Director/PDMR Shareholding - Monthly Share Purchase Plan

FIDESSA GROUP PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding - Monthly Share Purchase Plan

PR Newswire

London, February 9

As a result of a purchase of shares at 1823.65p by the Fidessa group plc Monthly Share Purchase Plan on 8th February 2016, Mark Ames, a person discharging managerial responsibilities in Fidessa group plc, became the beneficial owner of 8 Fidessa group plc ordinary shares. Following this announcement his shareholding is 174,127 ordinary shares in the issued share capital of the Company, constituting 0.46% of the issued share capital. In addition, Mark Ames has been granted matching shares equal to the number of shares purchased in the transaction. The matching shares will vest in the September in the third year after the award, subject to continued employment during the vesting period.

The trust for the Fidessa group plc Monthly Share Purchase Plan purchases shares in the market in order to satisfy certain matching shares under the Fidessa group plc Monthly Share Purchase Plan. As a potential beneficiary in the trust, the executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility are deemed to have a potential beneficial interest in the trust's shares.