1 August 2024
CURRYS PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION OF DIRECTOR
Award under the 2021/22 Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSBP")
In accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1 and Market Abuse Regulation Article 19, Currys plc (the 'Company') announces the following share transaction undertaken by Alex Baldock, Group Chief Executive (a PDMR).
Alex Baldock exercised nil cost options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence in the Company in respect of the 2021/22 DSBP Award (the "Award") which was granted on the 25 July 2022 under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan. The Award vested on 25 July 2024, and Alex subsequently exercised a total of 548,778 options, made up of 523,659 options and 25,119 accrued dividend equivalents and sold 258,833 shares to cover the tax liability arising on the transaction. The remaining 289,945 shares were retained.
| PMDR DEALING NOTIFICATION | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Alex Baldock | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Executive | ||||||||||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Currys plc | ||||||||||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2138001E12GWLLDQQF16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Ordinary shares of 0.1p each in Currys plc | ||||||||||||||||
| | Identification code | GB00B4Y7R145 | ||||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of a share option under the Currys Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSBP") and sale of shares to cover the tax and NIC arising from the exercise. | ||||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
| 1. Exercise
2. Sale
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| e) | Date of the transaction (DD-MM-YYYY) | 31-07-2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||||||||||
Enquiries:
Sarah Thomas Deputy Company Secretary +44 (0)7401 373 188
Dan Homan Investor Relations Director +44 (0)7401 400 442
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