Directors' Shareholdings

RNS Number : 3495I

Robert Walters PLC

20 March 2018

 

20 March 2018

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

(the "Company")

Directors' Shareholdings

The Company was informed on 20 March 2018 of the following dealings by the Executive Directors in Ordinary Shares.

Director	Number of PSP shares sold	Sale price (p)
Robert Walters	137,320	650
Giles Daubeney	114,489	650
Alan Bannatyne	83,842	650
Total	335,651

These dealings were pursuant to the vesting of awards under the Robert Walters Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") on 1 March 2018.  Pursuant to instructions given by each of the Executive Directors, a fixed proportion of the awards were exercised and sold on 20 March 2018 to satisfy the associated tax obligations arising upon the exercise of the Ordinary Shares.

As a result of the subsequent share sales, there has therefore been a change in the overall shareholdings of each of the Executive Directors as set out below:

Director	Shareholding prior to this announcement	% holding  in Company	Shareholding after this announcement	% holding in Company
Robert Walters	2,553,151	3.39	2,415,831	3.20
Giles Daubeney	1,907,711	2.53	1,793,222	2.38
Alan Bannatyne	686,655	0.91	602,813	0.80

Robert Walters plc's issued share capital now consists of 79,493,900 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. Robert Walters plc holds 4,074,000 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Robert Walters plc is 75,419,900.

The above figure of 75,419,900 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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Further information

Robert Walters plc Robert Walters, Chief Executive Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Newgate Communications Steffan Williams Charlotte Coulson	[phone]

www.robertwalters.com  

 

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	Sale of Ordinary Shares under the Robert Walters plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
(d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		650p	137,320
(e)	Aggregated information -            Aggregated volume -           Price	137,320 (LTIP) 650p
(f)	Date of the transaction	20 March 2018
(g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange
1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)	Name	Giles Daubeney
2.	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Deputy 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 under the Robert Walters plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
(d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		650p	114,489
(e)	Aggregated information -            Aggregated volume -           Price	114,489 (LTIP) 650p
(f)	Date of the transaction	20 March 2018
(g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

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 under the Robert Walters plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
(d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		650p	83,842
(e)	Aggregated information -            Aggregated volume -           Price	83,842 (LTIP) 650p
(f)	Date of the transaction	20 March 2018
(g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

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