Director/PDMR Shareholding & Total Voting Rights
Hargreaves Services plc has announced transactions by its Directors and PDMRs following a Tender Offer, with participating executives irrevocably undertaking to tender shares equal to their basic entitlement. Post-tender offer, the Non-Executive Chair Roger McDowell now holds 411,057 shares representing 1.34% of voting rights, Chief Executive Gordon Banham holds 2,600,761 shares (8.47%), Chief Financial Officer Stephen Craigen holds 22,343 shares (0.07%), Non-Executive Director Nigel Halkes holds 4,645 shares (0.02%), and Non-Executive Director Nicholas Mills holds 9,289 shares (0.03%). The total number of voting rights in the company is now 30,704,511, with 831,304 ordinary shares remaining in treasury.
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Hargreaves Services plc (AIM: HSP) announces the following transactions by certain PDMRs of the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer to Shareholders announced on 27 March 2026. The Participating Directors, being Roger McDowell (Non-Executive Chair), Gordon Banham (Group Chief Executive), Stephen Craigen (Chief Financial Officer), Nigel Halkes (Non-Executive Director), Nicholas Mills (Non-Executive Director) each irrevocably undertook to tender such number of Ordinary Shares as is equal to their individual Basic Entitlement
The following the result of the Tender Offer, the resulting interests of each Participating Director are detailed below:
| Director/ PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares held before Tender Offer | Ordinary Shares Tendered | Number of Ordinary Shares held post Tender Offer | Percentage of voting rights post Tender Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger McDowell | 442,557 | 31,500 | 411,057 | 1.34% |
| Gordon Banham | 2,800,061 | 199,300 | 2,600,761 | 8.47% |
| Stephen Craigen | 24,055 | 1,712 | 22,343 | 0.07% |
| Nigel Halkes | 5,000 | 355 | 4,645 | 0.02% |
| Nicholas Mills | 10,000 | 711 | 9,289 | 0.03% |
Additional detail is provided below in accordance with UK MAR.
Total Voting Rights
Following the result of the Tender Offer, 831,304 Ordinary Shares remain in treasury and the total number of voting rights in the Company are 30,704,511. This latter figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | 1. Non-Executive Chair 2. Chief Executive Officer 3. Chief Financial Officer 4. Non-Executive Director 5. Non-Executive Director |
| a) | Name | Hargreaves Services Plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800O17BER1SHMH466 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 10p each GB00B0MTC970 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Participation in Tender Offer (sale of shares) |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price Volume 1. 850 pence 31,500 2. 850 pence 199,300 3. 850 pence 1,712 4. 850 pence 355 5. 850 pence 711 |
| d) | Aggregated information (if any) - Aggregated volume - Price | N/a |
| e) | Date of transaction | 5 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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