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Vertu Motors plc announced on March 11, 2025, that directors Robert Forrester and Karen Anderson exercised nil-cost options on March 10, 2025, with shares transferred from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust. Robert Forrester acquired 443,451 Ordinary Shares, increasing his beneficial holding to 5,935,191 shares, representing 1.80% of the issued share capital. Karen Anderson acquired 249,480 Ordinary Shares, increasing her beneficial holding to 1,418,339 shares, representing 0.43% of the issued share capital.
| Date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Time | 07:00:12 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 0692A |
11 March 2025
Vertu Motors plc
(the "Company")
Notification of Directors' interests
The Company announces that it was notified on 10 March 2025 that Robert Forrester and Karen Anderson, each directors of the Company, had exercised nil-cost options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 10 March 2025, that were issued in March 2021 under the Vertu Long Term Incentive Plan. The option exercises were satisfied via transfers of Ordinary Shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.
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Director |
Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the dealings above* |
% of issued share capital prior to the dealings above* |
Ordinary Shares acquired by Director |
Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the dealings above* |
Resultant % of issued share capital after the dealings above* |
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Robert Forrester |
5,491,740 |
1.67% |
443,451 |
5,935,191 |
1.80% |
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Karen Anderson |
1,168,859 |
0.35% |
249,480 |
1,418,339 |
0.43% |
* includes shares held by persons closely associated with the Director.
The Company's issued share capital consists of 329,602,905 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.
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1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
ROBERT FORRESTER |
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Reason for the notification |
ACQUISITION OF SHARES |
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Position/status |
CEO |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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d) |
Name |
VERTU MOTORS PLC |
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e) |
LEI |
213800GIKJEIUIGMI575 |
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Details of transactions(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (vi) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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f) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code
Identification code |
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN VERTU MOTORS PLC
GB00B1GK4645 |
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Nature of the transaction |
EXERCISE OF OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN VERTU MOTORS PLC, PURSUANT TO THE COMPANY'S LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, RESULTING IN THE TRANSFER OF SHARES FROM THE COMPANY'S EBT |
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Aggregated information
-Aggregated volume
- Price |
NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION |
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Date of the transaction |
10 MARCH 2025 |
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Place of transaction |
OFF MARKET |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
KAREN ANDERSON |
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2. |
Reason for the notification |
ACQUISITION OF SHARES |
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b) |
Position/status |
CFO |
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c) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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d) |
Name |
VERTU MOTORS PLC |
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e) |
LEI |
213800GIKJEIUIGMI575 |
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4. |
Details of transactions(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (vi) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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f) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code
Identification code |
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN VERTU MOTORS PLC
GB00B1GK4645 |
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g) |
Nature of the transaction |
EXERCISE OF OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN VERTU MOTORS PLC, PURSUANT TO THE COMPANY'S LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, RESULTING IN THE TRANSFER OF SHARES FROM THE COMPANY'S EBT |
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h) |
Price(s) and volume(s)
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i) |
Aggregated information
-Aggregated volume
- Price |
NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION |
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j) |
Date of the transaction |
10 MARCH 2025 |
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k) |
Place of transaction |
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AIM |
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- ENDS -
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Vertu Motors plc |
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Tel: +44 (0) 191 491 2121 |
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Robert Forrester, CEO |
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Karen Anderson, CFO Phil Clark, Investor Relations |
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Stifel (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 207 710 7688 |
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Matthew Blawat |
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Nick Harland |
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Camarco |
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Tel: +44 (0) 203 757 4980 |
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Billy Clegg |
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Tom Huddart |
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Notes to Editors |
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Vertu Motors is the fourth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 200 sales outlets across the UK. Its dealerships operate predominantly under the Bristol Street Motors and Vertu brand names. |
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Vertu Motors was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector. It is intended that the Group will continue to acquire motor retail operations to grow a scaled dealership group. The Group's acquisition strategy is supplemented by a focused organic growth strategy to drive operational efficiencies through its national dealership network. The Group currently operates 197 franchised sales outlets and 3 non-franchised sales operations from 155 locations across the UK. |
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Vertu's Mission Statement is to "deliver an outstanding customer motoring experience through honesty and trust". |
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Vertu Motors Group websites - https://investors.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com |
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