Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0988C

S4 Capital PLC

14 October 2020

 

14 October 2020

S⁴ CAPITAL PLC

("S⁴ Capital" or the "Company")

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

As reported in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts 2019, in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Company's Nomination and Remuneration Committee agreed with the Company's management that bonuses due to them for the financial year 2019 that would normally be paid in cash, would instead be satisfied by the Company by the delivery of shares in the Company (the " Bonus Shares Arrangement ").

The Company therefore announces that on 9 October 2020 the following named PDMRs or persons closely associated with such PDMRs ("PCAs") acquired the following ordinary shares of £0.25 each in the Company ("Shares") in connection with the Bonus Shares Arrangement.

The number of Shares acquired was in each case calculated based on the amount of the bonus that would otherwise have been paid in cash and the closing share price of the Company on 20 April 2020, being 183.5 pence per share. The Shares were sourced from the Company's employee benefit trust and therefore no new Shares were issued in connection with the Bonus Shares Arrangement.

PDMR/PCA	Position	Shares acquired	Total beneficial holding after transfer
Sir Martin Sorrell	Executive Director	46,321	54,609,594 1
Oro en Fools B.V.	PCA of executive directors Victor Knaap and Wesley ter Haar	92,132	35,092,132
Peter Rademaker	Executive Director	89,103	957,644
Scott Spirit	Executive Director	70,639	236,789

¹Including the holding through J.M.S. Financial Services Limited (an investment vehicle of Sir Martin Sorrell).

In order to pay the tax due on the Bonus Shares Arrangement, Sir Martin Sorrell sold 20,900 Shares.  A corresponding number of Share were on the same day acquired by his ISA, such that his interest remains 51,864,861 Shares. 

The Notification of Dealing Form(s) for each PDMR can be found below. These notifications are made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sir Martin Sorrell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	S4 Capital plc
b)	LEI	LEI 21380068SP9V65KPQN68
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 25 pence each GB00BFZZM640
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share transfer
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 46,321
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.00 46,321 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	9 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Oro en Fools B.V.
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA of executive directors Victor Knaap and Wesley ter Haar
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	S4 Capital plc
b)	LEI	LEI 21380068SP9V65KPQN68
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 25 pence each GB00BFZZM640
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share transfer
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 92,132
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.00 92,132 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	9 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Peter Rademaker
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	S4 Capital plc
b)	LEI	LEI 21380068SP9V65KPQN68
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 25 pence each GB00BFZZM640
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share transfer
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 89,103
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.00 89,103 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	9 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Scott Spirit
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	S4 Capital plc
b)	LEI	LEI 21380068SP9V65KPQN68
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 25 pence each GB00BFZZM640
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share transfer
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 70,639
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.00 70,639 £0.00
e)	Date of the transaction	9 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sir Martin Sorrell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	S4 Capital plc
b)	LEI	LEI 21380068SP9V65KPQN68
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 25 pence each GB00BFZZM640
b)	Nature of the transaction	20,900 shares sold to cover tax (but see below)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.90200 20,900
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £3.90200 20,900 £81,143.05
e)	Date of the transaction	9 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sir Martin Sorrell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	S4 Capital plc
b)	LEI	LEI 21380068SP9V65KPQN68
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 25 pence each GB00BFZZM640
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share acquisition (re-acquiring the shares referred to above)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.9325 20,900
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £3.9325 20,900 £83,012.14
e)	Date of the transaction	9 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

S4 Capital plc Sir Martin Sorrell (Executive Chairman)	Tel: [phone]
Powerscourt (PR Adviser to S4 Capital plc) Elly Williamson Jessica Hodgson	Tel: [phone]

Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman
S⁴ Capital plc, 12 St James's Place, London SW1A 1NX
LEI 21380068SP9V65KPQN68

 

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