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Computacenter plc
Incorporated in England
Registration number: 03110569
LEI: 549300XSXUZ1I19DB105
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
Computacenter plc
(the 'Company')
The following notifications are made under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relating to certain transactions in the shares of the Company by Directors of the Company, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR') of the Company and Persons Closely Associated ('PCA') with the Directors and PDMRs.
Vesting of Award, Exercise of Option and Subsequent Sale of Shares
Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan
The Company announces that on 2 April 2024, the following conditional award over Ordinary Shares vested for the Director below. This followed, in accordance with the rules of the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan, the Company vesting tranches of the related conditional 2022 Bonus Award, which was granted on 6 April 2023, over Ordinary Shares. Vesting of this tranche of the 2022 Bonus Award was subject to the completion of a one-year holding period. Further, certain of the Ordinary Shares, resulting from the vesting of the award, were sold for 2708 pence each.
DIRECTOR | Number of shares vested1 | Number of shares sold | Number of shares retained |
Mr M J Norris (Director) | 3,250 | 3,250 | - |
1 On 30 March 2024, the Director listed above became entitled to ordinary shares of 75/9 pence each in the capital of the Company, as a result of an Award vesting under the DBP. Awards granted under the DBP Plan vest in two tranches with one-half of the deferred shares from the Bonus Awards vesting after one year and the remaining deferred shares from the Bonus Awards vesting after two years. The shares vesting above relate to the first tranche of the 2022 Bonus Award made on 6 April 2023. The shares were released to the Director on 2 April 2024 when the transaction noted above took place. The vesting amount included 94 shares, awarded as dividend equivalent shares equal in value to dividends that would have been paid on the shares in respect of which the award vests in respect of dividend record dates during the period between the grant date and the vesting date.
The relevant FCA notifications are set out below.
PDMR/PCA FCA Transaction Notification
1.
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Details of Director/Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities | ||
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Name |
Michael John Norris | |
2. |
Reason for the notification
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2(a)
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Position/Status |
Chief Executive Officer | |
2(b)
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Initial Notification/ Amendment
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Initial Notification | |
3.
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Details of the issuer
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3(a)
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Name |
Computacenter plc | |
3(b)
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LEI |
549300XSXUZ1I19DB105 | |
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 transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Ordinary Shares acquired following the vesting of a conditional award, made on 6 April 2023, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan (the '2022 Bonus Award'). There is no price payable on the grant or exercise of the 2022 Bonus Award. Vesting of this tranche of the 2022 Bonus Award was subject to the completion of a one year holding period.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
nil |
3,156 | ||
4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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nil |
3,156 |
4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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02-04-2024
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue. The Ordinary Shares for the above-mentioned exercise were satisfied out of those held by the 2011 Computacenter Employee Benefit Trust.
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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 transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Ordinary Shares acquired as dividend equivalents related to the grant and vesting of a conditional award, made on 6 April 2023, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan (the 'Bonus Award Dividend Equivalents'). There is no price payable on the acquisition of the Bonus Award Dividend Equivalents.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
nil |
94 | ||
4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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nil |
94 |
4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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02-04-2024
| |
4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue. The Ordinary Shares for the above-mentioned exercise were satisfied out of those held by the 2011 Computacenter Employee Benefit Trust.
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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 transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Sale of Ordinary Shares. Sold all 3,250 Shares from the conditional award vested, and dividend equivalent shares acquired, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
27.08 |
3,250 | ||
4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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27.08 |
3.250 |
4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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02-04-2024
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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XLON | |
Enquiries:
Name: | Simon Pereira |
Company Secretary | |
Address: | Computacenter plc Hatfield Avenue Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9TW |
Telephone: | +44 (0) 7385 514 715 |