Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3219O

Auto Trader Group plc

28 January 2019

 

Auto Trader Group plc (the "Company")

28 January 2019

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

On 28 January 2019, the Company was notified that Trevor Mather, Director of the Company and Suzanne Mather, a Person Closely Associated with Trevor Mather, had together transferred 460,000 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to the Mather Family Charitable Trust for nil consideration. The Mather Family Charitable Trust is a charitable trust (Charity number 1180415) which has been established to promote and advance exclusively charitable purposes by making grants to charitable and voluntary bodies.  Trevor Mather and Suzanne Mather are Trustees, and therefore The Mather Family Trust is considered to be a Person Closely Associated with Trevor Mather. 

On the same date, the Company was further notified that the Mather Family Charitable Trust disposed of 460,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of £4.517 per share.

This transaction represented approximately 0.05% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Following this transaction Trevor Mather, together with his Persons Closely Associated, hold 11,594,704 shares in the Company, representing approximately 1.24% of the total issued shares in the Company (excluding shares held in treasury).

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

Enquiries: 

Auto Trader Group plc Claire Baty, Company Secretary	[phone]

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Trevor Mather
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Auto Trader Group plc
b)	LEI	213800QLK9BZILB1DI86
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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of ordinary shares of 1 pence to the Mather Family Charitable Trust for nil consideration.  The Mather Family Charitable Trust is a charitable trust (Charity no. 1180415) of which Trevor Mather and Suzanne Mather are two of the Trustees.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 375,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total Nil 375,000
e)	Date of the transaction	28 January 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Suzanne Mather
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person Closely Associated with Trevor Mather
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Auto Trader Group plc
b)	LEI	213800QLK9BZILB1DI86
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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of ordinary shares of 1 pence to the Mather Family Charitable Trust for nil consideration.  The Mather Family Charitable Trust is a charitable trust (Charity no. 1180415) of which Trevor Mather and Suzanne Mather are two of the Trustees.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 85,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total Nil 85,000
e)	Date of the transaction	28 January 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	The Mather Family Charitable Trust
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person Closely Associated with Trevor Mather
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Auto Trader Group plc
b)	LEI	213800QLK9BZILB1DI86
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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of ordinary shares of 1 pence from Trevor Mather (a Director of the Company) and Suzanne Mather (a Person Closely Associated with Trevor Mather) for nil consideration.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 460,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total Nil 460,000
e)	Date of the transaction	28 January 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	The Mather Family Charitable Trust
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person Closely Associated with Trevor Mather
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Auto Trader Group plc
b)	LEI	213800QLK9BZILB1DI86
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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Disposal of ordinary shares of 1 pence
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.517 460,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £4.517 460,000
e)	Date of the transaction	28 January 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

 

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