Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Informa PLC

04 April 2022

 

Informa PLC Press Release

4 April 2022

Exercise-to-Cover Transactions

Directors Dealings

Informa (LSE: INF.L), the international B2B Markets, Knowledge Services and Business Intelligence Group today confirmed recent Exercise-to-Cover transactions by Executive Directors.

Following the publication of Informa's 2021 Annual Results, all three Executive Directors (Chief Executive, Stephen A. Carter, Finance Director, Gareth Wright, Chief Operating Officer, Patrick Martell) have undertaken Exercise-to-Cover transactions in relation to Long-Term Incentive Plan awards.

These transactions specifically cover the income tax liability that becomes payable on the vesting and exercise of these share plans. In aggregate 850,141 shares were sold at an average price of 602.26478p to cover the liabilities of all three Directors.

All underlying shares were retained and all three Executive Directors continue to hold shares in excess of the shareholding requirements set within the Group's Remuneration Policy.

The notifications set out on in the Appendix are disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries
Heledd Hanscomb, Deputy Company Secretary	[phone]

Notes

Exercise-to-Cover Transactions:

Stephen A. Carter	404,450 shares at an average price of 602.47p
Gareth Wright	279,138 shares at an average price of 597.3787p and
	26,917 shares at an average price of 601.9076p
Patrick Martell	132,729 shares at an average price of 603.9478p and
	6,907 shares at an average price of 605.6198p

 

APPENDIX

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name(s)	Stephen A Carter
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GroupChiefExecutive
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Informa PLC
b)	LEI	5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20
4	Detailsofthetransaction(s):sectiontoberepeatedfor(i)eachtypeof 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 0.1 pence each GB00BMJ6DW54
b)	Nature of the transaction	A.  Exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan awards B.  Exercise of Deferred Share Bonus Plan awards C.  Sale of ordinary shares of 0.1p each to settle tax, national insurance contributions and dealing fees arising from the exercise
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		A £0.001	783,087
		B £0.00	76,377
		C £6.0247	404,450
d)	Aggregated information	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	A & B - 31 March 2022  C - 4 April 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	A and B - Outside a trading venue C - London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name(s)	Gareth Wright
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GroupFinance Director
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Informa PLC
b)	LEI	5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20
4	Detailsofthetransaction(s):sectiontoberepeatedfor(i)eachtypeof 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 0.1 pence each GB00BMJ6DW54
b)	Nature of the transaction	A.  Exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan awards B.  Exercise of Deferred Share Bonus Plan awards C.  Sale of ordinary shares of 0.1p each to settle tax, national insurance contributions and dealing fees arising from the exercise
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		A £0.001	601,156
		B £0.00	47,368
		C (i) £5.973787   (ii) £6.019076	(i) 279,138 (ii) 26,917
d)	Aggregated information	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	A, B & C(i) - 30 March 2022  C(ii) -  4 April 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	A and B - Outside a trading venue C - London Stock Exchange
1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name(s)	Patrick Martell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GroupChiefOperating Officer
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Informa PLC
b)	LEI	5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20
4	Detailsofthetransaction(s):sectiontoberepeatedfor(i)eachtypeof 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 0.1 pence each GB00BMJ6DW54
b)	Nature of the transaction	A.  Exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan awards B.  Sale of ordinary shares of 0.1p each to settle tax, national insurance contributions and dealing fees arising from the exercise
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		A £0.001	295,995
		B (i) £6.039478   (ii) £6.056198	(i) 132,729 (ii) 6,907
d)	Aggregated information	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	A & B(i) - 29 March 2022  B(ii) - 31 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	A - Outside a trading venue B - London Stock Exchange

 

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