Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6336H

Victoria PLC

04 December 2020

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon publication of this announcement, this information is now considered to be in the public domain.

Victoria PLC

('Victoria', or the 'Company')

Victoria PLC (LSE: VCP) the international designers, manufacturers and distributors of innovative floorcoverings, announces that Michael Scott, Group Finance Director, sold 176,726 ordinary shares at £6.05 on 3 December 2020 in order to meet tax liabilities linked to his participation in a previous fully-vested Long Term Incentive Plan.  Following this sale, Mr Scott's interest in the Company is 240,000 ordinary shares, representing 0.21% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a.	Name	Michael Scott
2	Reason for notification
a.	Position/Status	Group Finance Director
b.	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Victoria PLC
b.	LEI	2138002K6ECECHVCQN25
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 5 pence  ISIN: GB00BZC0LC10
b.	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.05 176,726
d.	Aggregated information	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.05 176,726
e.	Date of the transaction-	3 December 2020
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

For more information contact: Victoria PLC Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman Philippe Hamers, Group Chief Executive Michael Scott, Group Finance Director [phone] N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Rick Thompson, Phil Davies, Alex Bond [phone] Berenberg (Joint Broker) Ben Wright, Mark Whitmore Peel Hunt (Joint Broker) Adrian Trimmings, Andrew Clark Buchanan Communications (Financial PR) Charles Ryland, Chris Lane, Tilly Abraham [phone] [phone] [phone]

About Victoria

Established in 1895 and listed since 1963 and on AIM since 2013 (VCP.L), Victoria PLC, is an international manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring products. The Group, which is headquartered in Kidderminster, UK, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of carpet, flooring underlay, ceramic tiles, LVT (luxury vinyl tile), artificial grass and flooring accessories.

Victoria has operations in the UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia and employs approximately 3,400 people across more than 20 sites. Victoria is the UK's largest carpet manufacturer and the second largest in Australia, as well as the largest manufacturer of underlay in both regions. 

The Group's strategy is designed to create value for its shareholders and is focused on consistently increasing earnings and cash flow per share via acquisitions and sustainable organic growth. (Further information about Victoria can be found on its website, www.victoriaplc.com.)

 

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