Director/PDMR Shareholding

Autotrader Group PLC
24 June 2026
 

24 June 2026

 

Autotrader Group plc ("Autotrader", the "Company", or "the Group")

 

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

 

Grant of Awards under the Company's 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")

The following PDMRs were granted nil cost option awards over ordinary shares of £0.01 each on 24 June 2026 under the LTIP as noted below:

 

Name

Number of Shares under Awards

Nathan Coe (Director)

371,867

Jamie Warner (Director)

184,871

 

Subject to the terms of the LTIP, the awards will ordinarily vest and become exercisable from the later of; the date on which the Committee determines the extent to which the applicable performance conditions have been satisfied and 24 June 2029.

 

The awards will be subject to the grantee's continued service and the extent to which performance conditions are met over a measurement period comprising three consecutive financial years ending with the 2028/29 financial year. The performance conditions are as outlined in the DRR in the 2026 Annual Report.

 

In line with best practice and shareholder expectations, the Remuneration Committee shall retain discretion to adjust the vesting outcome if it is not considered to be reflective of underlying financial or non-financial performance of the business or the performance of the individual over the performance period, or where the outcome is not considered appropriate in the context of the experience of shareholders or other stakeholders.

 

Once exercisable, awards shall ordinarily remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the grant date of the awards. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no consideration is due on the vesting and/or exercise of the awards. Dividend equivalents apply to the awards to the extent they vest.

 

Grant of Awards under the Company's 2024 Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP")

 

The following PDMRs were granted nil cost option awards over ordinary shares of £0.01 each on 24 June 2026 under the Auto Trader Group DBP as noted below:

 

Name

Number of Shares under Awards

Nathan Coe (Director)

                     58,245

Jamie Warner (Director)

31,369

 

Subject to the terms of the DBP, the awards will ordinarily vest and become exercisable as from 24 June 2028 subject to the grantee's continued service.

 

Once exercisable, the awards shall ordinarily remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the grant date of the awards. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no consideration is due on the vesting and/or exercise of the awards. Dividend equivalents apply to the awards to the extent they vest.

 

The Company was notified of the above transactions on 24 June 2026. The transactions took place in the United Kingdom.

 

The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Nathan Coe

2)

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Autotrader 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

Grant of nil cost options over ordinary shares of 1 pence

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)



GBP0

371,867

LTIP


GBP0

58,245

DBP

d)

Aggregated information

 

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total


GBP0

   430,112

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

24 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jamie Warner

2)

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Autotrader 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

Grant of nil cost options over ordinary shares of 1 pence

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)


GBP0

184,871

LTIP

GBP0

31,369

DBP

d)

Aggregated information

 

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

GBP0

216,240

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

24 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

Autotrader Group plc: Claire Baty, Company Secretary

Enquiries: 

Sodali & Co

autotrader@sodali.com

 

 

+44 (0) 20 7250 1446

 

 

About Autotrader

Autotrader Group plc is the UK's largest automotive marketplace and a leading digital platform for the automotive industry. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since March 2015, the Company is a member of the FTSE 100 Index.

Autotrader's purpose is Driving Change Together. Responsibly. The company uses advanced data science, artificial intelligence and scalable technology to improve how vehicles are bought and sold, while building stronger partnerships with its customers and the wider automotive ecosystem. Autotrader's platform leverages significant amounts of proprietary data and machine learning models to power pricing, demand forecasting and personalised consumer experiences. These capabilities enable retailers and manufacturers to make better decisions, improve performance and respond to real-time market dynamics.

Autotrader is increasingly digitising the car buying journey, from search and discovery through to financing and purchase, enabling more of the buying journey to take place online. Alongside this, it is using its data and influence to support the transition to electric vehicles. This is all underpinned by a values-led culture that empowers its people to develop and perform, enabling continuous innovation across its platform and products.

The Company also publishes a monthly used car Retail Price Index, based on the analysis of approximately 800,000 vehicles each day from across the automotive retail market. This dataset provides one of the most comprehensive views of the UK automotive market and is used by organisations including the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics to inform economic indicators and government policy.

For more information, please visit https://plc.autotrader.co.uk/

 

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