Director/PDMR Shareholding

FDM Group (Holdings) plc

13 June 2023

 

13 June 2023

FDM GROUP (HOLDINGS) PLC

Director/PDMR Shareholding

FDM Group (Holdings) Plc (the "Company" or "FDM"), a global professional services provider with a focus on Information Technology, announces that on 12 June 2023, Sheila Flavell (COO), Michael McLaren (CFO), Jonathan Young (CIO) and Mark Heather (Group Governance Director and Company Secretary) acquired ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") from FDM's Employee Benefit Trust, pursuant to the FDM Buy-As-You-Earn Plan, as follows:

Name	Number of Shares acquired	Price per Share
Sheila Flavell	145	£6.83
Michael McLaren	72	£6.83
Jonathan Young	14	£6.83
Mark Heather	109	£6.83

The Shares were purchased from FDM's Employee Benefit Trust under FDM's all employee Buy-As-You-Earn Plan ("BAYE") pursuant to applications made in May 2023 (in the case of Mrs Flavell and Mr Heather), May 2022 (in the case of Mr McLaren) and December 2020 (in the case of Mr Young). The BAYE enables employees to acquire up to £1,000 of Shares each month from their post-tax salary ("Purchased Shares"). If Purchased Shares are retained for a set period, participants are entitled to receive "Matching Shares". The total number of Matching Shares which will be awarded is equal to 100% of the Purchased Shares acquired in respect of a BAYE plan year. The Matching Share awards will vest (subject to continued employment) in three instalments following the announcement of the Company's results for the following years:

• 33.33% in the first calendar year following the year in respect of which the purchase was made;

• 33.33% in the third calendar year following the year in respect of which the purchase was made; and

• 33.33% in the fifth calendar year following the year in respect of which the purchase was made.

Mrs Flavell, Mr McLaren, Mr Young and Mr Heather have applied to acquire Purchased Shares for every month that they participate in the BAYE.

The notification below provides further information about these transactions.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
(a)	Name	(i) Sheila Flavell (ii) Michael McLaren (iii) Jonathan Young (iv) Mark Heather
2	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/Status	(i) Chief Operating Officer (ii) Chief Financial Officer (iii) Chief Information Officer (iv) Group Governance Director and Company Secretary
(b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
(a)	Name	FDM Group (Holdings) Plc
(b)	LEI	213800YR62D7GUZLMZ71
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 £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BLWDVP51
(b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company pursuant to the Company's Buy-As-You-Earn Plan.
(c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Name Price Volume (i) Sheila Flavell £6.83 145 (ii) Michael McLaren £6.83 72 (iii) Jonathan Young £6.83 14 (iv) Mark Heather £6.83 109
(d)	Aggregated Information - Aggregated Volume - Price	As above.
(e)	Date of the Transaction	12 June 2023
(f)	Place of the Transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
(a)	Name	(i) Sheila Flavell (ii) Michael McLaren (iii) Jonathan Young (iv) Mark Heather
2	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/Status	(i) Chief Operating Officer (ii) Chief Financial Officer (iii) Chief Information Officer (iv) Group Governance Director and Company Secretary
(b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
(a)	Name	FDM Group (Holdings) Plc
(b)	LEI	213800YR62D7GUZLMZ71
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 £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BLWDVP51
(b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of right to acquire ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company pursuant to the Company's Buy-As-You-Earn Plan.
(c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Name Price Volume (i) Sheila Flavell Nil Such number of shares as is equal to 100% of the shares purchased by the PDMR in respect of their participation in the plan (ii) Michael McLaren Nil Such number of shares as is equal to 100% of the shares purchased by the PDMR in respect of their participation in the plan (iii) Jonathan Young Nil Such number of shares as is equal to 100% of the shares purchased by the PDMR in respect of their participation in the plan (iv) Mark Heather Nil Such number of shares as is equal to 100% of the shares purchased by the PDMR in respect of their participation in the plan
(d)	Aggregated Information - Aggregated Volume - Price	As above.
(e)	Date of the Transaction	12 June 2023
(f)	Place of the Transaction	Outside a trading venue

Contacts

Mark Heather, Company Secretary                                    020 3056 8240   

 

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