Director Share Purchase
Updated : 10:40
For immediate release | 15 July 2019 |
WALKER GREENBANK PLC
("Walker Greenbank" or the "Company")
Director Share Purchase
Walker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group, announces that the Company was notified on 15 July 2019 that, on the same day, Dianne Thompson, the Company's Chairman, purchased 15,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 86p per Ordinary Share.
Following this purchase Dianne holds 15,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.02% of the Company's total issued share capital.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Dianne Thompson | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Walker Greenbank PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800A8K2WOUZJIQL93 | ||||
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 1 pence each GB0003061511 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 15 July 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM market |
For further information:
Walker Greenbank PLC | +44 (0) 1895 221068 |
Lisa Montague, Chief Executive Officer Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer Caroline Geary, Company Secretary | |
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
David Anderson / Alex Wright - Corporate Finance | |
Henry Reast / Richard Short - Corporate Broking | |
Buchanan | +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Mark Court / Sophie Wills |
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About Walker Greenbank
Walker Greenbank PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company derives significant licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide range of interior products such as bed linen, rugs and tableware.
Walker Greenbank's brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion, Clarke & Clarke and Studio G.
The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base, comprising a wallpaper factory in Loughborough and a fabric printing factory in Lancaster. Both factories manufacture for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.
Walker Greenbank employs more than 600 people and its products are sold in more than 85 countries worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam, Moscow and Dubai along with a partnership showroom in Shenzhen, China.
Walker Greenbank trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGB.
For further information please visit: www.walkergreenbank.com
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