Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Savills PLC announced that several Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) have had deferred share awards vest, resulting in the transfer of shares and, in some cases, the sale of shares at £8.405 each to cover associated tax liabilities. Concurrently, new deferred share awards were granted on April 28, 2026, under various Savills Deferred Share Plans. For instance, Simon Shaw received 111,077 shares under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan and will hold a total of 237,302 shares from these plans, while Martin Fidden was granted 119,758 shares under the Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan), bringing his total to 65,870 shares.

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Savills PLC
29 April 2026
 

SAVILLS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

TRANSACTION IN SHARES BY DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (PDMRS)

 

Vesting of Deferred Share Awards

 

Awards over ordinary shares of the Company under the Company's Deferred Share Plans have become unconditional in all respects following the end of their Deferred Period.  In satisfaction of the Awards, the Trustees of the Group's Employee Benefit Trusts have effected the transfer of shares, following the settlement of associated tax liabilities through the sale of shares, to Directors and PDMRs of the Company as follows:

 

Director/ PDMR

Number of shares transferred

Number of shares disposed to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting

Shareholding following this notification

Shareholding as a % of issued share capital

Simon Shaw (Director)

48,468

43,468

(shares sold to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting only)

276,793

0.19%

Martin Fidden (PDMR)

8,664

-

34,046

0.02%

Alex Jeffrey (PDMR)

53,143

-

292,074

0.20%

Chris Lee (PDMR)

9,774

8,710

(shares sold to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting only)

133,311

0.09%

Raymond Lee (PDMR)

35,671

-

211,852

0.14%

David Lipson (PDMR)

30,333

-

175,760

0.12%

James Sparrow (PDMR)

42,767

38,106

(shares sold to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting only)

170,884

0.12%

 

The share price on disposal of all shares was £8.405 per share.

 

 

 

 

Grant of Deferred Share Awards

 

The Company announces that on 28 April 2026 the grant of the share-based element of 2025 profit share awards has been made under The Savills Deferred Share Bonus Plan to Directors and PDMRs as follows:

 

Director/ PDMR

Number of shares subject to The Savills Deferred Share Bonus Plan awarded to the Director/ PDMR on 28 April 2026

Simon Shaw (Director)

111,077

Chris Lee (PDMR)

22,155

David Lipson (PDMR)

9,105

James Sparrow (PDMR)

63,832

These awards have a Deferred Period of three years and are subject to rolled-up dividend shares whereby the number of shares awarded will be increased during the Deferred Period to reflect final and interim dividends declared during the Deferred Period.

 

The Company also announces that on 28 April 2026 the grant of an award has been made under The Savills Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan) to the following PDMR:

PDMR

Number of shares subject to The Savills Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan) awarded to the PDMR on 28 April 2026

Martin Fidden (PDMR)

119,758

13% of the above award has a Deferred Period of two years
51% of the above award has a Deferred Period of three years
36% of the above award has a Deferred Period of four years

70% of the award with a Deferred Period of three years and 100% of the award with a Deferred Period of four years is subject to the satisfaction of performance criteria relating to the financial performance of the Savills Asia Pacific ex-Greater China business over 2025 to 2027 (inclusive).

All tranches of the award are subject to rolled-up dividend shares whereby the number of shares awarded will be increased during the Deferred Periods to reflect final and interim dividends declared during the Deferred Periods.

 

The Company also announces that on 28 April 2026 the grant of an award has been made under The Schedule to The Savills Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan) to a PDMR based in the United States of America as follows:

 

PDMR

Number of shares subject to the Savills Deferred Share Plan awarded to the PDMR on 28 April 2026

David Lipson (PDMR)

44,214

One-third of Mr Lipson's award will vest on each of the three anniversaries subsequent to the date of grant subject to continued employment and performance. The award is subject to rolled-up dividend shares whereby the number of shares awarded will be increased during the Deferred Period to reflect final and interim dividends declared during the Deferred Periods.

 

Resulting beneficial interests under The Savills Deferred Share Bonus Plan and The Savills Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan) further to the above notifications are as follows:

Director/ PDMR

Resulting beneficial interest under The Savills Deferred Share Bonus Plan and The Savills Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan)

Simon Shaw (Director)

237,302

Martin Fidden (PDMR)

65,870

Alex Jeffrey (PDMR)

75,287

Chris Lee (PDMR)

48,348

David Lipson (PDMR)

105,062

James Sparrow (PDMR)

138,914

 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

1.

Details of the Director/ PDMR

 

(a)

Name

1.    Simon Shaw

2.    Martin Fidden

3.    Alex Jeffrey

4.    Chris Lee

5.    Raymond Lee

6.    David Lipson

7.    James Sparrow

 

2.

Reason for the notification

 

(a)

Position/ status

1.    Group Chief Executive/ Director

2.    Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific (ex-Greater China)/ PDMR

3.    Chief Executive Officer - Savills Investment Management/ PDMR

4.    Group Legal Director & Company Secretary/ PDMR

5.    Chief Executive - Hong Kong, Macau and Greater China/ PDMR

6.    Chief Executive Officer - Savills North America/ PDMR

7.    Chief Executive Officer - UK & EMEA/ PDMR

 

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

 

(a)

Name

Savills plc

 

(b)

LEI

213800WXICGMBWHTA933

 

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

 

Savills plc Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

 

GB00B135BJ46

(c)

Nature of the transaction

 

1)    Vesting of awards under the Company's Deferred Share Plans and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting only

2)    Grant of awards over Ordinary Shares in accordance with the Company's Deferred Share Plans

 

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

1)

Acquisition

£nil per share

 

 

 

 

 

Disposal (to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting only)

£8.405 per share

1.    92,253

2.    8,664

3.    53,143

4.    18,484

5.    35,671

6.    30,333

7.    80,873

 

1.    43,468

2.    n/a

3.    n/a

4.    8,710

5.    n/a

6.    n/a

7.    38,106

 



2)

£nil per share

1.    111,077

2.    119,758

3.    n/a

4.    22,155

5.    n/a

6.    53,316

7.    63,832

 

(e)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

-      Price

 

N/A

 

 

(f)

Date of the transaction

 

28 April 2026

(g)

Place of the transaction

 

Vesting of awards - Outside a trading venue

 

Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting only - London Stock Exchange

 

Grant of awards - Outside a trading venue

 

 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Chris Lee

Group Legal Director & Company Secretary

020 3107 5444

 

29 April 2026      

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