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12 February 2026
RWS Holdings plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs)
RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the Group"), a global AI solutions company, announces that on 12 February 2026, PDMRs were granted options over its ordinary shares of 1 pence each under the RWS Holdings plc Save As You Earn Plan 2018 ("SAYE Plan").
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).
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. | Name | 1. Benjamin Faes 2. Joseph Ayala 3. Jane Hyde | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a. | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Affairs 3. General Counsel and Company Secretary | ||||
b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. | Name | RWS Holdings plc | ||||
b. | LEI | 213800YGBGTTSKUVK111 | ||||
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 | |||||
a. | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1p each
GB00BVFCZV34 | ||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the SAYE Plan | ||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A - single transaction Nil | ||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 2026-02-12
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f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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RWS Holdings plc Andrew Brode, Interim Chairman Benjamin Faes, Chief Executive Officer |
01628 410100 |
MHP (Financial PR advisor) Katie Hunt / Eleni Menikou |
rws@mhpgroup.com 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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