REG - Softcat PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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28/03/2018 17:55

RNS Number : 3172J
Softcat PLC
28 March 2018
 

Softcat plc
 
Notification of Transactions by
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them
 
 
The Company has been notified that on 28 March 2018, Martin Hellawell, Chief Executive, and persons closely associated with him (namely Mandy Hellawell and The Highgate Family Trust) sold in aggregate 1,800,000 ordinary shares* in the Company at a price of 630 pence per share.
 
Following this sale, Mr Hellawell and the above named persons closely associated with him hold in aggregate 12,984,399 ordinary shares, which are subject to a lock‐up expiring in 90 days from today and which represent approximately 6.6% of the Company's issued share capital.
 
This announcement has been determined to contain inside information.
 
 
* Comprising the 1,000,000 ordinary shares sold by Martin Hellawell, together with 330,000 ordinary shares sold by Mandy Hellawell and 470,000 ordinary shares sold by The Highgate Family Trust, in which Martin and Mandy Hellawell hold interests as potential beneficiaries.
 
 








 




Softcat plc:


+44 (0)1628 403 403




Martin Hellawell, Chief Executive Officer








Graham Charlton, Chief Financial Officer


















 
 
 




1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")




a)


Name


Martin Hellawell
 




2.


Reason for the notification




a)


Position / status


Chief Executive
 




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


Sale of shares
 




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




630p


1,000,000









d)


Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price


 
N/A




e)


Date of the transaction


 
2018-03-28




f)


Place of the transaction


 
Outside a trading venue










 
 
 




1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")




a)


Name


Mandy Hellawell
 




2.


Reason for the notification




a)


Position / status


Person Closely Associated with Martin Hellawell 
 




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


Sale of shares
 




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




630p


330,000









d)


Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price


 
N/A




e)


Date of the transaction


 
2018-03-28




f)


Place of the transaction


 
Outside a trading venue










 
 
 




1.


Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")




a)


Name


The Highgate Family Trust 




2.


Reason for the notification




a)


Position / status


Person Closely Associated with Martin Hellawell 
 




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


Sale of shares
 




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




630p


470,000









d)


Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price


 
N/A




e)


Date of the transaction


 
2018-03-28




f)


Place of the transaction


 
Outside a trading venue










 
 
 



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