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Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 April 2024
Next 15 Group plc
("Next 15" or "the Group")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
On 16 April 2024, certain performance shares granted under the Next Fifteen
Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan (‘LTIP’) vested.
The Directors detailed below received ordinary shares of 2.5p each in Next 15
(‘Ordinary Shares’) at nil cost following the vesting of the performance
shares, net of the employee’s income tax and national insurance
contributions as detailed in the below table.
Vesting of LTIP
Name of Director Date of Award Number of Shares received Total Holding following Notification Percentage of Issued Share Capital held following Notification
Tim Dyson 29 April 2019 17,322
6 May 2021 40,778
28 June 2021 18,844 4,939,130 4.98%
Peter Harris 29 April 2019 7,950
6 May 2021 20,532
28 June 2021 9,548 499,737 0.50%
Jonathan Peachey 6 May 2021 16,177
28 June 2021 7,522 70,119 0.07%
The total number of shares that have been issued today in respect of the
vesting of awards under the LTIP (including those detailed above) is 191,421.
Following this issue of shares the Company confirms that as at 16 April 2024
it has 99,408,262 Ordinary Shares in issue. No shares are held in treasury.
Grant of LTIP award
On the same day, the following performance share awards (“Awards”) over
Ordinary Shares were granted pursuant to an award made under the LTIP:
PDMR Plan No. of Ordinary Shares subject to Award
Tim Dyson Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan. 122,593
Peter Harris Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan. 56,997
Jonathan Peachey Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan. 49,362
The above Awards will vest after a three-year performance period, subject to
satisfaction of performance conditions and continued employment and will then
be subject to a further two-year hold period.
Enquiries
For further information, please contact:
Next 15 Group plc
Mark Sanford, General Counsel and Company Secretary +44 (0) 7590 928 794
Deutsche Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7260 1000
Mark Lander
Hugo Rubinstein
Berenberg (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Ben Wright
Mark Whitmore
MHP +44 (0)20 3128 8013
Simon Evans
Next15@mhpgroup.com (mailto:Next15@mhpgroup.com)
Eleni Menikou
Veronica Farah
LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements
of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a) Name Tim Dyson
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/ status Chief Executive Officer
b) Initial notification / amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Next 15 Group plc
b) LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a) Description of the financial instrument Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
ISIN: GB0030026057
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen
Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
£nil 76,944
d) Aggregated information Vesting of 76,944 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
Aggregated volume Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 April 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue.
1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a) Name Tim Dyson
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/ status Chief Executive Officer
b) Initial notification / amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Next 15 Group plc
b) LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a) Description of the financial instrument Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
ISIN: GB0030026057
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen
Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
£nil 122,593
d) Aggregated information Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 122,593 Ordinary
Shares at nil cost.
Aggregated volume Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 April 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue.
1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a) Name Peter Harris
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/ status Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification / amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Next 15 Group plc
b) LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a) Description of the financial instrument Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
ISIN: GB0030026057
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen
Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
£nil 38,030
d) Aggregated information Vesting of 38,030 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
Aggregated volume Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 April 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue.
1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a) Name Peter Harris
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/ status Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification / amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Next 15 Group plc
b) LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a) Description of the financial instrument Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
ISIN: GB0030026057
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen
Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
£nil 56,997
d) Aggregated information Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 56,997 Ordinary
Shares at nil cost.
Aggregated volume Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 April 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue.
1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a) Name Jonathan Peachey
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/ status Chief Operating Officer
b) Initial notification / amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Next 15 Group plc
b) LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a) Description of the financial instrument Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
ISIN: GB0030026057
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen
Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
£nil 23,699
d) Aggregated information Vesting of 23,699 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
Aggregated volume Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 April 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue.
1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a) Name Jonathan Peachey
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/ status Chief Officer
b) Initial notification / amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Next 15 Group plc
b) LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a) Description of the financial instrument Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
ISIN: GB0030026057
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen
Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
£nil 49,362
d) Aggregated information Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 49,362 Ordinary
Shares at nil cost.
Aggregated volume Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 April 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue.
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