Knights Group Holdings plc
("Knights", the "Company" or the "Group")
PDMR Dealing
Knights announces that on 20 March 2023, following the interim dividend payment of 1.53p per share on 17 March 2023, it was notified that the SIP trustee has re-invested the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 by purchasing 7,875 ordinary shares of 0.2p in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), at a price of 69.4p per share on behalf of participating employees. In addition, in accordance with an automatic instruction to re-invest dividends in respect of shares held within the share plan accounts of individuals within the 2018 SAYE scheme, a further 6,804 shares were purchased at a price of 69.4p.
Their resulting interests are set out in the table below:
| Name/Position | Total New Shares | Total resulting interest in Ordinary Shares |
| Kate Lewis, | 64 | 105,131 |
| Lisa Bridgwood | 65 | 3018 |
| James Sheridan | 64 | 101,326 |
| Andrew Pilkington | 64 | 2972 |
The following notifications are made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") relating to certain transactions by the SIP trustee and under the 2018 SAYE scheme, and awarded to persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") in the shares of the Company:
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Kate Lewis | |||
| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | CFO | |||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 | |||
| 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
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| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018. | |||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| £0.694 | 64 |
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| d)
| Aggregated information | | |||
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| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
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| - Price | N/A | ||||
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 17 March 2023 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | |||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Lisa Bridgwood | |||
| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | General Counsel and Company Secretary | |||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 | |||
| 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
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| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018. 2. Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with an automatic instruction to re-invest dividends in respect of shares held within the share plan accounts of individuals within the 2018 SAYE scheme. | |||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 1. £0.694 2. £0.694 | 1. 64 2. 1 |
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| d)
| Aggregated information | | |||
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| - Aggregated volume | 65 | ||||
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| - Price | £0.694 | ||||
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 17 March 2023 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | |||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | James Sheridan | |||
| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Acquisitions Director and Client Services Director | |||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 | |||
| 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
| |||
| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018. | |||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| £0.694 | 64 |
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| d)
| Aggregated information | | |||
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| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
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| - Price | N/A | ||||
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 17 March 2023 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | |||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Andrew Edward Pilkington | |||
| 2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Group Client Services Director | |||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 | |||
| 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
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| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018. | |||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| £0.694 | 64 |
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| d)
| Aggregated information | | |||
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| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
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| - Price | N/A | ||||
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 17 March 2023 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | |||
Ends
Enquiries
| Knights | |
| David Beech, CEO | via MHP Communications |
| Numis (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | |
| Stuart Skinner, Kevin Cruickshank | +44 20 7260 1000 |
| MHP Communications (Media enquiries) | |
| Katie Hunt, Eleni Menikou | +44 20 3128 8100 knights@mhpgroup.com |
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