Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2051Y

Walker Crips Group plc

01 December 2017

 

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

1 December 2017

Walker Crips Group plc

Director / PDMR Shareholdings

Walker Crips plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 1 December 2017 of the following transactions by connected persons of Lim Hua Min, Non-Executive Director, and Sean Lam, Group Chief Executive Officer, of the Company.

Lim Hua Min purchased 30,000 ordinary shares of 6 2/3 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") and 50,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 42.3 pence per Ordinary Share through connected persons who are members of his family constituting a concert party for disclosure purposes ("Lim Hua Min's Connected Persons"). Following this notification, the total beneficial holding of Lim Hua Min's Connected Persons is 9,645,266 Ordinary Shares, representing 22.87% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Sean Lam purchased 20,000 ordinary shares of 6 2/3 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 42.3 pence per Ordinary Share. Following this notification, the total beneficial holding of Sean Lam is 472,545 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.12% of the issued share capital of the Company.

For further information contact:

Walker Crips Group plc                                                [phone]

Bridgette Campbell, Media Relations

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe                                              [phone]

Marc Milmo / Will Goode

The following notification is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Article 19(3) of EU Regulation No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Lim Hua Min
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	Walker Crips Group plc
b)	LEI	213800T71F7VD5ANZI55
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 6 2/3 pence each    ISIN: GB00B1YMRV88
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Date  Price(s) Volume(s) 30/11/17 42.3p 30,000 01/12/17 42.3p 50,000
d)	Aggregated information	Aggregated volume: 80,000 Aggregated amount: £33,874.00
e)	Date of the transaction	30 November 2017 - Purchase of 30,000 ordinary shares 1 December 2017 - Purchase of 50,000 ordinary shares
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sean Lam
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification  / Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Walker Crips Group plc
b)	LEI	213800T71F7VD5ANZI55
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 6 2/3 pence each    ISIN: GB00B1YMRV88
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 42.3p 20,000
d)	Aggregated information	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	30 November 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

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