Director/PDMR Shareholding

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

7 May 2021

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc

("Next 15" or "the Group")

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

The Company announces that on 6 May 2021 the following performance share awards (“Awards”) over ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the capital of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) were granted under the Company’s share plans to persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"):

PDMR	Plan	No. of Ordinary Shares subject to Award
Tim Dyson	Next 15 Long Term Incentive Plan	81,557
Peter Harris	Next 15 Long Term Incentive Plan	41,065

The above awards will vest after a three-year performance period, subject to satisfaction of performance conditions and continued employment and will then be subject to a further two-year hold period.

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below.

Enquiries:

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc

Mark Sanford, General Counsel and Company Secretary

[phone]

Numis

Mark Lander, Hugo Rubinstein

[phone]

Berenberg

Ben Wright, Mark Whitmore, Arnav Kapoor

[phone]

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Tim Dyson
2. Reason for the notification
a)	Position/ status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Next Fifteen Group Communications PLC
b)	LEI:	213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary Shares of 2.5p ISIN: GB0030026057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC LTIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 81,557
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 81,557 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	6 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Peter Harris
2. Reason for the notification
a)	Position/ status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Next Fifteen Group Communications PLC
b)	LEI:	213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63
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 the transactions have been conducted.
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary Shares of 2.5p ISIN: GB0030026057
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC LTIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 41,065
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 41,065 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	6 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.