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Ramsdens Holdings PLC announced on 29 January 2025 the issuance of 150,000 new ordinary shares, resulting from the exercise of options on 27 January 2025 by CEO Peter Kenyon (90,000 shares) and CFO Martin Clyburn (60,000 shares). Both directors subsequently sold their exercised shares on 27 January 2025 at 226 pence per share. Following the expected admission to trading on AIM on 3 February 2025, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 32,046,632 ordinary shares.
| Date | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Time | 07:00:07 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 0215V |
Ramsdens Holdings PLC
("Ramsdens", the Group, or the "Company")
Issue of Equity, Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
Ramsdens Holdings PLC, the diversified financial services provider and retailer, announces the issuance of a total of 150,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of Company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of options by Peter Kenyon, Chief Executive and Martin Clyburn, Chief Financial Officer.
On 27 January 2025, options over 90,000 Ordinary Shares and 60,000 Ordinary Shares were exercised by Peter Kenyon and Martin Clyburn, respectively, pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan 4. Following the exercise of these options, Peter Kenyon and Martin Clyburn sold 90,000 and 60,000 Ordinary Shares, respectively at a price of 226 pence per Ordinary Share. Following the sale of shares, Peter Kenyon and Martin Clyburn hold 1,152,507 and 209,375 Ordinary Shares respectively, representing 3.61 per cent and 0.66 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.
Application has been made for 150,000 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 3 February 2025. Following Admission, the Company will have 32,046,632 Ordinary Shares in issue. The Company holds no shares in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company following Admission will be 32,046,632. This figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, ordinary shares under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
DEALING NOTIFICATION FORM FOR USE BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS
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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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Peter Kenyon |
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Reason for the notification
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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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Name: Ramsdens Holdings PLC |
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b)
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LEI
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LEI: 2138009OAUOROKMFPK95 |
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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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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Ordinary shares of 1p each.
Identification code: GB00BDR6V192 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares by PDMR Peter Kenyon |
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price |
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Date of the transaction
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27 January 2025 |
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Martin Clyburn |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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Chief Finance Officer |
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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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Name
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Name: Ramsdens Holdings PLC |
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LEI
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LEI: 2138009OAUOROKMFPK95 |
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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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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Ordinary shares of 1p each.
Identification code: GB00BDR6V192 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares by PDMR Martin Clyburn |
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume - Price |
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Date of the transaction
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27 January 2025 |
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange |
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Enquiries:
Ramsdens Holdings PLC Tel: +44 (0) 1642 579957
Peter Kenyon, CEO
Martin Clyburn, CFO
Panmure Liberum Limited
(Nominated Adviser and Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
Richard Lindley
Will King
Hudson Sandler
(Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
Alex Brennan
Lucy Wollam-Coles
Emily Brooker
About Ramsdens
Ramsdens is a growing, diversified, financial services provider and retailer, operating in the four core business segments of foreign currency exchange, pawnbroking loans, precious metals buying and selling and retailing of second hand and new jewellery. Ramsdens does not offer unsecured high-cost short term credit.
Headquartered on Teesside, the Group operates from 169 stores within the UK (including one franchised store) and has a growing online presence.
Ramsdens is fully FCA authorised for its pawnbroking and credit broking activities and as an authorised payment institution.
www.ramsdensplc.com
www.ramsdensjewellery.co.uk
www.ramsdenspawnbrokers.co.uk