Victoria PLC
("Victoria", the "Company", or the
"Group")
Director/PDMR Dealing
Victoria PLC, (LSE: VCP) advises
that it received notification on 8 March 2024 that on that date,
Camden Holdings Limited ("Camden"), a company owned by The Camden
Trust ("Trust") of which Geoffrey Wilding, the Chairman of
Victoria, is the settlor, distributed 2.5 million Ordinary Shares
of 5 pence each to his wife, who is a beneficiary of the Trust, for
estate and tax-planning purposes.
Following the distribution, Geoffrey
Wilding remains beneficially interested in 22,438,650 Ordinary
Shares, which represents 19.45 per cent of the issued share capital
of the Company.
Notification and public disclosure
of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
and persons closely associated with them.
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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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Geoffrey Wilding
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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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Director (PDMR)
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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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Victoria plc
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b)
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LEI
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2138002K6ECECHVCQN25
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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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Ordinary Shares of 5p
each
GB00BZC0LC10
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Transfer of Ordinary shares with no
change of beneficial ownership
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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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nil
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2,500,000
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d)
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Aggregated information
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Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A - single transaction
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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8 March 2024
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading
venue
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For more
information contact:
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Victoria
PLC
Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman
Philippe Hamers, Group Chief
Executive
Brian Morgan, Chief Financial
Officer
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www.victoriaplc.com/investors-welcome
Via Walbrook PR
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Singer Capital
Markets (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Rick Thompson, Phil Davies, James
Fischer
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+44 (0)20 7496
3095
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Berenberg
(Joint Broker)
Ben Wright, Richard Bootle
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+44 (0)20 3207
7800
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Peel Hunt
(Joint Broker)
Adrian Trimmings, Andrew Clark
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+44 (0)20 7418
8900
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Walbrook PR
(Media & Investor Relations)
Paul McManus, Alice Woodings
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+44 (0)20 7933 8780
or victoria@walbrookpr.com
+44 (0)7980 541 893
/ +44 (0)7407 804
654
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About Victoria
PLC (www.victoriaplc.com)
Established in 1895 and listed since 1963 and
on AIM since 2013 (VCP.L), Victoria PLC, is an international
manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring products. The
Company, which is headquartered in Worcester, UK, designs,
manufactures and distributes a range of carpet, flooring underlay,
ceramic tiles, LVT (luxury vinyl tile), artificial grass and
flooring accessories.
Victoria has operations in the UK, Spain,
Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, the
USA, and Australia and employs approximately 6,750 people
across 30 sites. Victoria is Europe's largest carpet manufacturer
and the second largest in Australia, as well as the largest
manufacturer of underlay in both regions.
The Company's strategy is designed to create
value for its shareholders and is focused on consistently
increasing earnings and cash flow per share via acquisitions and
sustainable organic growth. (Further information about Victoria can
be found on its website, www.victoriaplc.com.)
