TIDMRPS
RNS Number : 4416N
RPS Group PLC
20 January 2023
20 January 2023
Immediate Release
RPS GROUP PLC ("RPS")
DIRECTOR/PDMR SHARE DEALING
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them.
On 23 September 2022, the boards of directors of RPS (a leading
multi-sector global professional services firm) , Tetra Tech UK
Holdings Limited ("Tetra Tech") and Tetra Tech, Inc. announced that
they had agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer pursuant to
which Tetra Tech will acquire the entire issued and to be issued
share capital of RPS (the "Acquisition"), to be effected by means
of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the
Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme"). The circular in relation to the
Scheme (the "Scheme Document") was published on 11 October
2022.
Following receipt of the sanction of the High Court of Justice
in England and Wales of the Scheme yesterday RPS confirms the:
vesting and exercise of awards and application of dividend
equivalents under the RPS Group Plc Executive Long Term Incentive
Plan (" ELTIP ") and the RPS Group Plc Short Term Annual Bonus Plan
(" STABP "); the vesting and exercise of awards under the RPS Group
Plc Performance Share Plan (" PSP "); and the vesting of awards
under the RPS Group Plc International Share Purchase Plan (" Share
Purchase Plan ") by the following Persons Discharging Managerial
responsibility (" PDMRs ") .
This notification is made in accordance with the Market Abuse
Directive.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name John Douglas
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options (including over
dividend equivalent shares) under the
ELTIP and STABP:
ELTIP 24 Feb 2020 538,176
ELTIP 16 Mar 2021 865,481
ELTIP 22 Mar 2022 415,362
STABP 24 Feb 2020 79,138
STABP 22 Mar 2022 421,388
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 2,319,545
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Judith Cottrell
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Group Finance Director
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options (including over
dividend equivalent shares) under the
ELTIP and STABP:
ELTIP 24 Feb 2020 216,197
ELTIP 16 Mar 2021 381,749
ELTIP 22 Mar 2022 195,985
STABP 13 Oct 2020 35,286
STABP 22 Mar 2022 97,071
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 926,288
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Halvard Kilde
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer - Norway
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options under the PSP and
Exercise of vested nil cost options
(including over dividend equivalent shares) under the
STABP:
PSP 24 Feb 2020 26,532
PSP 16 Mar 2021 26,598
PSP 22 Mar 2022 10,392
STABP 24 Feb 2020 20,157
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 83,679
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Vesting and release of shares from purchases made
under the RPS Group Plc Share Purchase
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 3,083
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name William Paul Aitken
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer - Services - UK & Netherlands
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options under the PSP:
PSP 20 Jun 2018 10,850
PSP 10 Aug 2018 11,354
PSP 5 Mar 2019 21,873
PSP 24 Feb 2020 26,532
PSP 16 Mar 2021 26,598
PSP 22 Mar 2022 10,392
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 107,599
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Doug Matthys
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer - North America
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options under the PSP:
PSP 24 Feb 2020 26,532
PSP 16 Mar 2021 26,598
PSP 22 Mar 2022 10,392
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 63,522
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Vesting and release of shares from purchases made
under the RPS Group Plc Share Purchase
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 6,115
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Meegan Sullivan
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer - AAP
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options under the PSP:
PSP 24 Feb 2020 13,266
PSP 16 Mar 2021 8,311
PSP 14 Oct 2021 9,390
PSP 22 Mar 2022 10,392
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 41,359
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Chantalle Meijer
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Group Marketing Director
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
-------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options under the PSP:
PSP 24 Feb 2020 26,532
PSP 16 Mar 2021 26,598
PSP 22 Mar 2022 10,392
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 63,522
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
instrument
Identification code
GB0007594764
-------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Vesting and release of shares from purchases made
under the RPS Group Plc Share Purchase
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 4,196
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Alastair Rutter
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Information Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options under the PSP:
PSP 16 Mar 2021 26,597
PSP 22 Mar 2022 10,392
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 36,989
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Diane Christensen
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Group People Director
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name RPS Group Plc
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b) LEI 213800BHEVF3ZB6NG750
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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
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a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 3p each in RPS Group Plc
Identification code
GB0007594764
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b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of vested nil cost options under the PSP:
PSP 24 Feb 2020 13,266
PSP 7 Apr 2021 4,756
PSP 14 Oct 2021 11,098
PSP 22 Mar 2022 10,392
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 39,512
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d) Aggregated information- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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