Director/PDMR Shareholding

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

16 April 2024

Next 15 Group plc

("Next 15" or "the Group")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

On 16 April 2024, certain performance shares granted under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan (‘LTIP’) vested.

The Directors detailed below received ordinary shares of 2.5p each in Next 15 (‘Ordinary Shares’) at nil cost following the vesting of the performance shares, net of the employee’s income tax and national insurance contributions as detailed in the below table.

Vesting of LTIP

Name of Director	Date of Award	Number of Shares received	Total Holding following Notification	Percentage of Issued Share Capital held following Notification
Tim Dyson	29 April 2019	17,322
	6 May 2021	40,778
	28 June 2021	18,844	4,939,130	4.98%
Peter Harris	29 April 2019	7,950
	6 May 2021	20,532
	28 June 2021	9,548	499,737	0.50%
Jonathan Peachey	6 May 2021	16,177
	28 June 2021	7,522	70,119	0.07%

The total number of shares that have been issued today in respect of the vesting of awards under the LTIP (including those detailed above) is 191,421. Following this issue of shares the Company confirms that as at 16 April 2024 it has 99,408,262 Ordinary Shares in issue. No shares are held in treasury.

Grant of LTIP award

On the same day, the following performance share awards (“Awards”) over Ordinary Shares were granted pursuant to an award made under the LTIP:

PDMR	Plan	No. of Ordinary Shares subject to Award
Tim Dyson	Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan.	122,593
Peter Harris	Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan.	56,997
Jonathan Peachey	Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan.	49,362

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.

Enquiries

For further information, please contact:
Next 15 Group plc
Mark Sanford, General Counsel and Company Secretary	[phone]
Deutsche Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)	[phone]
Mark Lander Hugo Rubinstein
Berenberg (Joint Broker)	[phone]
Ben Wright Mark Whitmore
MHP Simon Evans Eleni Menikou Veronica Farah LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63	[phone] [e-mail]

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

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 15 Group 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	Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 76,944
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Vesting of 76,944 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	16 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.

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 15 Group 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 Long-Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 122,593
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 122,593 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	16 April 2024
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 15 Group 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	Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 38,030
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Vesting of 38,030 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	16 April 2024
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 15 Group 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 Long-Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 56,997
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 56,997 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	16 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Jonathan Peachey
2. Reason for the notification
a)	Position/ status	Chief Operating 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 15 Group 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	Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 23,699
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Vesting of 23,699 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	16 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.
1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Name	Jonathan Peachey
2. Reason for the notification
a)	Position/ status	Chief 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 15 Group 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 Long-Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 49,362
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 49,362 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.
e)	Date of the transaction	16 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.