29 October 2021
Creightons PLC ("Creightons" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Option Exercise and Total Voting Rights
Creightons plc (LSE: CRL), manufacturers of personal care, beauty, and fragrance products announces that Mr William Glencross, Director, has exercised options issued under the Company's share option scheme (the "Option Scheme") over 18,500 ordinary 1p shares in the Company at 26.80 pence per share, and that Mr Glencross's beneficial holding in the Company after this transaction will be 86,000 ordinary 1p shares (0.13% of the expanded share capital detailed below).
The Company also announces that Mr Nicholas O'Shea, Director, has exercised options issued under the Company's share option scheme (the "Option Scheme") over 15,000 ordinary 1p shares in the Company at 26.80 pence per share, and that Mr O'Shea's beneficial holding in the Company after this transaction will be 115,000 ordinary 1p shares (0.17% of the expanded share capital detailed below).
As a result of these issues, the total number of ordinary 1p shares in issue now stands at 68,394,894 and the total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 68,394,894.
The above figure of 68,394,894 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Following these share issues the Company has the ability to issue a further 6,864,849 ordinary 1p shares under its block listing facility.
Market Abuse Regulation
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ("MAR") as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MAR").
Contacts
Nicholas O'Shea, Creightons plc 01733 281000
Roland Cornish /Felicity Geidt, Beaumont Cornish Limited 0207 628 3396
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail in respect of the Directors subscribing for Director Shares as described above.
William Glencross - exercise of options
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | William Glencross | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Creightons plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800WROWAJUBGSAJ57 | ||||
| 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 1pence each in Creightons plc
ISIN GB0002341666 | ||||
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| Nature of the transaction | Option Exercise | ||||
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| Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | n/a | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29 October 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, (GLR) | ||||
Nicholas O'Shea - exercise of options
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Nicholas O'Shea | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Creightons plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800WROWAJUBGSAJ57 | ||||
| 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 1pence each in Creightons plc
ISIN GB0002341666 | ||||
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| Nature of the transaction | Option Exercise | ||||
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| Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | n/a | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29 October 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, (GLR) | ||||
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