Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4402Q

RWS Holdings PLC

20 February 2023

 

For immediate release  20 February 2023

RWS Holdings plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging

managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

Grant of options under the 2023 Save as you Earn (SAYE) scheme

RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the Group"), a unique world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services, announces that on 16 February 2023 the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities of the Group were granted options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each under the Group's SAYE scheme.

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	1.  Candida Davies 2.  Daniel Bennett 3.  Terry Doyle 4.  Jane Hyde 5.  Christopher Lewey
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	1.  Chief Financial Officer 2.  President, IP Services 3.  Chief Information Officer 4.  General Counsel and Company Secretary 5.  Group Corporate Development Director
b.	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	RWS Holdings plc
b.	LEI	213800YGBGTTSKUVK111
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each GB00BVFCZV34
b.	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under the 2023 SAYE scheme with an exercise price of 361p per share
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.  Nil 2.  Nil 3.  Nil 4.  Nil 5.  Nil 1.  4,986 2.  4,986 3.  4,986 4.  4,986 5.  4,986
d.	Aggregated information ·Aggregated volume ·Price	24,930
e.	Date of the transaction	16 February 2023
f.	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

In total, 287,292 share options were granted under the Group's SAYE scheme, which in normal circumstances will not be exercisable until the completion of a three-year savings period ending on 1 April 2026 and will be exercisable for a period of six months thereafter.

For further information, please contact:

RWS Holdings plc Andrew Brode, Chairman Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer Candi da Davies, Chief Financial Officer	01753 480200
MHP (Financial PR advisor) Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge	[e-mail] 020 3128 8100
Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker) Stuart Skinner / Kevin Cruickshank / Will Baunton	020 7260 1000
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff	020 3207 7800

About RWS:

RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services. Through content transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language.

Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver engaging user experiences, maintain compliance and gain actionable insights into their data and content.

We work with over 80% of the world's top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune's 20 'Most Admired Companies' and almost all of the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).

For further information, please visit: www.rws.com

 

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