5 November 2025
Hercules plc
("Hercules" or "the Company")
Director Dealing
Hercules plc (AIM: HERC), a leading technology enabled labour supply company for the UK infrastructure and construction sectors, announces that it has been informed of a share dealing by Martin Tedham, a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
Mr Tedham has an extensive business background, including the successfully launch of his own business which he later expanded and sold to a multi-national company.
Mr Tedham later bought his former employer's business Wasdell Group, the Swindon-based packaging firm. He turned that business around, increasing turnover from under £2 million to over £65 million within ten years.
Mr Tedham joined the Board of Hercules in September 2024, after acquiring £5 million of shares in the Company.
On 31 October 2025, Mr Tedham purchased a total of 56,004 ordinary shares at a price of 35.7 pence per ordinary share. Following this purchase, Martin Tedham is interested in 10,165,047 ordinary shares, representing 12.61% of the Company's issued share capital, through his personal holdings and control of Wasdell Packaging Limited.
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For further information and enquiries, please contact:
| Hercules plc Brusk Korkmaz (CEO) Paul Wheatcroft (CFO) |
c/o SEC Newgate |
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| SP Angel (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Matthew Johnson / Adam Cowl (Corporate Finance) Grant Barker / Rob Rees (Sales and Broking) |
+44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
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| SEC Newgate (Financial Communications) Robin Tozer / Ian Silvera / Nina Renata Pop |
+44 (0) 20 3757 6882
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The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name |
Martin Tedham |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status |
Non-Executive Director
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name |
Hercules plc |
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LEI |
213800P7Z6MXNSM4OQ50 |
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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
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of 0.001p each |
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ISIN: GB00BPVBVZ82 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Shares |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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35.7p
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56,004 |
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Aggregated information |
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N/A - Single transaction |
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Date of the transaction
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31 October 2025 |
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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