Director/PDMR Shareholding

Works co uk

15/04/2026 07:00

RNS Number : 4746A

TheWorks.co.uk PLC

15 April 2026

 

15 April 2026

TheWorks.co.uk plc

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PMDRs")

 

The Works, the UK's leading specialist retailer of affordable, screen-free activities for the whole family, announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company by the Directors/PDMRs, as set out in the table below, following the exercise of options received in 2022 pursuant to the Company's save as you earn scheme ("SAYE"). 

 

The SAYE is an all-employee scheme approved by HM Revenue and Customs. The SAYE exercise price for the options granted in 2022 was £0.29 per share, and the options became exercisable at the end of the three-year saving plan, on 1 December 2025.

 

 

Director/PDMR
Position
Number of shares acquired
Shareholding following acquisition
Gavin Peck
Chief Executive Officer
31,034
585,670
Rosie Fordham
Chief Financial Officer
31,034
55,725

 

The exercise of the SAYE options has been satisfied by the transfer of shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.

 

The notifications below, made in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

 

Enquiries:
TheWorks.co.uk plc
Gavin Peck, CEO
Rosie Fordham, CFO
via Sanctuary Counsel
Singer Capital Markets (Nomad and Broker)
Peter Steel
Jalini Kalaravy
020 7496 3000
Sanctuary Counsel
Rachel Miller
Hannah Butler
Yasmine Flower
0207 340 0395
theworks@sanctuarycounsel.com

 

 

 

 

 

1.
Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Gavin Peck
2.
Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Position / status
Chief Executive Officer
b)
Initial notification / amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
TheWorks.co.uk plc
b)
LEI
894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03
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
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BF5HBF20
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.29
31,034
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
14 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

 

1.
Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Rosie Fordham
2.
Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
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
TheWorks.co.uk plc
b)
LEI
894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03
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
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BF5HBF20
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£0.29
31,034
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
14 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

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