Fidessa Group Regulatory News (FDSA)

FIDESSA GROUP PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding - SIP Purchase

PR Newswire

London, August 24

As a result of purchases of shares at 1924p each by the Fidessa group plc Share Incentive Plan on 21 August 2015, John Hamer, Chris Aspinwall and Andy Malpass, all directors of Fidessa group plc became the beneficial owners of 7 Fidessa group plc ordinary shares each and Stephen Barrow, a person discharging managerial responsibilities in Fidessa group plc, also became the beneficial owner of 7 Fidessa group plc ordinary shares.

Following this announcement their holdings in Fidessa group plc ordinary shares are as set out in the table below.

The persons named above have been awarded matching shares equal to the number of shares purchased in the above transaction. The matching shares will vest on the third anniversary of the date of the award subject to continued employment for those three years.

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