2nd Jul 2025 09:00
2 July 2025
RWS Holdings plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
RWS Holdings plc ("RWS", the "Company"), a content solutions company, powered by technology and human expertise, announces that options ("Options") over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were granted under the RWS Holdings plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") on 1 July 2025 to recently appointed PDMRs as outlined below.
The Options were granted with an exercise price per Ordinary Share of nil.
PDMR | Position | No. of Shares under Option |
Joseph Ayala | EVP Strategy and Corporate Affairs | 158,790 |
Christina Scott | Chief Product and Technology Officer | 222,306 |
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).
For further information, please contact:
RWS Holdings plc Julie Southern, Chairman Benjamin Faes, Chief Executive Officer
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01628 410100 |
MHP (Financial PR advisor) Katie Hunt / Eleni Menikou |
020 3128 8100 07884 494112 |
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 content solutions company, powered by technology and human expertise. We grow the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood. Everywhere.
Our proprietary technology, 45+ AI patents and human experts help organizations bring ideas to market faster, build deeper relationships across borders and cultures, and enter new markets with confidence - growing their business and connecting them to a world of opportunities.
It's why over 80 of the world's top 100 brands trust RWS to drive innovation, inform decisions and shape brand experiences.
With 60+ global locations, across five continents, our teams work with businesses across almost all industries. Innovating since 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| Name
| 1. Joseph Ayala 2. Christina Scott
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| 1. EVP Strategy and Corporate Affairs 2. Chief Product and Technology Officer
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| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Announcement |
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| Name
| RWS Holdings plc |
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| LEI
| 213800YGBGTTSKUVK111 |
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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)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1p each
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GB00BVFCZV34 |
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Identification code |
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| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of nil cost options under the RWS Holdings plc Long Term Incentive Plan. |
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| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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1. Nil 2. Nil | 1. 158,790 2. 222,306
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| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N/A |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2025-07-01 |
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f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a trading venue |
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