Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7341Y

Future PLC

23 August 2018

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

The Company announces that, further to the 3 for 4 rights issue of 34,880,772 New Ordinary Shares at 303 pence per New Ordinary Share announced by it on 18 July 2018 (the "Rights Issue"), the holdings of each of the Directors in the Ordinary Shares of the Company following their acquisition of New Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Rights Issue (and aggregated with those of their closely associated persons) are detailed in the following table:

Director/PDMR	No. of Ordinary Shares pre-Rights Issue	New Ordinary Shares taken up	No. of Ordinary Shares post-Rights Issue
Richard Huntingford1	Nil	10,500	24,500
Zillah Byng-Thorne2,3	137,944	131,811	269,755
Penny Ladkin-Brand4	70,295	52,720	123,015
Alan Newman5	nil	3,750	8,750
James Hanbury	45,436	34,077	79,513

(1)   Richard Huntingford purchased 14,000 shares on 18 July 2018 following the launch of the Rights Issue. Further details are contained in the announcement published by the Company on 20 July 2018

(2)   Zillah Byng-Thorne elected to take up 86% of her rights, and sold a total of 14,146 nil paid rights. Further details are contained in the announcements published by the Company on 8 August and 17 August 2018

(3)   Max Thorne, a person closely associated with Zillah Byng-Thorne, held nil Ordinary Shares prior to the Rights Issue, acquired 42,500 nil paid rights and now holds 42,500 Ordinary Shares. Further details are contained in the announcement published by the Company on 17 August 2018

(4)   Mark Brand, a person closely associated with Penny Ladkin-Brand, held 7,955 Ordinary Shares prior to the Rights Issue and now holds 13,921 Ordinary Shares

(5)   Alan Newman purchased 5,000 shares on 20 July 2018 following the launch of the Rights Issue. Further details are contained in the announcement published by the Company on 23 July 2018

The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide

further details:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard Huntingford
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Future plc
b)	LEI	213800K2581YRLEXV353
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 15p each GB00BYZN9041
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to the take up of nil paid rights following completion of the Rights Issue
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.03 per share 10,500
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume  - Price	10,500 ordinary shares £31,815
e)	Date of the transaction	21/08/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Zillah Byng-Thorne
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Future plc
b)	LEI	213800K2581YRLEXV353
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 15p each GB00BYZN9041
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to the take up of nil paid rights following completion of the Rights Issue
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.03 per share 89,311
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume  - Price	89,311 ordinary shares £270,612.33
e)	Date of the transaction	21/08/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Zillah Byng-Thorne
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Notification concerns a PCA, being Max Thorne, the husband of Zillah Byng-Thorne, a PDMR as CEO of Future plc
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Future plc
b)	LEI	213800K2581YRLEXV353
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 15p each GB00BYZN9041
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to the take up of nil paid rights following completion of the Rights Issue
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.03 per share 42,500
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume  - Price	42,500 ordinary shares £128,775
e)	Date of the transaction	21/08/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Penny Ladkin-Brand
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Future plc
b)	LEI	213800K2581YRLEXV353
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 15p each GB00BYZN9041
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to the take up of nil paid rights following completion of the Rights Issue
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.03 per share 46,754
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume  - Price	46,754 ordinary shares £141,664.62
e)	Date of the transaction	21/08/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Penny Ladkin-Brand
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Notification concerns a PCA, being Mark Brand, the husband of Penny Ladkin-Brand, a PDMR as CFO of Future plc
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Future plc
b)	LEI	213800K2581YRLEXV353
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 15p each GB00BYZN9041
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to the take up of nil paid rights following completion of the Rights Issue
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.03 per share 5,966
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume  - Price	5,966 ordinary shares £18,076.98
e)	Date of the transaction	21/08/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alan Newman
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Future plc
b)	LEI	213800K2581YRLEXV353
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 15p each GB00BYZN9041
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to the take up of nil paid rights following completion of the Rights Issue
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.03 per share 3,750
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume  - Price	3,750 ordinary shares £11,362.50
e)	Date of the transaction	21/08/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	James Hanbury
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Future plc
b)	LEI	213800K2581YRLEXV353
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 15p each GB00BYZN9041
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to the take up of nil paid rights following completion of the Rights Issue
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.03 per share 34,077
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume  - Price	34,077 ordinary shares £103,253.31
e)	Date of the transaction	21/08/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Penny Ladkin-Brand

Chief Financial Officer

(Responsible for releasing this announcement)

23 August 2018

 

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