Director/PDMR Shareholding
Knights Group Holdings PLC has announced that on March 17, 2026, following an interim dividend payment of 1.94p per share, the SIP trustee reinvested the dividend by purchasing 7,932 ordinary shares at £1.6625 per share on behalf of participating employees. This transaction involved individuals discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs), including Kate Lewis, Lisa Bridgwood, James Sheridan, Andrew Pilkington, and Lisa Shacklock, who saw their resulting interests in ordinary shares increase. The reinvestment occurred on March 13, 2026, on the London Stock Exchange, AIM.
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Knights announces that on 17 March 2026, following the interim dividend payment of 1.94p per share on 13 March 2026, it was notified that the SIP trustee has re-invested the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and upon the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023 by purchasing 7,932 ordinary shares of £0.002 in the Company (Ordinary Shares), at a price of £1.6625 per share on behalf of participating employees.
The resulting interests of those persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) are set out in the table below:
| Name/Position | Total New Shares | Total resulting interest in Ordinary Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Lewis | 37 | 105,449 |
| Lisa Bridgwood | 38 | 3,391 |
| James Sheridan | 37 | 101,635 |
| Andrew Pilkington | 37 | 3,290 |
| Lisa Shacklock | 32 | 42,317 |
The following notifications are made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) relating to certain transactions by the SIP trustee awarded to PDMR's in the shares of the Company:
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Kate Lewis |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares |
| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023 |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £1.6625 | 37 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| - Price | N/A | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 March 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Lisa Bridgwood |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | General Counsel and Company Secretary |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares |
| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023 |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 1. £1.6625 2. £1.6625 | 1. 37 2. 1 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | 38 | |
| - Price | £1.6625 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 March 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | James Sheridan |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief M&A Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares |
| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023 |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £1.6625 | 37 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| - Price | N/A | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 March 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Andrew Edward Pilkington |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Commercial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares |
| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018 and at the grant of the evergreen SIP in 2023 |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £1.6625 | 37 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| - Price | N/A | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 March 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Lisa Shacklock |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Client Services Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Knights Group Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800URB59EOGJKT919 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares |
| Identification code | GB00BFYF6298 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Re-investment of the dividend in accordance with the automatic instruction provided to it at the grant of the SIP in 2018. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £1.6625 | 32 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| - Price | N/A | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 March 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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