Last checked at 27 Apr 2018 08:14
GlobalData plc ("GlobalData" or the "Company")
Director / PDMR Dealings
GlobalData announces that it was notified today that following completion of the acquisition of Research Views, RBC cees Trustees Limited, acting in their capacity as Trustees of The GlobalData Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT"), acquired 2,333,333 ordinary shares today from the vendors of Research Views (a company previously controlled by Mike Danson, Wayne Lloyd and other minority shareholders) at a price of 585 pence per share to satisfy the future vesting of share awards under the Group's employee share schemes, as permitted under the Lock-in Arrangements ("the EBT Share Purchase").
Under the EBT Share Purchase, the Company has been notified today that on 27 April 2018 Mike Danson, Wayne Lloyd (and persons connected to him) sold 2,013,877 ordinary shares at a price of 585 pence per share to meet tax liabilities that fall due as a result of the sale of Research Views to the Company.
Details of the ordinary shares sold by Directors/PDMRs and their connected parties and their interests in ordinary shares following the disposals are set out below:
Director/PDMR | Ordinary Shares sold | Interest in Ordinary Shares | Percentage of issued Ordinary Shares |
Mike Danson | 1,433,877 | 81,028,349 | 68.6% |
Wayne Lloyd (and connected parties) | 580,000 | 6,670,918 | 5.6% |
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings set out in the circular to shareholders published on 29 March 2018.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014.
Enquiries:
GlobalData Plc Bernard Cragg, Executive Chairman Graham Lilley, Chief Financial Officer
| 0207 936 6400
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N+1 Singer James Maxwell James White
| 0207 496 3000
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Hudson Sandler Nick Lyon
| 0207 796 4133
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name
| Mike Danson | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| PDMR | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name
| GlobalData plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 2138005I669UO6PJXM24 | ||||
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 1/14p each
GB00B87ZTG26 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Not applicable
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 27 April 2018 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name
| Wayne Lloyd | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name
| GlobalData plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 2138005I669UO6PJXM24 | ||||
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 1/14p each
GB00B87ZTG26 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Not applicable
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 27 April 2018 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name
| Nicola Lloyd (wife of Wayne Lloyd) | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status
| PCA
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b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| GlobalData plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 2138005I669UO6PJXM24 | ||||
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 1/14p each
GB00B87ZTG26 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
Not applicable
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 27 April 2018 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||