Walker Crips Group plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (2051Y)

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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 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status             Non-Executive Director 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification        Initial Notification 
       / Amendment 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 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             Ordinary shares of 6 2/3 pence 
       of the financial        each 
       instrument,             ISIN: GB00B1YMRV88 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification 
       code: 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the          Purchase 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and            Date                    Price(s)           Volume(s) 
       volume(s)               ---------------------  -----------------  ---------- 
                                           30/11/17               42.3p   30,000 
                               ---------------------  -----------------  ---------- 
                                           01/12/17               42.3p   50,000 
                               ---------------------  -----------------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated             Aggregated volume: 80,000 
       information            Aggregated amount: GBP33,874.00 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the            30 November 2017 - Purchase 
       transaction            of 30,000 ordinary shares 
                              1 December 2017 - Purchase of 
                              50,000 ordinary shares 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the           London Stock Exchange 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 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        Initial Notification 
       / Amendment 
---  ---------------------  -------------------------------- 
 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             Ordinary shares of 6 2/3 pence 
       of the financial        each 
       instrument,             ISIN: GB00B1YMRV88 
       type of instrument 
 
       Identification 
       code: 
---  ---------------------  -------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the          Purchase 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  -------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and             Price(s)           Volume(s) 
       volume(s)               -----------------  ---------- 
                                           42.3p   20,000 
                               -----------------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------  -------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated             As above 
       information 
---  ---------------------  -------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the            30 November 2017 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  -------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the           London Stock Exchange 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

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