30 March 2026
LEI: 213800LFMHKVNTZ7GV45
River Global PLC ("River Global" or the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMR") AND OF PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED ("PCA")
The Company has received notification that, on 26 March 2026, North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, PCA to Christopher Mills, purchased 1,375,000 B Shares in the Company at a price of 35.86 pence per share (the "Purchase").
The Company has also been made aware that on 18 February 2026, North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC acquired the entire holding of 6,000,000 A Ordinary Shares held by Oryx International Growth Fund Limited, also PCA to Christopher Mills ("the Transfer"). As a result the table below corrects the ownership information included in error in the Company's two RNS's dated 24 March 2026.
Following the Purchase and the Transfer, Christopher Mills and PCA's have an interest of 26,964,500 A Ordinary Shares, representing 16.79% of the voting rights of the issued A Ordinary Shares in the Company (after adjusting for shares held in treasury) and 36,997,500 B Shares, representing 25.70% of the voting rights of the issued B Shares in the Company on the same basis.
The following table highlights the current holdings by PCA's of Christopher Mills following the Purchase.
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Number of Shares held |
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Christopher Mills |
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC (PCA to Christopher Mills) |
26,000,000 A Ordinary Shares 30,000,000 B Shares |
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Christopher Mills |
Harwood Capital LLP (PCA to Christopher Mills) |
114,500 A Ordinary Shares 147,500 B Shares |
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Christopher Mills |
Oryx International Growth Fund Limited (PCA to Christopher Mills) |
6,000,000 B Shares |
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Christopher Mills |
Eveswise Pension Trustees |
850,000 A Ordinary Shares 850,000 B Shares |
Formal notification in respect of the PDMR and the PCA are set out below in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.
For further information, please contact:
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For further details, visit the website, www.riverglobalplc.com
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc, PCA to Christopher Mills |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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PCA to PDMR |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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River Global PLC |
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b)
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LEI
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213800LFMHKVNTZ7GV45 |
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
B shares of £0.005 each
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Identification code |
B shares GB00BTDR2S27 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of Shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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£0.3586 |
1,375,000 (B Shares) |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
£0.3586 |
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- Price
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£493,075 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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26 March, 2026 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange |
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