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RNS Number : 6568R
Robert Walters PLC
01 March 2019
1 March 2019
ROBERT WALTERS PLC
(the "Company")
Directors' Shareholdings
2019 Deferred bonus shares
The Company announces that the Executive Directors listed in the
table below have deferred part of their respective annual bonuses
for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 into ordinary shares
of 20p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), as required by the
Company's Remuneration Policy. Accordingly, on 1 March 2019, the
Executive Directors were awarded a conditional right to receive
Ordinary Shares, payable in equal tranches at the end of 31
December 2019 and 31 December 2020. The number of Ordinary Shares
deferred and net of tax, as shown below, was calculated by
reference to the price of GBP5.78 per share, being the purchase
price on 1 March 2019.
Directors Deferred Ordinary
Shares
Robert Walters 26,523
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Giles Daubeney 23,530
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Alan Bannatyne 16,194
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Total 66,247
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The total of 66,247 Ordinary Shares were purchased by the
Company on 1 March 2019 at the market price of GBP5.78 per share
and will be held by the Company until the date of vesting, half at
the end of 31 December 2019 and half at the end of 31 December
2020.
2019 PSP awards
The Company also announces that the following awards were made
to the Executive Directors under the 2014 Robert Walters
Performance Share Plan on 1 March 2019:
No. of Ordinary Shares
Director awarded
Robert Walters 207,788
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Alan Bannatyne 126,872
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Total 334,660
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The awards, which were made in the form of options at nil cost,
are subject to performance conditions. Vesting will normally not
occur before three years have elapsed.
Vesting of deferred bonus shares
The Company was informed on 1 March 2019 of the following
transfers of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the vesting of awards
previously deferred as part of the Executive Directors' respective
bonuses for the financial year ended 31 December 2016 as announced
on 15 March 2017 and the financial year ended 31 December 2017 as
announced on 1 March 2018 respectively.
Directors 2017 Deferred 2018 Deferred Total Deferred
Ordinary Shares Ordinary Shares Ordinary Shares
vested vested vested
Robert Walters 14,695 11,334 26,029
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Giles Daubeney 12,989 10,054 23,043
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Alan Bannatyne 8,758 6,919 15,677
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Total 36,442 28,307 64,749
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Directors' Shareholdings
There has therefore been an increase in the overall
shareholdings of each of the Executive Directors as a result of
these dealings and individual shareholdings before and after are
set out below:
Director Shareholding % holding Shareholding % holding
prior to this in Company after this in Company
announcement announcement
Robert Walters 2,267,159 3.00 2,293,188 3.03%
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Giles Daubeney 1,633,069 2.16 1,656,112 2.19%
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Alan Bannatyne 486,283 0.64 501,960 0.66%
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Robert Walters plc's issued share capital now consists of
79,652,285 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. Robert Walters plc
holds 4,074,000 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Robert Walters
plc is 75,578,285.
The above figure of 75,578,285 may be used by shareholders as
the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine
if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, Robert Walters plc under the FSA's Disclosure
and Transparency Rules.
Further information
Robert Walters plc
Robert Walters, Chief Executive
Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial
Officer +44 (0) 20 7379 3333
Portland Communications
Steffan Williams
Lauren Gallagher +44 (0) 20 7554 1660
www.robertwalters.com
APPIX
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
(a) Name Robert Walters
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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/ Initial notification
Amendment
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3. Details of the issuer
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(a) Name Robert Walters plc
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(b) LEI 213800LIE15BDEN3VW43
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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 Ordinary Shares of 20p each
of the Financial
Instrument
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(b) Identification ISIN Code : GB0008475088
code of the
Financial Instrument
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(c) Nature of the Ordinary Shares received/exercised under
transaction the deferred bonus scheme and the Robert
Walters plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
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(d) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s)
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0p 26,029
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(e) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
26,029 (deferred bonus)
0p
- Price
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(f) Date of the 1 March 2019
transaction
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(g) Place of the London Stock Exchange
transaction
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1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
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(a) Name Giles Daubeney
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2. Reason for the notification
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(a) Position/status Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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(b) Initial notification/ Initial notification
Amendment
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3. Details of the issuer
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(a) Name Robert Walters plc
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(b) LEI 213800LIE15BDEN3VW43
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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 Ordinary Shares of 20p each
of the Financial
Instrument
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
(b) Identification ISIN Code : GB0008475088
code of the
Financial Instrument
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
(c) Nature of the Ordinary Shares received/exercised under
transaction the deferred bonus scheme and the Robert
Walters plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
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(d) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s)
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0p 23,043
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(e) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
23,043 (deferred bonus)
0p
- Price
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(f) Date of the 1 March 2019
transaction
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(g) Place of the London Stock Exchange
transaction
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1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
(a) Name Alan Bannatyne
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2. Reason for the notification
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(a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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(b) Initial notification/ Initial notification
Amendment
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3. Details of the issuer
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(a) Name Robert Walters plc
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(b) LEI 213800LIE15BDEN3VW43
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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 Ordinary Shares of 20p each
of the Financial
Instrument
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
(b) Identification ISIN Code : GB0008475088
code of the
Financial Instrument
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
(c) Nature of the Ordinary Shares received/exercised under
transaction the deferred bonus scheme and the Robert
Walters plc Long Term Incentive Plan.
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(d) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s)
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0p 15,677
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(e) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
15,677 (deferred bonus)
0p
- Price
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(f) Date of the 1 March 2019
transaction
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(g) Place of the London Stock Exchange
transaction
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