REG - Centaur Media PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Centaur MediaAnnouncement

30/04/2020 07:00

RNS Number : 3874L
  
Centaur Media PLC
  
30 April 2020
  
 

Centaur Media plc
Incorporated in England and Wales
Registration number: 04948078
LEI: 2138005WK87G7DQRQI62
ISIN: GB0034291418
 
30 April 2020
 
Centaur Media Plc 
("the Company")
 
 
Notification of Transactions by Director/PDMR following Exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards.
 
Substantial proportion of shares retained by Directors and both PDMRs and non-PDMRs, demonstrating underlying confidence in Centaur.
 
In accordance with DTR 3.1 and Article 19 of The Market Abuse Regulation, the Company was advised on 29 April 2020 that Swag Mukerji, Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Newbold and Andy Baker, who are considered to be Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility, exercised nil cost options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') on 28 April 2020 and sold sufficient shares at a price of £0.22p to settle their income tax and national insurance liabilities.   
 



Name of PDMR


Total number of shares acquired on exercise of LTIP award(s)


Exercise price


Number of shares sold at 22p to satisfy Tax and NI liabilities


Number of shares retained




Swag Mukerji


274,273


Nil cost


(129,167)


145,106




Steve Newbold


234,502


Nil cost


(110,437)


124,065




Andy Baker


  50,607


Nil cost


  (23,833)


  26,774



 
Swag Mukerji, Chief Executive Officer, commented: 
 
"The Directors, PDMRs and non PDMRs have exercised c.1.35m shares in total, of which c.0.56m were exercised by Directors/PDMRs and 0.79m by current and past employees who are not PDMRs. It is pleasing to note that holders of 97% of the exercised shares have retained their shares, only selling sufficient shares to pay their income tax and national insurance liabilities. This shows an underlying confidence in the Company in these uncertain times."
 
This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
 
 



1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')




a)


Name


Swag Mukerji




b)


Position / status


Chief Executive Officer




c)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial notification




2.


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Full name of the entity


Centaur Media plc




b)


Legal Entity Identifier code


2138005WK87G7DQRQI62




3.


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 and identification code
 


Ordinary shares of £0.10 each
 
ISIN: GB0034291418




b)


Nature of the transaction
 


Acquisition following exercise of LTIP Award




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil cost


274,273




 


 




 


 



Note: this was a single transaction.
 




d)


Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
 


Not applicable - single transaction.
 




e)


Date of the
transaction
 


28 April 2020 exercise of nil cost award
 




f)


Place of the
transaction


Outside a trading venue



 
 
 



1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')




a)


Name


Swag Mukerji




b)


Position / status


Chief Executive Officer




c)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial notification




2.


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Full name of the entity


Centaur Media plc




b)


Legal Entity Identifier code


2138005WK87G7DQRQI62




3.


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 and identification code
 


Ordinary shares of £0.10 each
 
ISIN: GB0034291418




b)


Nature of the transaction
 


Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities. 
 




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




£0.22


129,167




 


 




 


 



Note: this was a single transaction.
 




d)


Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
 


Not applicable - single transaction.
 




e)


Date of the
transaction
 


28 April 2020




f)


Place of the
transaction


London Stock Exchange XLON



 
 



1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')




a)


Name


Steve Newbold




b)


Position / status


Group Managing Director Xeim




c)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial notification




2.


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Full name of the entity


Centaur Media plc




b)


Legal Entity Identifier code


2138005WK87G7DQRQI62




3.


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 and identification code
 


Ordinary shares of £0.10 each
 
ISIN: GB0034291418




b)


Nature of the transaction
 


Acquisition following exercise of LTIP Award.
 




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil cost


234,502




 


 




 


 



Note: this was a single transaction.
 




d)


Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
 


Not applicable - single transaction.
 




e)


Date of the
transaction
 


28 April 2020 exercise of nil cost award
 




f)


Place of the
transaction


Outside a trading venue



 
 



1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')




a)


Name


Steve Newbold




b)


Position / status


Group Managing Director Xeim




c)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial notification




2.


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Full name of the entity


Centaur Media plc




b)


Legal Entity Identifier code


2138005WK87G7DQRQI62




3.


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 and identification code
 


Ordinary shares of £0.10 each
 
ISIN: GB0034291418




b)


Nature of the transaction
 


Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities. 
 




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




£0.22p


110,437




 


 




 


 



Note: this was a single transaction.
 




d)


Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
 


Not applicable - single transaction.
 




e)


Date of the
transaction
 


28 April 2020




f)


Place of the
transaction


London Stock Exchange XLON



 
 



1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')




a)


Name


Andy Baker




b)


Position / status


Managing Director The Lawyer




c)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial notification




2.


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Full name of the entity


Centaur Media plc




b)


Legal Entity Identifier code


2138005WK87G7DQRQI62




3.


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 and identification code
 


Ordinary shares of £0.10 each
 
ISIN: GB0034291418




b)


Nature of the transaction
 


Acquisition following exercise of LTIP.




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil cost


50,607




 


 




 


 



Note: this was a single transaction.
 




d)


Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
 


Not applicable - single transaction.
 




e)


Date of the
transaction
 


28 April 2020 exercise of nil cost award
 




f)


Place of the
transaction


Outside a trading venue



 
 



1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')




a)


Name


Andy Baker




b)


Position / status


Managing Director The Lawyer




c)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial notification




2.


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Full name of the entity


Centaur Media plc




b)


Legal Entity Identifier code


2138005WK87G7DQRQI62




3.


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 and identification code
 


Ordinary shares of £0.10 each
 
ISIN: GB0034291418




b)


Nature of the transaction
 


Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities. 
 




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




£0.22


23,833




 


 




 


 



Note: this was a single transaction.
 




d)


Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
 


Not applicable - single transaction.
 




e)


Date of the
transaction
 


28 April 2020




f)


Place of the
transaction


London Stock Exchange XLON



 
 
Helen Silver
Company Secretary
0207 970 4000


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