Director/PDMR Shareholding

Watchstone Group plc
(“Watchstone” or the “Company”)

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

The Company has been notified that, on 26 September 2017, Rt Hon Lord Howard of Lympne CH QC (Non-Executive Director), effected the transfer of his 12,608 Ordinary Shares each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) held beneficially by Peel Hunt into his personal account, for nil consideration. There are no changes in Lord Howard’s beneficial holdings in connection with the above transfer.

The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail of the number of shares transferred.

1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name: Rt Hon Lord Howard of Lympne CH QC
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: Non Executive Director
b) Initial notification/Amendment: Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name: Watchstone Group plc
b) LEI:
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 10p each

GB00BYNBFN51

b) Nature of the transaction: No change in beneficial interest, transfer for nil consideration of Ordinary Shares from the Company’s Peel Hunt dealing account to the individual
c) Price(s) and volume(s):
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 12,608
d) Aggregated information:

  • Aggregated volume:
  • Price:
Single transaction as in 4 c) above

Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 12,608
e) Date of the transaction: 25 September 2017
f) Place of the transaction: Outside a trading venue

For further information:

Watchstone Group plc Tel: 03333 448048
Peel Hunt LLP, Nominated Adviser and broker

Dan Webster, Adrian Trimmings, George Sellar

Tel: 020 7418 8900