RNS Number : 2079S
Victoria PLC
22 June 2018
 


The information communicated within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
 
 
22 June 2018
 
Victoria PLC
 
('Victoria', the 'Company', or the 'Group')
 
Director / PDMR Shareholding
 
The Company has been informed that Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman of the Company, has pledged part of his shareholding in the Company to JP Morgan as security in respect of a personal loan.
 
There is no change in Mr Wilding's beneficial shareholding in the Company and through Camden Holdings Limited he continues to have an interest and voting rights in 26,438,650 ordinary shares representing 22.47% of the issued share capital of the Company.
 
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For more information contact:
 



Victoria PLC
Geoff Wilding, Chairman
Philippe Hamers, Group Chief Executive
Michael Scott, Group Finance Director


+44 (0) 1562 749 300




 
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Rick Thompson, Phil Davies, Will Goode
(Corporate Finance)
 


 
+44 (0) 20 7894 7000




Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright, Mark Whitmore
(Corporate Broking)
 
Buchanan Communications (Financial PR)
Charles Ryland, Madeline Seacombe
 


+44 (0) 203 207 7800
 
 
 
+44 (0) 20 7466 5000



 
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated ("PCA") with them.



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)
 


Name
 


Geoff Wilding (via Camden Holdings Limited)




2


Reason for the notification




a)
 


Position/status


Executive Chairman




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 5 pence each
 
ISIN: GB00BZC0LC10




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 


Pledge of shares to lender in respect of a personal loan




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)





Price


Volume




N/A


2,800,000








d)
 


Aggregated information





Price(s)


Aggregated volume




N/A


2,800,000








e)
 


Date of the transaction


21 June 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue



 




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