Director/PDMR Shareholding

Auction Technology Group PLC

13 February 2026

 

13 February 2026

Auction Technology Group plc (the "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")

The Company announces that on 13 February 2026 the following awards over ordinary shares in the capital of the Company were granted to the following PDMRs pursuant to the Company's share incentive plans.

PDMR	Share Plan	Award	Number of Shares
John-Paul Savant	Long Term Incentive Plan	Nil-Cost Option	306,213
Sarah Highfield	Long Term Incentive Plan	Nil-Cost Option	251,479
Jeremy Stewart	Long Term Incentive Plan	Conditional Share Award	98,976
John-Paul Savant	Deferred Share Bonus Plan	Nil-Cost Option	10,844
Sarah Highfield	Deferred Share Bonus Plan	Nil-Cost Option	5,937

The award to the Executive Directors under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, John-Paul Savant and Sarah Highfield (the "Executive Award"), is based on an award multiple of 200% of basic salary, as agreed by the Remuneration Committee (the "Committee"). The Executive Award will vest on the third anniversary of grant subject to the achievement of performance conditions over the three-year period ending 30 September 2028 and will be subject to the usual two-year post-vesting holding period. Full details of the Executive Award, including the performance targets, are disclosed in the Directors' Remuneration Report in the FY2025 Annual Report published on 10 December 2025.

Enquiries

ATG
For investor enquiries	[e-mail]
Company Secretary	[e-mail]
FTI Consulting (Media Enquiries)
Jamie Ricketts, Matt Dixon, Ed Bridges, Edward Knight	[phone]

The relevant notifications set out below in relation to the awards to John-Paul Savant, Sarah Highfield and Jeremy Stewart are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

This Announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular, you should read and understand the information provided in the "Important Notices" section below.

IMPORTANT NOTICES

This Announcement has been prepared by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Directors of Auction Technology Group plc.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John-Paul Savant
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Auction Technology Group plc
b)	LEI	213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39
4A.	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	Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in Auction Technology Group plc
	Identification code	GB00BMVQDZ64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Nil-Cost Option under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 306,213
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregate Volume Nil 306,213
e)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sarah Highfield
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Auction Technology Group plc
b)	LEI	213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39
4A.	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	Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in Auction Technology Group plc
	Identification code	GB00BMVQDZ64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Nil-Cost Option under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 251,479
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregate Volume Nil 251,479
e)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jeremy Stewart
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	President of North America
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Auction Technology Group plc
b)	LEI	213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39
4A.	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	Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in Auction Technology Group plc
	Identification code	GB00BMVQDZ64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Conditional Share Award under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 98,976
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Total Aggregate Volume Nil 98,976
e)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of trading venue.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John-Paul Savant
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Auction Technology Group plc
b)	LEI	213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39
4A.	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	Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in Auction Technology Group plc
	Identification code	GB00BMVQDZ64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Nil-Cost Options under the Company's Deferred Bonus Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 10,844
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregate Volume Nil 10,844
e)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sarah Highfield
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Auction Technology Group plc
b)	LEI	213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39
4A.	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	Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in Auction Technology Group plc
	Identification code	GB00BMVQDZ64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Nil-Cost Options under the Company's Deferred Bonus Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 5,937
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume Total Aggregate Volume Nil 5,937
e)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

 

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