Computacenter plc
Incorporated in England
Registration number: 03110569
LEI: 549300XSXUZ1I19DB105
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
Computacenter plc
(the 'Company')
The following notifications are made under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relating to certain transactions in the shares of the Company by Directors of the Company, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR') of the Company and Persons Closely Associated ('PCA') with the Directors and PDMRs.
Vesting of Award, Exercise of Option and Subsequent Sale of Shares
Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan
The Company announces that on 26 March 2025, the following conditional award over Ordinary Shares vested for the Director below. This followed, in accordance with the rules of the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan, the Company vesting tranches of the related conditional 2023 Bonus Award, which was granted on 26 March 2024, over Ordinary Shares. Vesting of this tranche of the 2023 Bonus Award was subject to the completion of a one-year holding period. Further, certain of the Ordinary Shares, resulting from the vesting of the award, were automatically sold for 2554 pence each to cover tax and national insurance liabilities arising in connection with the vesting.
| DIRECTOR | Number of shares acquired following vesting1 | Number of shares automatically sold | Number of shares retained |
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| Mr M J Norris (Director) | 7,456 | 3,515 | 3,941 |
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1 On 26 March 2025, the Director listed above became entitled to ordinary shares of 75/9 pence each in the capital of the Company, as a result of an Award vesting under the DBP. Awards granted under the DBP Plan vest in two tranches with one-half of the deferred shares from the Bonus Awards vesting after one year and the remaining deferred shares from the Bonus Awards vesting after two years. The shares vesting above relate to the first tranche of the 2023 Bonus Award made on 26 March 2024. The shares were released to the Director on 26 March 2025 when the transaction noted above took place. The vesting amount included 189 shares, awarded as dividend equivalent shares equal in value to dividends that would have been paid on the shares in respect of which the award vests in respect of dividend record dates during the period between the grant date and the vesting date.
The relevant FCA notifications are set out below.
PDMR/PCA FCA Transaction Notification
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Details of Director/Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities | ||
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Name |
Michael John Norris | |
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2. |
Reason for the notification
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2(a)
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Position/Status |
Chief Executive Officer | |
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2(b)
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Initial Notification/ Amendment
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Initial Notification | |
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3.
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Details of the issuer
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3(a)
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Name |
Computacenter plc | |
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3(b)
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LEI |
549300XSXUZ1I19DB105 | |
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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 transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Ordinary Shares acquired following the vesting of a conditional award, made on 26 March 2024, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan (the '2023 Bonus Award'). There is no price payable on the grant or exercise of the 2023 Bonus Award. Vesting of this tranche of the 2023 Bonus Award was subject to the completion of a one year holding period.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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nil |
7,267 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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nil |
7,267 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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26-03-2025
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue. | |
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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 transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Ordinary Shares acquired as dividend equivalents related to the grant and vesting of a conditional award, made on 26 March 2024, under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan (the '2023 Bonus Award Dividend Equivalents'). There is no price payable on the acquisition of the Bonus Award Dividend Equivalents.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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nil |
189 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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nil |
189 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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26-03-2025
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside of a trading venue. | |
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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 transaction(s) have been conducted
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4(a)
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Description of the financial instrument
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Ordinary shares of 7 5/9 pence in Computacenter plc ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BV9FP302
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4(b)
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Nature of Transaction
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Sale of Ordinary Shares. Automatic sale of 3,515 Shares acquired under the Computacenter 2017 Deferred Bonus Plan to cover tax and national insurance liabilities arising in connection with the vesting.
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4(c)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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Price(s) (in GBP)
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Volume(s) |
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25.54 |
3,515 | ||
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4(d)
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Aggregated Information
Aggregated Volume and Price
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25.54 |
3,515 |
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4(e)
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Date of the transaction
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26-03-2025
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4(f)
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Place of the transaction
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XLON | |
Enquiries:
| Name: | Simon Pereira |
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| Company Secretary |
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| Address: | Computacenter plc Hatfield Avenue Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9TW |
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| Telephone: | +44 (0) 7385 514 715 |
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