Director/PDMR Shareholding

Softcat PLC

04 December 2024

 

For Immediate Release

4 December 2024

Softcat plc

("Softcat", the "Company")

Notification of Transactions by

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

The following notification is made under article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") and relates to the exercise of nil-cost options by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") on 3 December 2024. In November 2021, awards were made under the Softcat Annual and Deferred Bonus Plan (DBP) to the PDMR named below. At the time of the awards, the PDMR was an executive director of the Company.

The DBP has now vested and has been exercised by the PDMR. A sufficient portion of the Ordinary Shares ("Shares") has been sold to cover the PDMR's tax liabilities which has arisen as a result of the exercise. The remaining Shares have been retained by the PDMR.  

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Graeme Watt
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Chairman
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name		Softcat plc
b)	LEI		213800N42YZLR9GLVC42
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 Identification Code	Ordinary Shares of £0.0005 each ISIN: GB00BYZDVK82
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of 21,354 Shares under the Softcat DBP. The DBP award was exercised as nil-cost options, with a sale of sufficient Shares to cover the PDMR's liabilities in respect of income tax and national insurance contributions. The Shares resulting from the exercise were treated as follows: i.    sale of Shares; and ii.    retention of Shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	i.      Sale of Shares Share Scheme Price(s) Volume(s) DBP £15.74 10,087 ii.     Retention of Shares Share Scheme Price(s) Volume(s) DBP £nil 11,267
d)	Aggregated information Volume Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	3 December 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Luke Thomas Company Secretary Softcat plc	Tel: [phone]

 

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