18 September 2023
M&C SAATCHI PLC
(the "Company")
Director and PDMR Shareholding
The Company was notified on 15 September 2023 that Zillah Byng-Thorne, the Executive Chair of the Company, purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of one pence each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) at a price of 125.00 pence per share on 14 September 2023 and purchased an additional 20,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 133.88 pence per share on 15 September 2023.
As a result of these transactions, Zillah Byng-Thorne's beneficial interest in the Company, now amounts to a total holding of 213,536 Ordinary Shares in the Company and represents approximately 0.17% of the issued share capital of the Company.
The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
| 1. | Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities | ||
| (a) | Name: | Zillah Byng-Thorne | |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | ||
| (a) | Position / status: | Executive Chair | |
| (b) | Initial notification / amendment: | Initial notification | |
| 3. | Details of the issuer | ||
| (a) | Name: | M&C SAATCHI PLC | |
| (b) | LEI: | 213800XBLFQZ1T1KBA87 | |
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s) | ||
| (a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: | One pence ordinary shares
ISIN GB00B01F7T14 | |
| (b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares | |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volumes(s) |
| 125.00p 133.88p | 50,000 20,000 | ||
| (d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume: Aggregated price: |
70,000 £89,279.13 | |
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 14 and 15 September 2023 | |
| (f) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| For further information please call: M&C Saatchi plc |
+44 (0)20-7543-4500 |
| Zillah Byng-Thorne, Executive Chair Moray MacLennan, Chief Executive Officer Bruce Marson, Chief Financial Officer | |
| Numis Securities Limited | +44 (0)20-7260-1000 |
| Nick Westlake, Iqra Amin | |
| Liberum Limited | +44 (0)20-3100-2000 |
| Max Jones, Benjamin Cryer, Will King | |
| Brunswick Group Limited | +44 (0)207-404-5959 |
| Andrew Porter, Kate Pope | |
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