Last checked at 30 Aug 2023 17:00
30 August 2023
Volex plc
("Volex" or "the Company")
Director / PDMR Dealing
Volex plc (AIM:VLX) announces that on Wednesday 30 August 2023 (i) NR Holdings Ltd and Nathaniel Rothschild received 409,391 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), (ii) Amelia Murillo received 504 Ordinary Shares and (iii) Sir Peter Westmacott received 16 Ordinary Shares, in each case at the reference price of 284.9 pence per share, through the scrip dividend issued on Wednesday 30 August 2023, as set out in the notification of dealing form below.
Following this issue, including those shares held through NR Holdings Ltd, of which Mr Rothschild is a beneficiary, Nathaniel Rothschild will be interested in 45,269,297 Ordinary Shares, representing 24.95% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company, Amelia Murillo will be interested in 55,776 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.03% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company, and Sir Peter Westmacott will be interested in 7,734 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.004% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company.
The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation which is part of English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
1 | Details of the Director / person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | (i) NR Holdings Ltd and Nathaniel Rothschild (ii) Amelia Murillo (iii) Sir Peter Westmacott |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | (i) Executive Chairman (ii) Non-Executive Director (iii) Non-Executive Director |
b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial Notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Volex plc |
b) | LEI | 213800HBLQNH5FXXGE63 |
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 | Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each |
Identification code | GB0009390070 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Scrip dividend issue |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | (i) 409,391 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each at a price of 284.9 pence per Ordinary Share. (ii) 504 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each at a price of 284.9 pence per Ordinary Share. (iii) 16 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each at a price of 284.9 pence per Ordinary Share. |
d) | Aggregated information | |
- Aggregated volume | See 4(c) above. | |
- Aggregated price | ||
e) | Date of the transaction | 30 August 2023 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
For further information please contact:
Volex plc +44 (0)7971 156 431
Nat Rothschild, Executive Chairman
Jon Boaden, Chief Financial Officer
Chris Bedford, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Peel Hunt LLP ‐ Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Ed Allsopp
Tom Ballard
Ben Harrington
HSBC Bank plc ‐ Joint Broker +44 (0)20 7991 8888
Simon Alexander
Joe Weaving