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RWS Holdings plc announced on 28 January 2026 that Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Faes sold 89,373 ordinary shares. This transaction occurred on 27 January 2026 at a price of 87.19 pence per share to satisfy Income Tax and National Insurance contributions following the vesting of his FY25 Bonus Share Award on 22 January 2026.
| Date | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 15:19:20 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 7820Q |
28 January 2026
RWS Holdings plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
Further to the announcement made on 23 January 2026, RWS Holdings plc ("RWS", the "Company"), a global AI solutions company, announces that following the vesting of the FY25 Bonus Share Award to Benjamin Faes, Chief Executive Officer on 22 January 2026, a total of 89,373 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were sold on 27 January 2026 to satisfy Income Tax and National Insurance contributions required to be withheld on the release of shares, as detailed below.
This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 (as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
For further information, please contact:
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RWS Holdings plc Andrew Brode, Interim Chairman Benjamin Faes, Chief Executive Officer |
01628 410100 |
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MHP (Financial PR advisor) Katie Hunt / Eleni Menikou |
020 3128 8100 07884 494112 |
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Deutsche Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker) Stuart Skinner / William Wickham
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020 7260 1000
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Berenberg (Joint Broker) Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Mike Burke / Milo Bonser |
020 3207 7800
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About RWS:
RWS is a global AI solutions company empowering the world's most trusted enterprise AI.
Our proprietary Cultural Intelligence Layer, powered by 250,000 data specialists, cultural and language experts and deep domain professionals, backed by 45+ patents, makes enterprise AI culturally fluent, contextually accurate and secure, ensuring every interaction reflects a brand's tone, context and customer values.
Through our Generate, Transform and Protect segments, we deliver intelligent content, enterprise knowledge, large-scale localisation and IP protection for global growth. Trusted by 80+ of the world's top 100 brands, RWS provides the confidence, governance and expertise organisations need to deploy AI safely, responsibly and at scale.
Headquartered in the UK, RWS is listed on AIM (RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Benjamin Faes
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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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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Announcement |
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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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RWS Holdings plc |
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LEI
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213800YGBGTTSKUVK111 |
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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 |
Ordinary shares of 1p each
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GB00BVFCZV34 |
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Identification code |
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares in order to satisfy Income Tax and National Insurance contributions required to be withheld following the vesting of a FY25 bonus share award.
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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87.19p |
89,373
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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- Price |
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Date of the transaction
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2026-01-27 |
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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