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RNS Number : 0996S  Softcat PLC  11 November 2021

 11 November 2021

 

SOFTCAT plc

 

("Softcat", the "Company")

 

Annual Financial Report

and

Notice of Annual General Meeting

 

Following the release on 26 October 2021 of the Company's preliminary results
for the year ended 31 July 2021, the Company announces that it has published
its 2021 Annual Report and Accounts.

The Company also announces that its 2021 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will
be held at 11.30 a.m. on 15 December 2021 at Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane,
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1LW, United Kingdom. The Company welcomes
questions from shareholders on the business of the AGM, or any other matters
relating to the Company, which should be submitted to the Company Secretary by
email to cosec@softcat.com by 11.30am on 14 December 2021 or by letter
addressed to the Company Secretary at the Company's Registered Office.
Shareholders intending to attend the AGM are asked to observe all relevant
Government guidance in respect of COVID-19. In particular, shareholders should
not attend if they are required to self-isolate or if they are experiencing
the symptoms of COVID-19.

A copy of the Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of AGM are available to
view on the Company's website at
https://www.softcat.com/about-us/investor-centre/shareholder-information
(https://www.softcat.com/about-us/investor-centre/shareholder-information) .
 Hard copies will be mailed on 15 November 2021 to those shareholders who
have elected to continue to receive paper communications.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, the below documents will be submitted
to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will
shortly be available to the public for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) :

2021 Annual Reports and Accounts

Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting

 

 

A condensed set of the Company's financial statements and information on
important events that have occurred during the financial year and their impact
on the financial statements, were included in the preliminary results
announcement released on 26 October 2021. That information, together with the
information set out below, which is extracted from the 2021 Annual Report and
Accounts, is provided in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rule 6.3.5 which is required to be communicated to the media in
full unedited text through a Regulatory Information Service. This information
should be read in conjunction with the Company's preliminary results
announcement. This announcement is not a substitute for reading the full 2021
Annual Report and Accounts. Any page or note references in the text below
refer to page numbers and note numbers in the 2021 Annual Report and Accounts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related party relationships and transactions

 

Transactions with key management personnel

The remuneration of key management personnel, which consists of persons who
have been deemed to be discharging managerial responsibilities, is set out
below in aggregate for each of the categories specified in IAS 24 Related
Party Disclosures.

 

 

                               2021    2020
                               £'000   £'000

 Short-term employee benefits  2,758   2,489
 Post-employment benefits      19      12
                               2,777   2,501

 

Key management personnel received a total of 99,902 share awards (2020:
108,750) at a weighted average exercise price of £Nil (2020: £Nil).

 

The amounts disclosed in the table are the amounts recognised as an expense
during the reporting period related to key management personnel.

 

Share-based payment charges include £1,049,849 (2020: £960,117) in respect
of key management personnel.

 

 

Dividends to Directors

                2021    2020
                £'000   £'000
 M Hellawell    1,555   1,382
 G Watt         -       -
 G Charlton     17      16
 R Perriss      5       -
 V Murria       51      78
 K Slatford     -       -
 P Ventress(1)  -       8
                1,628   1,484

 

Note:

1. Peter Ventress resigned from the Board on 31 December 2019. Amounts shown
above relate to the time until resignation.

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Softcat

Luke Thomas
 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7167 4961

Company Secretary

Softcat plc

 

 

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