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RNS Number : 6384L  Softcat PLC  15 December 2025

 For Immediate Release  15 December 2025

 

Softcat plc

 

("Softcat", the "Company")

 

Notification of Transactions by

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely
Associated with them

 

The following notification is made under article 19.1 of the UK Market Abuse
Regulation ("MAR") and relates to the exercise of nil-cost options by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") on 11 December 2025 and 12
December 2025. In November 2022, awards were made under the Softcat Long Term
Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and under the Softcat Annual and Deferred Bonus Plan
("DBP") to the PDMR named below.

Both the LTIP and DBP have now vested and have been exercised by the PDMR. A
sufficient portion of the Ordinary Shares ("Shares") has been sold to cover
the PDMR's tax liabilities which have arisen as a result of the exercises. The
remaining Shares have been retained by the PDMR.

 

 1.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
 a)  Name                                     Graham Charlton
 2.  Reason for the notification
 a)  Position / status                        CEO

 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  Ordinary Shares of £0.0005 each

     Identification Code                      ISIN: GB00BYZDVK82
 b)  Nature of the transaction                Exercise of 21,036 Shares under the Softcat DBP. The DBP award was exercised
                                              as nil-cost options, with a sale of sufficient Shares to cover the PDMR's
                                              liabilities in respect of income tax and national insurance contributions. The
                                              Shares resulting from the exercise were treated as follows:

                                              i.    sale of Shares; and

                                              ii.    retention of Shares.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                   i.      Sale of Shares

Share Scheme  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              DBP           1428.54p  9,937

 

                                              ii.     Retention of Shares

Share Scheme  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              DBP           £nil      11,099
 d)  Aggregated information

     Volume                                   N/A

     Price

 
 e)  Date of the transaction                  11th December 2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange

 

 

ii.     Retention of Shares

 Share Scheme  Price(s)  Volume(s)
 DBP           £nil      11,099

d)

Aggregated information

Volume

Price

 

N/A

 

e)

Date of the transaction

11th December 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

1.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
 a)  Name                                     Graham Charlton
 2.  Reason for the notification
 a)  Position / status                        CEO

 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  Ordinary Shares of £0.0005 each

   Identification Code                      ISIN: GB00BYZDVK82
 b)  Nature of the transaction                Exercise of 33,700 Shares under the Softcat LTIP. The LTIP award was exercised
                        as nil-cost options, with a sale of sufficient Shares to cover the PDMR's
                        liabilities in respect of income tax and national insurance contributions. The
                        Shares resulting from the exercise were treated as follows:

                        iii.   sale of Shares; and

                        iv.   retention of Shares.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                   iii.    Sale of Shares

 Share Scheme  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                        LTIP          1456p     15,919

                        iv.   Retention of Shares

 Share Scheme  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                        LTIP          £nil      17,781
 d)  Aggregated information

   Volume                                   N/A

   Price

 e)  Date of the transaction                   12 December 2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange

 

 iv.   Retention of Shares

Share Scheme  Price(s)  Volume(s)
 LTIP          £nil      17,781

 d)

 Aggregated information

 Volume

 Price

 N/A

 

 e)

 Date of the transaction

  12 December 2025

 f)

 Place of the transaction

 London Stock Exchange

 Luke Thomas              Tel: +44 (0) 1628 403403

 Company Secretary

 Softcat plc

 

 

 

 

iv.   Retention of Shares

 Share Scheme  Price(s)  Volume(s)
 LTIP          £nil      17,781

d)

Aggregated information

Volume

Price

 

N/A

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 12 December 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

 Luke Thomas              Tel: +44 (0) 1628 403403

 Company Secretary

 Softcat plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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