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Director/PDMR Shareholding

LONDON, April 27, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

27 April 2023

Next 15 Group plc

("Next 15" or "the Group")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

On 27 April 2023, certain performance shares granted under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan (‘LTIP’) vested.

The Directors detailed below received ordinary shares of 2.5p each in Next 15 (‘Ordinary Shares’) at nil cost following the vesting of the performance shares, net of the employee’s income tax and national insurance contributions as detailed in the below table.

Vesting of LTIP

Name of Director

Date of Award

Number of Shares received

Total Holding following Notification

Percentage of Issued Share Capital held following Notification

Tim Dyson

10 April 2018

26,700

30 July 2020

93,211

4,862,186

4.94%

Peter Harris

10 April 2018

13,516

30 July 2020

42,587

461,707

0.47%

Jonathan Peachey

30 July 2020

31,637

46,420

0.05%

The total number of shares that have been issued today in respect of the vesting of awards under the LTIP (including those detailed above) is 277,232. Following this issue of shares the Company confirms that as at 27 April 2023 it has 98,781,162 Ordinary Shares in issue. No shares are held in treasury.

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Grant of LTIP award

On the same day, the following performance share awards ("Awards") over Ordinary Shares were granted pursuant to an award made under the LTIP:

PDMR

Plan

No. of Ordinary Shares subject to Award

Tim Dyson

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan.

156,351

Peter Harris

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan.

69,462

Jonathan Peachey

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan.

61,308

The above Awards will vest after a three-year performance period, subject to satisfaction of performance conditions and continued employment and will then be subject to a further two-year hold period.

Enquiries

For further information, please contact:

Next 15 Group plc

Mark Sanford, General Counsel and Company Secretary

+44 (0) 7590 928 794

Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 7260 1000

Mark Lander

Hugo Rubinstein

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 3207 7800

Ben Wright

Mark Whitmore

MHP

James McFarlane

Eleni Menikou

Pete Lambie


LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

+44 (0)20 3128 8013

Next15@mhpgroup.com

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Tim Dyson

2. Reason for the notification

a)

Position/ status

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

Next 15 Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

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 the transactions have been conducted.

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

ISIN: GB0030026057

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)

£nil 119,911

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

Vesting of 119,911 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.

e)

Date of the transaction

27 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Tim Dyson

2. Reason for the notification

a)

Position/ status

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

Next 15 Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

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 the transactions have been conducted.

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

ISIN: GB0030026057

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)

£nil 156,351

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 156,351 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.

e)

Date of the transaction

27 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Peter Harris

2. Reason for the notification

a)

Position/ status

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

Next 15 Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

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 the transactions have been conducted.

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

ISIN: GB0030026057

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)

£nil 56,103

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

Vesting of 56,103 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.

e)

Date of the transaction

27 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Peter Harris

2. Reason for the notification

a)

Position/ status

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

Next 15 Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

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 the transactions have been conducted.

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

ISIN: GB0030026057

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)

£nil 69,462

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 69,462 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.

e)

Date of the transaction

27 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Jonathan Peachey

2. Reason for the notification

a)

Position/ status

Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Next 15 Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

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 the transactions have been conducted.

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

ISIN: GB0030026057

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to vesting under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan, for nil consideration

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)

£nil 31,637

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

Vesting of 31,637 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.

e)

Date of the transaction

27 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Jonathan Peachey

2. Reason for the notification

a)

Position/ status

Chief Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Next 15 Group plc

b)

LEI:

213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

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 the transactions have been conducted.

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p

ISIN: GB0030026057

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share awards over Ordinary Shares under the Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)

£nil 61,308

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

Single transaction - Grant of performance share award over 61,308 Ordinary Shares at nil cost.

e)

Date of the transaction

27 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

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Contacts

Next 15 Group plc