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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1
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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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2
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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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3
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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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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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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument: Ordinary shares of 1p
each.
Identification code:
GB00BDR6V192
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares by PDMR Peter
Kenyon
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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226p
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90,000
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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226p
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90,000
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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27 January 2025
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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1
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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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Martin Clyburn
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Finance Officer
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial Notification
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3
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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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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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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument: Ordinary shares of 1p
each.
Identification code:
GB00BDR6V192
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares by PDMR Martin
Clyburn
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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226p
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60,000
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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226p
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60,000
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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27 January 2025
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f)
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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.ramsdenscurrency.co.uk
www.ramsdenspawnbrokers.co.uk
