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21 May 2025
H&T Group plc
("H&T" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
H&T Group plc, the UK's largest pawnbroker and a leading retailer of new and pre-owned jewellery and watches, announces that on 21 May 2025, following the vesting of awards under the 2022 Performance Share Plan ("PSP"), Chris Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, exercised options over 37,560 ordinary shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares") and Diane Giddy, Chief Financial Officer, exercised options over 27,261 Ordinary Shares.
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Name |
PSP Awards exercised |
New holding of Ordinary Shares |
% of Company's issued share capital |
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Chris Gillespie, CEO |
37,560 |
229,225 |
0.52 |
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Diane Giddy, CFO |
27,261 |
55,534 |
0.13 |
All of the Award Shares exercised were satisfied through the Company's Employees Benefit Trust. As a result the total number of voting rights in H&T remains 43,987,934 Ordinary Shares.
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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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Chris Gillespie |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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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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H&T Group plc |
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b)
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LEI
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2138006N2X1XSBSDSU74 |
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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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H&T Group plc ordinary shares of 5 pence
GB00B12RQD06 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of options |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A (single transaction) |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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21 May 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue |
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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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Diane Giddy |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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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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H&T Group plc |
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b)
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LEI
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2138006N2X1XSBSDSU74 |
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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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H&T Group plc ordinary shares of 5 pence
GB00B12RQD06
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of options |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A (single transaction) |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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21 May 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue |
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Enquiries
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H&T Group plc |
+44(0)20 8225 2700 |
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Chris Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer |
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Diane Giddy, Chief Financial Officer |
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Shore Capital Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
+44(0)20 7408 4090 |
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Stephane Auton / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory) |
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Guy Wiehahn (Corporate Broking) |
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Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker) |
+44(0)20 7523 8000 |
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Stuart Andrews / George Grainger |
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Alma Strategic Communications (PR) |
+44(0)20 3405 0205 |
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Sam Modlin |
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Andy Bryant |
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Rebecca Sanders-Hewett |
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Will Merison |
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On 21 May 2025, H&T Group plc announced that CEO Chris Gillespie exercised options over 37,560 ordinary shares and CFO Diane Giddy exercised options over 27,261 ordinary shares following the vesting of awards under the 2022 Performance Share Plan. As a result, Mr. Gillespie's new holding is 229,225 shares (0.52% of issued capital) and Ms. Giddy's is 55,534 shares (0.13%). All exercised shares were satisfied through the Company's Employees Benefit Trust, maintaining the total number of voting rights at 43,987,934 Ordinary Shares.
| Date | 21 May 2025 |
| Time | 17:17:55 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 6683J |