REG - Victoria PLC - Sale of Existing Ordinary Shares

VictoriaAnnouncement

06/08/2018 18:00

RNS Number : 9829W
Victoria PLC
06 August 2018
 


6 August 2018
For Immediate Release                                                                                  
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Victoria PLC
 
('Victoria', the 'Company', or the 'Group')
 
Sale of Existing Ordinary Shares
 
Victoria PLC, (AIM: VCP), the international designers, manufacturers and distributors of innovative floor coverings, announces that to help satisfy excess institutional demand, Camden Holdings Limited ("Camden") has today sold 5 million existing ordinary shares of 5 pence each, representing 4.23 per cent. of Victoria's current issued share capital, at 827 pence per share.  
 
Camden is a company owned by The Camden Trust of which Geoff Wilding, the Chairman of Victoria, is the settlor and a discretionary beneficiary. Following the sale, Geoff Wilding remains beneficially interested in 21,438,650 ordinary shares, which represents 18.16 per cent. of the current issued share capital of the Company.
 
Geoff Wilding, Chairman of Victoria PLC commented:
 
"The equity placing, which closed earlier today, was significantly oversubscribed and I subsequently agreed to the share sale in order to meet continuing institutional demand, improve the liquidity of Victoria's shares and to further build the company's shareholder base. I remain a substantial shareholder in Victoria with more than 21 million shares and, given this fact, shareholders can be assured I remain wholly committed to Victoria's mission: 'to create wealth for our shareholders'. I will not be selling any further shares for the foreseeable future."
 
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For more information contact:
 
Victoria PLC                                                                                       +44 (0) 1562 749 300
Geoff Wilding, Chairman
Philippe Hamers, Chief Executive
Michael Scott, Group Finance Director
 
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe                                                                +44 (0) 20 7894 7000
(Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Rick Thompson, Phil Davies, Will Goode (Corporate Finance)
Caspar Shand-Kydd, Andrew Keith (Equity Sales)
 
Berenberg                                                                                          +44 (0) 20 3207 7800
(Joint Broker)
Ben Wright, Mark Whitmore, Laura Fine (Corporate Broking)
 
Buchanan Communications                                                             +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Charles Ryland, Madeline Seacombe, Tilly Abraham
 
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
 


Sale of Existing Ordinary Shares




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price


Volume




£8.27


5,000,000









d)
 


Aggregated information






Price(s)


Aggregated volume




£8.27


5,000,000









e)
 


Date of the transaction


06 August 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange, AIM




 
 




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