Director/PDMR Shareholding

Auto Trader Group plc

22 August 2024

 

22 August 2024

Auto Trader Group plc ("Auto Trader" or the "Company")

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

Auto Trader announces the following exercise of nil-cost options by PDMRs granted in previous years under the Performance Share Plan ("PSP") and the Deferred Annual Bonus Plan ("DABP"), and the subsequent sale of shares to cover tax and other deductions.  All shares were disposed of at a sale price of £8.2398.

Director	Share scheme	Number of shares
Nathan Coe	2021 PSP1	200,341
	2022 DABP2	56,296
	Total options exercised	256,637
	Total number of shares sold	120,922
	Total number of shares retained	135,715

Director	Share scheme	Number of shares
Catherine Faiers	2021 PSP3	83,323
	2022 DABP4	27,056
	Total options exercised	110,379
	Total number of shares sold	52,009
	Total number of shares retained	58,370

Director	Share scheme	Number of shares
James Warner	2021 PSP5	87,294
	2022 DABP6	28,344
	Total options exercised	115,638
	Total number of shares sold	54,487
	Total number of shares retained	61,151

1.     Includes 7,573 rolled up dividend shares.

2.     Includes 1,510 rolled up dividend shares.

3.     Includes 3,146 rolled up dividend shares.

4.     Includes 724 rolled up dividend shares.

5.     Includes 3,299 rolled up dividend shares.

6.     Includes 758 rolled up dividend shares.

Following the transactions, the interests held in shares of each PDMR (including connected persons) are as follows:

Director	Number of shares	% of Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares)
Nathan Coe	3,322,270	0.371%
Catherine Faiers	134,476	0.015%
James Warner	102,162	0.011%

The transactions took place on 21 August 2024, and the Company was notified of the transactions on 21 August 2024.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Nathan Coe
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Auto Trader 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	Exercise of nil-cost options, and sale of ordinary shares of 1 pence
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 135,715 824p 120,922
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total n/a  - reported separately above
e)	Date of the transaction	21 August 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Catherine Faiers
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Auto Trader 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	Exercise of nil-cost options, and sale of ordinary shares of 1 pence
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 58,370 824p 52,009
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total n/a  - reported separately above
e)	Date of the transaction	21 August 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	James Warner
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Auto Trader 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	Exercise of nil-cost options, and sale of ordinary shares of 1 pence
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 61,151 824p 54,487
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total n/a  - reported separately above
e)	Date of the transaction	21 August 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

Enquiries:

Auto Trader Claire Baty, Company Secretary

0345 111 0006

About Auto Trader

Auto Trader Group plc is the UK's largest automotive platform. It listed on the London Stock Exchange in March 2015 and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index.

Auto Trader's purpose is Driving Change Together. Responsibly. Auto Trader is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, it aims to build stronger partnerships with its customers and use its voice and influence to drive more environmentally friendly vehicle choices.

With the largest number of car buyers and the largest choice of trusted stock, Auto Trader's marketplace sits at the heart of the UK car buying process. That marketplace is built on an industry-leading technology and data platform, which is increasingly used across the automotive industry. Auto Trader is continuing to bring more of the car buying journey online, creating an improved buying experience, whilst enabling all its retailer partners to sell vehicles online.

Auto Trader publishes a monthly used car Retail Price Index which is based on pricing analysis of circa 800,000 unique vehicles. The same data that powers the Index is used by the Office for National Statistics to make the UK's official measures of inflation more robust, as well as the Bank of England to feed the broader UK economic indicators.

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

 

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