7 Feb 2019 17:01
7 February 2019
WYG plc
("WYG" or the "Company")
PDMR participation in Sharesave Plan
WYG, the international project management and technical consultancy, announces that, pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the AGM on 25 September 2018, the Company has established a Save As You Earn Plan ("Sharesave Plan").
Under the terms of the Sharesave Plan, eligible employees were invited to subscribe for a limited number of options over the Company's ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with the commitment of making contributions over a three-year period. With effect from 1 March 2022 optionholders' accumulated funds can be withdrawn from the Sharesave Plan or used to exercise options over WYG's Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of 34.4 pence per Ordinary Share.
In aggregate, options over 1,833,354 Ordinary Shares representing 2.5% of the Company's existing issued share capital have been granted to 345 eligible WYG employees.
The Company is pleased that a significant number of employees elected to participate in the Sharesave Plan.
The following PDMRs have purchased, in aggregate, options over 51,799 Ordinary Shares as follows:
PDMR | Number of SAYE Options granted |
Sam Kissack | 5,232 |
Craig Hatch | 7,744 |
Steve Oldroyd | 5,232 |
Benjamin Whitworth | 6,383 |
Mark Jackson | 5,860 |
Marc Davies | 7,744 |
Rajiv Sudan | 5,860 |
Helen Kettleborough | 7,744 |
Contacts:
WYG plc Douglas McCormick, Chief Executive Officer Iain Clarkson, Chief Financial Officer
| Tel: 0113 278 7111 |
MHP Communications Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare / Peter Lambie
| Tel: 020 3128 8100 |
N+1 Singer Sandy Fraser / Rachel Hayes/ Justin McKeegan
| Tel: 020 7496 3000 |
Notes to editors:
About WYG
WYG is an award-winning professional services firm operating from more than 50 locations across the UK, Europe, Africa, and Asia. We are driven by client service and underpinned by technical excellence. We help our clients create value, protect value, and manage risk. We are the partner of choice for organisations operating in complex or challenging environments.
We serve our clients through six business streams:
· International Development
· Infrastructure & Built Environment
· Programme & Project Management
· Surveying & Asset Management
· Environmental
· Planning and Transport
WYG plc's shares are traded on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Sam Kissack | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Craig Hatch | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Steve Oldroyd | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Benjamin Whitworth | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Mark Jackson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Marc Davies | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Rajiv Sudan | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
| ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Helen Kettleborough | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | WYG plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138003OYDPIPAK8CK51 | ||||
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 | Option over Ordinary Shares
ISIN for WYG plc Ordinary Shares: GB00B5N5WH70
| ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
ENDS