Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7774V

FDM Group (Holdings) plc

11 August 2022

 

11 August 2022

FDM GROUP (HOLDINGS) PLC

PDMR Shareholding

FDM Group (Holdings) Plc ("FDM" or the "Company"), a global professional services provider with a focus on Information Technology, announces that on 11 August 2022 Michael McLaren (Executive Director) and Jonathan Young (Senior Manager) acquired ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares"), as follows:

Name	Position	Number of Shares Acquired
Michael McLaren	Chief Financial Officer	56
Jonathan Young	Chief Information Officer	11

The Shares were purchased from FDM's Employee Benefit Trust under FDM's all employee "Buy-As-You-Earn Plan" pursuant to applications made in May 2022 (in the case of Mr McLaren) and December 2020 (in the case of Mr Young). The BAYE enables employees to acquire up to £1,000 of Shares each month from their post-tax salary ("Purchased Shares"). If Purchased Shares are retained for a set period, participants are entitled to receive "Matching Shares". The total number of Matching Shares which will be awarded is equal to 100% of the Purchased Shares acquired in respect of a BAYE plan year. The Matching Share awards will vest (subject to continued employment) in three instalments following the announcement of the Company's results for the following years:

· 33.33% in the first calendar year following the year in respect of which the purchase was made;

· 33.33% in the third calendar year following the year in respect of which the purchase was made; and

· 33.33% in the fifth calendar year following the year in respect of which the purchase was made.

Mr McLaren and Mr Young have applied to acquire Purchased Shares for every month that they participate in the BAYE.

The notification below provides further information about these transactions.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
(a)	Name	(i) Michael McLaren (ii) Jonathan Young
2	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/Status	(i) Chief Financial Officer (Executive Director) (ii) Chief Information Officer (PDMR)
(b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
(a)	Name	FDM Group (Holdings) Plc
(b)	LEI	213800YR62D7GUZLMZ71
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 £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BLWDVP51
(b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company pursuant to the Company's Buy-As-You-Earn Plan.
(c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Name Price Volume Michael McLaren £8.81 56 Jonathan Young £8.81 11
(d)	Aggregated Information - Aggregated Volume - Price	N/A
(e)	Date of the Transaction	11 August 2022
(f)	Place of the Transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
(a)	Name	(i) Michael McLaren (ii) Jonathan Young
2	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/Status	(i) Chief Financial Officer (Executive Director) (ii) Chief Information Officer (PDMR)
(b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
(a)	Name	FDM Group (Holdings) Plc
(b)	LEI	213800YR62D7GUZLMZ71
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 £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BLWDVP51
(b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of right to acquire ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company pursuant to the Company's Buy-As-You-Earn Plan
(c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Name Price Volume Michael McLaren Nil Such number of shares as is equal to 100% of the shares purchased by the PDMR in respect of their participation in the plan Jonathan Young Nil Such number of shares as is equal to 100% of the shares purchased by the PDMR in respect of their participation in the plan
(d)	Aggregated Information - Aggregated Volume - Price	N/A
(e)	Date of the Transaction	11 August 2022
(f)	Place of the Transaction	Outside a trading venue

Contacts

Mark Heather, Company Secretary  020 3056 8240  

 

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