NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS
DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMR) AND/OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Workspace Group PLC (the "Company") announces that pursuant to the fully underwritten 1 for 4 Rights Issue of 288,182,835 New Ordinary Shares at 23 pence per New Ordinary Share announced on 7 July 2011, which closed for acceptances at 11.00am on 26 July 2011, the following Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility acquired Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each (as detailed below) on 26 July 2011 in London at a price of 23 pence per Ordinary Share. This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R. The Company was informed of each of the transactions below on the dates detailed within the table.
Director/PDMR |
Number of Shares Acquired |
Total holding following acquisition of Shares |
Date Issuer informed of transaction |
Total % of issued share capital |
Tony Hales * Chairman
|
1,951,338 |
9,756,893 |
28 July 2011 |
0.68% |
Harry Platt Chief Executive
|
1,006,979 |
5,034,898 |
29 July 2011 |
0.34% |
Graham Clemett Finance Director
|
198,928 |
994,643 |
28 July 2011 |
0.069% |
John Bywater Non Executive Director
|
7,797 |
38,987 |
29 July 2011 |
0.002% |
Bernard Cragg Non Executive Director
|
19,579 |
665,895 |
29 July 2011 |
0.046% |
Jamie Hopkins Non Executive Director
|
9,777 |
48,887 |
28 July 2011 |
0.003% |
Daniel Kitchen ** Chairman
|
375,000 |
375,000 |
28 July 2011 |
0.026% |
Chris Pieroni Operations Director
|
161,895 |
809,475 |
29 July 2011 |
0.056% |
Angus Boag Development Director
|
164,083 |
820,416 |
29 July 2011 |
0.056% |
* Retired as Chairman with effect from the end of the annual general meeting of the Company held on 28 July 2011.
** Appointed as Chairman with effect from the end of the annual general meeting of the Company held on 28 July 2011.
The Company's issued share capital as at 29 July 2011 was 1,440,914,173
Carmelina Carfora
Company Secretary
29 July 2011