REG - Workspace Grp PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 3833DWorkspace Group PLC25 June 2019
Workspace Group PLC (the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
25 June 2019
Workspace Group PLC announces that on 25 June 2019 it was notified that each of Graham Clemett, Angus Boag, Chris Pieroni and John Robson (each a person discharging managerial responsibility for the Company, together the "PDMRs") had disposed of a number of ordinary shares of £1.00 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") in order to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities (and associated costs) arising on the vesting of awards under the Workspace Group PLC Long Term Equity Incentive Plan 2008. An announcement detailing the vesting of awards granted under the Workspace Group PLC Long Term Equity Incentive Plan 2008 was released on 24 June 2019.
Following the vesting and subsequent sale of sufficient Ordinary Shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities (and associated costs), each of the PDMRs (with the exception of Mr. Robson, who was not a member of the Executive Committee at the time the relevant award was granted), is required to retain the balance of Ordinary Shares arising on vesting for 12 months from 23 June 2019. These are listed as follows:
Graham Clemett: 18,383 Ordinary Shares
Angus Boag: 16,551 Ordinary Shares
Chris Pieroni: 16,551 Ordinary Shares
John Robson: 3,615 Ordinary Shares
The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Graham Clemett
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Interim CEO and 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
Workspace Group PLC
b)
LEI
2138003GUZRFIN3UT430
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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument
Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
ISIN: GB00B67G5X01
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of 16,633 Ordinary Shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
8.887102p
16,633 shares
d)
Aggregated information
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
25 June 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Angus Boag
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Development Director
b)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Workspace Group PLC
b)
LEI
2138003GUZRFIN3UT430
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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument
Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
ISIN: GB00B67G5X01
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of 14,975 Ordinary Shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
8.887102p
14,975 shares
d)
Aggregated information
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
25 June 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Chris Pieroni
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Operations Director
b)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Workspace Group PLC
b)
LEI
2138003GUZRFIN3UT430
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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument
Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
ISIN: GB00B67G5X01
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of 14,975 Ordinary Shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
8.887102p
14,975 shares
d)
Aggregated information
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
25 June 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
John Robson
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Asset Management Director
b)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Workspace Group PLC
b)
LEI
2138003GUZRFIN3UT430
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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument
Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
ISIN: GB00B67G5X01
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of 3,272 Ordinary Shares to satisfy tax and national insurance liabilities.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
8.887102p
3,272 shares
d)
Aggregated information
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
25 June 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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