Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Savills PLC announced that Director Nick Sanderson's award under the Deferred Share Plan has vested, resulting in the transfer of 42,122 shares after 37,531 shares were sold at £10.24 each to cover associated tax liabilities. Following this transaction, Mr. Sanderson holds 54,031 Savills shares, representing 0.03% of the issued share capital. These shares are subject to a further two-year holding period ending July 6, 2028, and the award was granted to replace forfeited shares from his previous employer.

Disclaimer*

Savills PLC
04 September 2026
 

SAVILLS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

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

 

Vesting of Award under The Savills Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan)

 

Further to the announcement made on 18 June 2026 confirming the grant of awards to Director Nick Sanderson on 17 June 2026 to replace restricted share awards forfeited by him when he left his previous employer, Great Portland Estates plc ('GPE') to take up his appointment as the Company's Group Chief Financial Officer, one of these awards, being the award over 79,653 Savills shares with a Deferred Period ending on 6 July 2026, has now become unconditional in all respects. This Deferred Period was the same as that which applied to the original GPE restricted share plan award. The shares transferred to Mr Sanderson, after settlement of associated tax liabilities, as detailed below are subject to a further two-year holding period ending 6 July 2028.

 

In satisfaction of the award, the Trustees of the Savills plc 1992 Employee Benefit Trust have effected the transfer of shares on 4 September 2026, following the settlement of associated tax liabilities through the sale of shares as follows:

 

Director

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

Nick Sanderson (Director)

42,122

37,531

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

54,031

0.03%

 

The share price on disposal of shares to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting was £10.24 per share.

 

As above, the Savills award which has now vested was granted to replace a restricted share plan award forfeited by Mr Sanderson when he left GPE and is consistent with the Savills Directors' Remuneration Policy and is as disclosed in the Directors' Remuneration Report in the 2025 Savills plc Report & Accounts.

 

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

Nick Sanderson (Director)

 

2.

Reason for the notification

 

(a)

Position/ status

Group Chief Financial Officer

 

(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

 

Vesting of an award under the Company's Deferred Share Plan (No.2 Plan) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities associated with award vesting only

 

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

Acquisition

£nil per share

 

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

£10.24 per share

79,653

 

 

37,531

(e)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

-      Price

 

N/A

 

 

(f)

Date of the transaction

 

4 September 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

 

 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Chris Lee
Group Legal Director & Company Secretary

020 3107 5444

4 September 2026             

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