Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3545Q
Auto Trader Group plc
09 July 2025
 

9 July 2025

Auto Trader Group plc ("Auto Trader" or the "Company")

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

 

Auto Trader announces the following exercise of nil-cost options by PDMRs granted in previous years under the Performance Share Plan ("PSP") and the Deferred Annual Bonus Plan ("DABP"), and the subsequent sale of shares to cover tax and other deductions.  All shares were disposed of at a sale price of £8.1245

 

Director

Share scheme

Number of shares

Nathan Coe

2022 PSP1

150,452

2023 DABP2

53,431

Total options exercised

203,883

Total number of shares sold

96,066

Total number of shares retained

107,817

 

Director

Share scheme

Number of shares

Catherine Faiers

2022 PSP3

62,577

2023 DABP4

25,680

Total options exercised

88,257

Total number of shares sold

41,585

Total number of shares retained

46,672

 

Director

Share scheme

Number of shares

James Warner

2022 PSP5

65,557

2023 DABP6

26,903

Total options exercised

92,460

Total number of shares sold

43,566

Total number of shares retained

48,894

 

1.     Includes 5,720 rolled up dividend shares.

2.     Includes 1,353 rolled up dividend shares.

3.     Includes 2,379 rolled up dividend shares.

4.     Includes 650 rolled up dividend shares.

5.     Includes 2,492 rolled up dividend shares.

6.     Includes 681 rolled up dividend shares.

 

The transactions took place on 8 July 2025, and the Company was notified of the transactions on 8 July 2025.

 

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

 


 

Notification of dealing form

1

Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated

a)

Name

Nathan Coe

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Auto Trader Group plc

b)

LEI

213800QLK9BZILB1DI86

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, type of instrument.

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of nil-cost options, and sale of ordinary shares of 1 pence

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)





Price(s)

Volume(s)


Nil

 203,883


812.45p

96,066




d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price






Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total






n/a  - reported separately above







e)

Date of the transaction

8 July 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

 

Notification of dealing form

1

Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated

a)

Name

Catherine Faiers

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Auto Trader Group plc

b)

LEI

213800QLK9BZILB1DI86

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, type of instrument.

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of nil-cost options, and sale of ordinary shares of 1 pence

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)





Price(s)

Volume(s)


Nil

88,257


812.45p

41,585




d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price






Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total






n/a  - reported separately above







e)

Date of the transaction

8 July 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

  

Notification of dealing form

1

Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated

a)

Name

James Warner

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Auto Trader Group plc

b)

LEI

213800QLK9BZILB1DI86

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, type of instrument.

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of nil-cost options, and sale of ordinary shares of 1 pence

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)





Price(s)

Volume(s)


Nil

92,460


812.45p

43,566




d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price






Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total






n/a  - reported separately above







e)

Date of the transaction

8 July 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

 

Enquiries:

Auto Trader
Claire Baty, Company Secretary

0345 111 0006 

 

 

About Auto Trader

Auto Trader Group plc is the UK's largest automotive platform. It listed on the London Stock Exchange in March 2015 and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index.

 

Auto Trader's purpose is Driving Change Together. Responsibly. Auto Trader is committed to improving the efficiency of car buying and selling in the UK, to building stronger partnerships with customers, using its influence to drive more environmentally friendly vehicle choices and enabling this through a culture that enables our people to develop and perform. With the largest number of car buyers and the largest choice of trusted stock, Auto Trader's marketplace sits at the heart of the UK car buying process. That marketplace is built on an industry-leading technology and data platform, which is increasingly used across the automotive industry. Auto Trader is continuing to bring more of the car buying journey online, creating an improved buying experience, whilst enabling all its retailer partners to sell vehicles online.

 

Auto Trader publishes a monthly used car Retail Price Index which is based on pricing analysis of circa 800,000 unique vehicles each day. This data is used by the Bank of England to feed the broader UK economic indicators.

For more information, please visit: https://plc.autotrader.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

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