22nd Sep 2021 14:38
22 September 2021
Serco Group plc ('Serco' or 'the Company')
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300PT2CIHYN5GWJ21
INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMRs') IN ORDINARY SHARES OF 2p EACH IN THE COMPANY ('Ordinary Shares')
On 21 September 2021, Anthony Kirby exercised nominal-cost options, granted under the 2009 Serco Performance Share Plan and, on the same date sold Ordinary Shares to satisfy tax liabilities and dealing costs, as set out below.
A summary of the Ordinary Shares acquired, sold and retained is set out below.
Name of PDMR | Grant date of award | Vest date of award | Number of Ordinary Shares acquired | Ordinary Shares sold | Share price (GBP) | Number of Ordinary Shares retained |
Anthony Kirby, Group Chief Operating Officer | 25 June 2018 | 25 June 2021 | 50,000 | 23,975 | £1.361 | 26,025 |
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
The notification of dealing forms for this transaction can be found below.
Transaction notification
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | Anthony Kirby | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Group Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Serco Group plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 549300PT2CIHYN5GWJ21 | ||||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 2 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
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Identification code | ISIN: GB0007973794 | |||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| The exercise of nominal-cost options over Ordinary Shares granted on 25 June 2018 under the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
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c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information | |||||
- Aggregated volume | 50,000 | |||||
- Price | £1,000 | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 21 September 2021 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction | N/A | ||||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 2 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
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Identification code | ISIN: GB0007973794 | |||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| The sale of Ordinary Shares following the exercise of nominal-cost options over Ordinary Shares on 21 September 2021 under the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
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c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
| Aggregated information | |||||
- Aggregated volume | 23,975 | |||||
- Price | £32,629.98 | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 21 September 2021 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
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