Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6097M

Clarkson PLC

30 April 2018

 

CLARKSON PLC

("the Company")

30 April 2018

Director/PDMR share purchase

This notification is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

The Company announces that on 27 April 2018 Peter Backhouse, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased 4,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at a price of 2,459.8975 pence per share.

Following this transaction, which is detailed in the PDMR Notification Dealing Form below, Mr Backhouse has an interest over 10,000 ordinary shares, representing 0.03% of the Company's issued capital.

For further details contact:

Rachel Spencer

Company Secretary

Tel:  [phone]

About Clarkson PLC

Clarkson PLC is the world's leading provider of integrated services and investment banking capabilities to the shipping and offshore markets, facilitating global trade.

Founded in 1852, Clarksons offers its diverse and growing client base an unrivalled range of shipbroking services, sector research, on-hand logistical support and full investment banking capabilities in all key shipping and offshore sectors.

The Company has delivered 15 years of consecutive dividend growth. The highly cash generative nature of the business, supported by a strong balance sheet, has enabled Clarksons to continue to invest to position the business to capitalise on the upturn in its markets.

Clarksons is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker CKN and is a member of the FTSE 250 Index.

For more information, visit www.clarksons.com.

PDMR DEALING NOTIFICATION TEMPLATE
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Peter Backhouse
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Clarkson PLC
b)	Legal Entity Identifier	2138007G6BGTEHI3OT22
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	Ordinary shares of 25p each in Clarkson PLC
	Identification code	GB0002018363
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		2,459.8975 pence per share	4,000
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	27 April 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

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