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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3321Y WANdisco Plc 04 December 2017 \n\n4 December 2017\n \n \nWANdisco plc\n(\"WANdisco\" or the \"Company\")\n LEI: 213800Y1A75RSC698O04\n \nDirector Dealing\n \nCharitable donation of shares to the David and Jane Richards Family Foundation\nby David Richards, Chief Executive and Co-founder of WANdisco\n \nWANdisco (LSE: WAND), the world leader in Active Data Replication™, announces that David Richards, Chief Executive, Interim Chairman and Co-founder of WANdisco, has made a charitable donation of 100,000 ordinary shares, for nil consideration, to the David and Jane Richards Family Foundation (\"the Foundation\").\n \nThe Foundation, which will officially launch later this year, has been set up to educate, empower and improve the lives of children through hands-on programmes and targeted assistance.\n \nDavid Richards, Chief Executive and Interim Chairman of WANdisco, commented:\n \n\"I have donated these shares to the David and Jane Richards Family Foundation in order to make a real difference to the lives of children in the UK and America. Starting in Sheffield, I hope practical learning initiatives in computer science with real-world applications across all industries will open up new opportunities for young people and equip them to compete in the global job market.\"\n \nFollowing this donation, David Richards is beneficially interested in 2,089,233 shares in the Company, representing 5.5 per cent. of the Company's current issued share capital.\n \n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nWANdisco plc\n\n\nvia Vigo Communications\n\n\n\n\nDavid Richards, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chairman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErik Miller, Chief Financial Officer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVigo Communications\n\n\n+44 (0)207 830 9700\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Garcia / Fiona Henson / Antonia Pollock\nwww.vigocomms.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStifel (Joint Broker and Nomad)\n\n\n+44 (0)207 710 7600\n\n\n\n\n Fred Walsh / Neil Shah / Ben Maddison / Rajpal Padam\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeel Hunt (Joint Broker)\nEdward Knight / Nick Prowting \n\n\n+44 (0)207 418 8900\n\n\n\n\n \nAbout WANdisco\nWANdisco is the world leader in Active Data Replication™. Its patented WANdisco Fusion technology enables the replication of cont...