Dr. Martens plc (the 'Company')
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Notification of Transactions by Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
The Company announces that it was notified on 12 January 2024 of the following transactions in the Company's Ordinary 1p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') under the Company's Share Incentive Plan ('SIP').
The SIP is an HMRC approved, all-employee scheme under which participating employees are able to purchase shares in the Company from monthly salary ('Partnership Shares') and receive allocations of free 'Matching Shares', awarded at a rate of one Matching Share for every one Partnership Share purchased by a participating employee, from the Company.
On 11 January 2024, the following directors / PDMRs acquired Partnership Shares as a result of their participation in the SIP at a price of 80.97p pence per share and were granted allocations of Matching Shares (for no consideration) in the quantities set out in the table below:
| Director / PDMR | Number of Partnership Shares purchased | Number of |
| Kenny Wilson | 185 | 185 |
| Jon Mortimore | 185 | 185 |
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Kenny Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (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 | Dr. Martens plc | ||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800QPT8YM6NQZPH28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 GBP 0.01
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Purchase of Partnership Shares under the SIP 2. Award of Matching Shares under the SIP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 11 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | 1. London Stock Exchange (XLON) 2. Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Jon Mortimore | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (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 | Dr. Martens plc | ||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800QPT8YM6NQZPH28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 GBP 0.01
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Purchase of Partnership Shares under the SIP 2. Award of Matching Shares under the SIP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 11 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | 1. London Stock Exchange (XLON) 2. Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||||||||||||||
For further information please contact:
Rebecca Flaherty
Company Secretarial Assistant
+44(0)7570 309775
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