8 April 2021
DIXONS CARPHONE PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION OF DIRECTOR
Dixons Carphone plc Buyout Award.
In accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1 and Market Abuse Regulation Article 19, Dixons Carphone plc (the 'Company') announces the following share transaction undertaken by Alex Baldock, Group Chief Executive (a PDMR).
Alex exercised nil cost options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence in the Company granted Buyout Award (the "Award") which was granted under Listing Rule 9.4.2(2) on 3 April 2018, and that vested on 6 April 2021.The exercise will be settled using market purchase shares.
Alex exercised a total of 367,288 options, made up of 329,692 options and 37,596 accrued dividend equivalents, and sold 173,233 shares to cover the tax liability arising on the transaction. The remaining 194,055 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 | Dixons Carphone 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 Dixons Carphone plc | ||||||||||||||||
| | Identification code | GB00B4Y7R145 | ||||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of a share option under the Dixons Carphone Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") 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) | 07-04-2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||||||||||
Enquiries:
Sarah Thomas Deputy Company Secretary +44 (0)7401 373 188
Dan Homan Head of Investor Relations +44 (0)7401 400 442
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