Huntsworth PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (4779D)

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RNS Number : 4779D

Huntsworth PLC

09 October 2018

9 October 2018

Huntsworth plc

(Huntsworth or the Company)

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Huntsworth plc, the healthcare and communications group, announces that on 9 October 2018 the following Director received nil cost ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company pursuant to an award granted on 11 May 2015 under The Huntsworth Performance Share Plan. The recipient requested that the Trustee of the Huntsworth Employee Benefit Trust sell sufficient shares to cover his tax and social security liabilities, dealing costs and related charges, with the balance of shares being retained by the recipient, as indicated below:

 
 Director/PDMR    No. of shares   No. of shares   No. of shares 
                   vesting         sold            retained 
 Paul Taaffe      2,502,258       1,243,445       1,258,813 
                 --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

The shares sold were sold at 109.5 pence per share.

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                     Paul Taaffe 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 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                                     HUNTSWORTH PLC 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                      213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 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                       Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in 
        financial instrument,                    the share capital of Huntsworth plc 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      GB00B0CRWK29 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Acquisition of shares pursuant to 
                                                 the vesting of an award granted under 
                                                 The Huntsworth Performance Share 
                                                 Plan. 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                --------------------  -------------------- 
                                                 Price(s)              Volume(s) 
                                                --------------------  -------------------- 
    Nil                                                                2,502,258 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                   Not applicable - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                  2018-10-09 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange, Main Market 
                                                 (XLON) 
      ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                     Paul Taaffe 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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                                     HUNTSWORTH PLC 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                      213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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                       Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in 
        financial instrument,                    the share capital of Huntsworth plc 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      GB00B0CRWK29 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Sale of shares to cover tax and social 
                                                 security liabilities, dealing costs 
                                                 and related charges, relating to 
                                                 the vesting of an award granted under 
                                                 The Huntsworth Performance Share 
                                                 Plan. 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                -------------------  -------------------- 
                                                 Price(s)             Volume(s) 
                                                -------------------  -------------------- 
                                                 109.5p               1,243,445 
                                                -------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                   Not applicable - single transaction 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                  2018-10-09 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange, Main Market 
                                                 (XLON) 
      ---------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries to:

   Citigate Dewe Rogerson          [phone] 

Angharad Couch

Nick Reading

Elizabeth Kittle

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