CENTAUR MEDIA PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Apr 30, 2020

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RNS Number : 3874L

Centaur Media PLC

30 April 2020

Centaur Media plc

Incorporated in England and Wales

Registration number: 04948078

LEI: 2138005WK87G7DQRQI62

ISIN: GB0034291418

30 April 2020

Centaur Media Plc

("the Company")

Notification of Transactions by Director/PDMR following Exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards.

Substantial proportion of shares retained by Directors and both PDMRs and non-PDMRs, demonstrating underlying confidence in Centaur.

In accordance with DTR 3.1 and Article 19 of The Market Abuse Regulation, the Company was advised on 29 April 2020 that Swag Mukerji, Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Newbold and Andy Baker, who are considered to be Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility, exercised nil cost options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') on 28 April 2020 and sold sufficient shares at a price of £0.22p to settle their income tax and national insurance liabilities.   

Name of PDMR	Total number of shares acquired on exercise of LTIP award(s)	Exercise price	Number of shares sold at 22p to satisfy Tax and NI liabilities	Number of shares retained
Swag Mukerji	274,273	Nil cost	(129,167)	145,106
Steve Newbold	234,502	Nil cost	(110,437)	124,065
Andy Baker	50,607	Nil cost	(23,833)	26,774

Swag Mukerji, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"The Directors, PDMRs and non PDMRs have exercised c.1.35m shares in total, of which c.0.56m were exercised by Directors/PDMRs and 0.79m by current and past employees who are not PDMRs. It is pleasing to note that holders of 97% of the exercised shares have retained their shares, only selling sufficient shares to pay their income tax and national insurance liabilities. This shows an underlying confidence in the Company in these uncertain times."

This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')

a)

Name

Swag Mukerji

b)

Position / status

Chief Executive Officer

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Centaur Media plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier code

2138005WK87G7DQRQI62

3.

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 and identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.10 each

ISIN: GB0034291418

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition following exercise of LTIP Award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil cost	274,273

Note: this was a single transaction.

d)

Aggregated

information

Aggregated volume

Price

Not applicable - single transaction.

e)

Date of the

transaction

28 April 2020 exercise of nil cost award

f)

Place of the

transaction

Outside a trading venue

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')

a)

Name

Swag Mukerji

b)

Position / status

Chief Executive Officer

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Centaur Media plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier code

2138005WK87G7DQRQI62

3.

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 and identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.10 each

ISIN: GB0034291418

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£0.22	129,167

Note: this was a single transaction.

d)

Aggregated

information

Aggregated volume

Price

Not applicable - single transaction.

e)

Date of the

transaction

28 April 2020

f)

Place of the

transaction

London Stock Exchange XLON

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')

a)

Name

Steve Newbold

b)

Position / status

Group Managing Director Xeim

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Centaur Media plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier code

2138005WK87G7DQRQI62

3.

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 and identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.10 each

ISIN: GB0034291418

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition following exercise of LTIP Award.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil cost	234,502

Note: this was a single transaction.

d)

Aggregated

information

Aggregated volume

Price

Not applicable - single transaction.

e)

Date of the

transaction

28 April 2020 exercise of nil cost award

f)

Place of the

transaction

Outside a trading venue

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')

a)

Name

Steve Newbold

b)

Position / status

Group Managing Director Xeim

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Centaur Media plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier code

2138005WK87G7DQRQI62

3.

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 and identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.10 each

ISIN: GB0034291418

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£0.22p	110,437

Note: this was a single transaction.

d)

Aggregated

information

Aggregated volume

Price

Not applicable - single transaction.

e)

Date of the

transaction

28 April 2020

f)

Place of the

transaction

London Stock Exchange XLON

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')

a)

Name

Andy Baker

b)

Position / status

Managing Director The Lawyer

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Centaur Media plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier code

2138005WK87G7DQRQI62

3.

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 and identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.10 each

ISIN: GB0034291418

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition following exercise of LTIP.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil cost	50,607

Note: this was a single transaction.

d)

Aggregated

information

Aggregated volume

Price

Not applicable - single transaction.

e)

Date of the

transaction

28 April 2020 exercise of nil cost award

f)

Place of the

transaction

Outside a trading venue

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')

a)

Name

Andy Baker

b)

Position / status

Managing Director The Lawyer

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Centaur Media plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier code

2138005WK87G7DQRQI62

3.

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 and identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.10 each

ISIN: GB0034291418

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance liabilities. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£0.22	23,833

Note: this was a single transaction.

d)

Aggregated

information

Aggregated volume

Price

Not applicable - single transaction.

e)

Date of the

transaction

28 April 2020

f)

Place of the

transaction

London Stock Exchange XLON

Helen Silver

Company Secretary

0207 970 4000

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