{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167400","rtpr_id":"nPRrD2788a-20261013","ticker":"VSVS","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["VSVS"],"title":"REG-Vesuvius Plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-13T11:59:44.719Z","article_body":"Vesuvius plc  \n\n13 October 2026\n\nNotification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial\nResponsibilities\n\nNotification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging\nmanagerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them\n\n \n\n 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated \n a) Name Mark Collis \n 2 Reason for the notification \n a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer \n b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification \n 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor \n a) Name Vesuvius plc \n b) LEI 213800ORZ521W585SY02 \n 4 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 \n a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Vesuvius plc 10 pence ordinary shares \n \n Identification code ISIN: GB00B82YXW83 \n \n b) Nature of the transaction Dividend reinvestment plan - evergreen reinvestment of Vesuvius plc dividend income in ISAs to purchase Vesuvius ordinary shares by Mark Collis and by Mrs K Collis. \n c) Price(s) and volume(s) \n Price(s) Volume(s) \n £4.68 256 \n £4.686323 184 \n \n \n d) Aggregated information \n \n - Aggregated volume 440 \n \n - Price £4.6826 \n \n - Aggregated total £2,060.36 \n e) Date of the transaction 12 October 2026 \n f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) \n\n \n\nVesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE\n\nRegistered in England and Wales No. 8217766\n\nLEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02\n\nwww.vesuvius.com\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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