Directors' Shareholdings & Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 0614G
Robert Walters PLC
25 March 2022
 

25 March 2022

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

(the "Company")

Directors' Shareholdings & Total Voting Rights

 

The Company was informed on 24 March 2022 of the following dealings by certain Directors in ordinary shares of 20p each of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") that occurred on the same date.

 

 

Exercise of share options

The Executive Directors, listed in the table below, exercised options to purchase Ordinary Shares under the terms of The Robert Walters Executive Share Option Scheme and subsequently sold such Ordinary Shares, as outlined in the table below:

 

Director

Number of options exercised

Exercise

price (p)

Number of shares sold

Sale price (p)

Net increase in shareholdings

Robert Walters

150,000

353

150,000

650

-

Alan Bannatyne

200,000

353

200,000

650

-

Alan Bannatyne

10,000

211

10,000

650

-

 

 

Directors' shareholdings

As a result of this exercise and subsequent sale of Ordinary Shares, there has been no change in the overall shareholdings of each of the Executive Directors and individual shareholdings before and after are set out below:

 

Director

Shareholding prior to this announcement

% holding in Company

Shareholding after this announcement

% holding in Company

Robert Walters

2,235,963

2.92

2,235,963

2.92

Alan Bannatyne

699,283

0.91

699,283

0.91

 

 

Total voting rights

Following this exercise of options, Robert Walters plc's issued share capital consists of 80,945,360 Ordinary Shares, of which 4,074,000 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.

 

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Robert Walters plc is 76,871,360 which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Robert Walters plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

 

Enquiries:

Robert Walters plc

Robert Walters, Chief Executive

Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial Officer        +44 20 7379 3333

 

Williams Nicholson

Steffan Williams  +44 7767 345 563

 

 

APPENDIX

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Robert Walters

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Robert Walters plc

(b)

LEI

213800LIE15BDEN3VW43

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 20p each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

ISIN Code : GB0008475088

(c)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of option to purchase shares under the terms of Robert Walters Executive Share Option Scheme

 

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

353p

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-   Price

 

150,000

 

 

£529,500.00

(f)

Date of the transaction

24 March 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

Outside trading venue, XOFF

 

 

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Robert Walters

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Robert Walters plc

(b)

LEI

213800LIE15BDEN3VW43

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 20p each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

ISIN Code : GB0008475088

(c)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of ordinary shares in Robert Walters plc.

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

650p

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-   Price

 

150,000 (sold) at 650p

 

 

£975,000.00

(f)

Date of the transaction

24 March 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Alan Bannatyne

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Robert Walters plc

(b)

LEI

213800LIE15BDEN3VW43

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 20p each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

ISIN Code : GB0008475088

(c)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of option to purchase shares under the terms of Robert Walters Executive Share Option Scheme

 

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

353p

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-   Price

 

200,000

 

 

£706,000.00

(f)

Date of the transaction

24 March 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

Outside trading venue, XOFF

 

 

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Alan Bannatyne

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Robert Walters plc

(b)

LEI

213800LIE15BDEN3VW43

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 20p each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

ISIN Code : GB0008475088

(c)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of ordinary shares in Robert Walters plc.

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

650p

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-   Price

 

200,000 (sold) at 650p

 

 

£1,300,000.00

(f)

Date of the transaction

24 March 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Alan Bannatyne

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Robert Walters plc

(b)

LEI

213800LIE15BDEN3VW43

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 20p each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

ISIN Code : GB0008475088

(c)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of option to purchase shares under the terms of Robert Walters Executive Share Option Scheme

 

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

211p

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-   Price

 

10,000

 

 

£21,100.00

(f)

Date of the transaction

24 March 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

Outside trading venue, XOFF

 

 

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Alan Bannatyne

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Robert Walters plc

(b)

LEI

213800LIE15BDEN3VW43

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 20p each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

ISIN Code : GB0008475088

(c)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of ordinary shares in Robert Walters plc.

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

650p

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-   Price

 

10,000 (sold) at 650p

 

 

£65,000.00

(f)

Date of the transaction

24 March 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

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