2 July 2024
TheWorks.co.uk plc
("The Works" or the "Company")
Director / PCA Dealing
The Works, the family-friendly value retailer of, arts, crafts, toys, books and stationery, today announces that it received notification on 1 July 2024 from Kelso Group Holdings Plc ("Kelso") that, on 27 and 28 June 2024, it purchased an aggregate of 100,000 ordinary shares in The Works at a volume weighted average price of 24.33p. Following the transaction Kelso has a beneficial interest in 3,845,000 ordinary shares of The Works representing 6.15% of the share capital.
John Goold and Mark Kirkland, Non-Independent Non-Executive Directors and PDMRs of The Works, are also directors of Kelso. As such, Kelso is deemed to be a 'Person Closely Associated' with John Goold and Mark Kirkland. John Goold and Mark Kirkland have no direct beneficial interest in The Works.
Enquiries:
TheWorks.co.uk plc Gavin Peck, CEO Rosie Fordham, CFO
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via Sanctuary Counsel |
Singer Capital Markets (Nomad and Broker) Peter Steel Alaina Wong Jalini Kalaravy
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020 7496 3000 |
Sanctuary Counsel Ben Ullmann Rachel Miller Kitty Rider |
0207 340 0395 |
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 |
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(a) |
Name |
Kelso Group Holdings Plc |
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Reason for the notification |
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(a) |
Position/status |
PCA of John Goold and Mark Kirkland (PDMRs) |
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(b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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(a) |
Name |
TheWorks.co.uk plc |
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(b) |
LEI |
894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03 |
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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 |
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(a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of TheWorks.co.uk plc of 1p each
GB00BF5HBF20 |
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(b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of ordinary shares.
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(c) |
Price(s) and volume(s)
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(d) |
Aggregated Information, Aggregated volume, Prices |
Aggregated volume: 100,000 ordinary shares Volume weighted average price: |
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(e) |
Date of the transaction |
27 June 2024 |
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(f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
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