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RWS Holdings plc announced that Chief Financial Officer Stephen Lamb was granted 1,219,241 nil-cost options under the LTIP, with vesting dependent on adjusted EPS targets and total shareholder return over a three-year period ending FY 2028. Additionally, 168,366 ordinary shares were awarded to Mr. Lamb, vesting immediately, with 79,291 shares sold at 76.40p on March 26, 2026, to cover tax obligations, while the remaining net shares will be retained according to company guidelines. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n26 March 2026\nRWS Holdings plc\nNotification and public disclosure of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (\"PDMRs\")\nRWS Holdings plc (\"RWS\", the \"Company\"), a global AI solutions company, announces that 1,219,241 options (\"Options\") over ordinary shares of 1 pence in the Company (\"Ordinary Shares\") were granted on 25 March 2026 to Stephen Lamb, Chief Financial Officer, under the RWS Holdings plc Long Term Incentive Plan (\"LTIP\"). The Options partly compensate Stephen for long term incentives forfeited on cessation of his previous employment and partly relate to his normal 175% of salary 2026 LTIP award.\nThe Options were granted with an exercise price per Ordinary Share of nil.\nThe extent to which the Options will vest will be dependent on the following metrics, each with a 50% weighting: (i) performance against adjusted earnings per share (\"EPS\") targets set in relation to a reference three year measurement period ending with the financial year ending 30 September 2028 (\"FY 2028\") with a sliding scale of vesting percentages from zero vesting for EPS of less than 17.0p to full vesting for EPS of 23.0p or more; and (ii) RWS's absolute total shareholder return (\"TSR\") performance over the three year period from 1 December 2025, with a sliding scale of vesting percentages from zero vesting at 10% TSR p.a. to full vesting at 40% TSR p.a. over the performance period.\nThe performance condition for the Options provides for discretion to be retained by the Remuneration Committee to reduce the level of vesting that would apply (including to nil vesting) if it considers there has not been an underlying improvement in the financial performance of the Company over the performance period or to counter windfall gains.\nThe Options have a normal vesting date of the third anniversary of the grant date, will ordinarily be forfeited in the event of cessation of employment ahead of the vesting date, and are subject to a holding period condition under which any shares acquired under the Options (net of sales for tax and national insurance) must be retained until at least the fifth anniversary of the grant date.\nOnce vested, Options ordinarily will remain exercisable in respect of their vested shares until the tenth anniversary of the award's grant date.\nThe Company further...