Directors' Shareholdings & Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 7128E

Robert Walters PLC

14 March 2022

 

14 March 2022

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

(the "Company")

Directors' Shareholdings & Total Voting Rights

The Company was informed on 14 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

Robert Walters, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, 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	600	-

Directors' shareholdings

As a result of this exercise and subsequent sale of Ordinary Shares, there has been no change in the overall shareholdings of Robert Walters as 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

Total voting rights

Following this exercise of options, Robert Walters plc's issued share capital consists of 80,773,385 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 76,699,385 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  [phone]

Williams Nicholson

Steffan Williams    [phone]

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	14 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)
		600p	150,000
(e)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -   Price	150,000 (sold) at 600p £900,000.00
(f)	Date of the transaction	14 March 2022
(g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

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