Director/PDMR Shareholding

RS Group PLC

15 June 2023

 

RS GROUP PLC

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs')

RS Group plc (the 'Company') announces the following transactions in ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company (the 'Shares'):

Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')

On 13 June 2023, conditional awards of Shares granted on 19 November 2020 under the LTIP vested to the following PDMRs:

Director / PDMR	Number of LTIP awards vested	Number of dividend equivalent Shares on vested LTIP
Sean Fredericks	15,092	774
Pete Malpas	15,781	807
Jane Titchener	2,615	132

Deferred Share Bonus Plan ('DSBP')

On 13 June 2023, conditional awards of Shares granted on 9 June 2021 under the DSBP vested to the following PDMRs:

Director / PDMR	Number of DSBP awards vested	Number of dividend equivalent Shares on vested DSBP
Sean Fredericks	6,942	231
Pete Malpas	4,500	150

The notifications below, which have been made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

Clare Underwood

Company Secretary

15 June 2023

LEI: 549300KVXDURRKVW7R37

1 .	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Sean Fredericks
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		President Asia Pacific, RS
b)	Initial notification /Amendment		Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name		RS Group plc
b)	LEI		549300KVXDURRKVW7R37
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, type of instrument	10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code	GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 19 November 2020 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
				Price(s)	Volume(s)
				Nil	15,092
				Nil	774
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	15,866
	- Price	Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
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, type of instrument	10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code	GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 9 June 2021 under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2008 and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
				Price(s)	Volume(s)
				Nil	6,942
				Nil	231
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	7,173
	- Price	Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1 .	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Pete Malpas
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		President EMEA, RS
b)	Initial notification /Amendment		Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name		RS Group plc
b)	LEI		549300KVXDURRKVW7R37
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, type of instrument	10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code	GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 19 November 2020 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
				Price(s)		Volume(s)
				Nil		15,781
				Nil		807
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	16,588
	- Price	Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
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, type of instrument	10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code	GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 9 June 2021 under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2008 and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
				Price(s)		Volume(s)
				Nil		4,500
				Nil		150
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	4,650
	- Price	Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
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, type of instrument		10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code		GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction		Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities and sale costs arising on vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 19 November 2020 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
					Price(s)		Volume(s)
					GBP 8.115814		7123
					GBP 8.115814		364
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume		7,487
	- Price		GBP 60,673.10
e)	Date of the transaction		2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction		London Stock Exchange XLON
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, type of instrument		10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code		GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction		Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities and sale costs arising on vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 9 June 2021 under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
					Price(s)		Volume(s)
					GBP 8.115814		2,122
					GBP 8.115814		71
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume		2,193
	- Price		GBP 17,797.98
e)	Date of the transaction		2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction		London Stock Exchange XLON

1 .	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Jane Titchener
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		Interim 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		RS Group plc
b)	LEI		549300KVXDURRKVW7R37
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, type of instrument	10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code	GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 19 November 2020 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
				Price(s)		Volume(s)
				Nil		2,615
				Nil		132
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	2,747
	- Price	Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
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, type of instrument		10 pence ordinary shares
	Identification code		GB0003096442
b)	Nature of the transaction		Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities and sale costs arising on vesting of: -     conditional awards of Shares granted on 19 November 2020 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 and associated dividend equivalent Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
					Price(s)		Volume(s)
					GBP 8.115814		1,181
					GBP 8.115814		60
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume		1,241
	- Price		GBP 10,071.73
e)	Date of the transaction		2023-06-13
f)	Place of the transaction		London Stock Exchange XLON

 

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