12 February 2024
RWS Holdings
plc
Notification and public
disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial
responsibilities (PDMRs)
RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the
Group"), a unique world-leading provider of technology-enabled
language, content and intellectual property services, announces
that today, the following PDMRs were granted options over its
ordinary shares of 1 pence each under the
RWS Holdings plc Save As You Earn Plan 2018 ("SAYE
Plan").
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1.
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Details of the person discharging
managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a.
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Name
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1. Candida
Davies
2. Jane Hyde
3. Christopher
Lewey
4. Jim McHugh
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2.
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Reason for the
notification
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a.
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Position/status
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1. Chief Financial
Officer
2. General Counsel and
Company Secretary
3. Group Corporate
Development Director
4. Chief People
Officer
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b.
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Initial
notification/Amendment
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Initial Announcement
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission
allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
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a.
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Name
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RWS Holdings plc
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b.
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LEI
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213800YGBGTTSKUVK111
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4.
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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
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a.
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Description of the Financial
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 1p
each
GB00BVFCZV34
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b.
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Nature of the transaction
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Grant of options under the
2024 SAYE Plan with
an exercise price of 208p per share
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c.
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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1. nil
2. nil
3. nil
4. nil
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1. 8,918
2. 8,918
3. 8,918
4. 8,918
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d.
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Aggregated information
· Aggregated
volume
· Price
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N/A - single transaction
Nil
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e.
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Date of the transaction
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12 February 2024
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f.
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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The information is provided in
accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market
Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
For
further information, please contact:
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RWS
Holdings plc
Julie Southern, Chairman
Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive
Officer
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01753 480200
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MHP
(Financial PR advisor)
Katie Hunt / Eleni Menikou /
Catherine Chapman
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rws@mhpgroup.com
020 3128 8100
07884 494112
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Deutsche Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)
Stuart Skinner / Will
Baunton
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020 7260 1000
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Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Milo
Bonser
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020 3207 7800]
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About RWS:
RWS Holdings plc is a unique,
world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content and
intellectual property services. Through content transformation and
multilingual data analysis, our combination of AI-enabled
technology and human expertise helps our clients to grow by
ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language.
Our purpose is unlocking global
understanding. By combining cultural understanding, client
understanding and technical understanding, our services and
technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers,
deliver engaging user experiences, maintain compliance and gain
actionable insights into their data and content.
Over the past 20 years we've been
evolving our own AI solutions as well as helping clients to
explore, build and use multilingual AI applications. With 45+
AI-related patents and more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, we have
the experience and expertise to support clients on their AI
journey.
We work with over 80% of the world's
top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune's 20 'Most
Admired Companies' and almost all of the top pharmaceutical
companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our
client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and North and South
America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service
clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical,
pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications
sectors.
Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered
in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock
Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).
For further information, please
visit: www.rws.com.