TIDMATG

RNS Number : 4301M

Auction Technology Group PLC

23 May 2022

23 May 2022

Auction Technology Group plc (the "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")

The Company announces that on 20 May 2022, the following Directors and PDMRs disposed of interests in the Company's ordinary shares of 0.01 pence for personal financial and estate planning purposes.

The Company has agreed to temporarily release Phil Michaelson, PDMR and Chief Executive Officer of Live Auctioneers LLC from the lock-up agreement disclosed in the circular issued by the Company on 4 August 2021 in respect of the number of shares set out in the Notification Form below. Further details of the RSU Shares allotted to and sold by Mr Michaelson can be found in the RNS announcements released by the Company on 20 January 2022 and 25 January 2022.

Following the transactions detailed in the PDMR Notification Dealing forms set out further below, the Directors' and PDMRs' remaining beneficial shareholdings in the Company's ordinary shares are as follows:

 
 John-Paul Savant     2,573,631 
 Tom Hargreaves       1,284,060 
                     ---------- 
 Richard Lewis        964,117 
                     ---------- 
 Daniel Pennington    453,931 
                     ---------- 
 Phil Michaelson      Nil 
                     ---------- 
 

Details of the transactions are set out in the PDMR Notification Dealing Forms below.

For further information, please contact:

ATG

   For investor enquiries        investorrelations@auctiontechnologygroup.com 
   For media enquiries            press@auctiontechnologygroup.com 
   Tulchan Communications    +44 207 353 4200 
   (Public relations advisor to ATG)       ATG@tulchangroup.com 

Tom Murray, Matt Low, Laura Marshall

About Auction Technology Group plc

Auction Technology Group plc ("ATG") is the operator of the world's leading marketplaces and auction services for curated online auctions, seamlessly connecting bidders from around the world to over 3,600 trusted auction houses across two major sectors: Industrial & Commercial ("I&C") and Art & Antiques ("A&A").

The Group powers seven online marketplaces using its proprietary auction platform technology, hosting in excess of 70,000 live and timed auctions each year. ATG has been supporting the auction industry since 1971 and the Group has offices in the UK, US and Germany.

LEI 213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1      / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                             John-Paul Savant 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Reason for Notification 
  2 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3      auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                             Auction Technology Group plc 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                              213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4A.    (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               Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each 
         financial instrument,            in Auction Technology Group plc 
         type of instrument 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Identification code              GB00BMVQDZ64 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the transaction        Disposal 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           875p       150,000 
                                                     ---------- 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)          Aggregated information       Aggregated   Aggregated   Total Aggregate 
               *    Aggregated volume       Price        Volume       Volume 
                                           875p         150,000      150,000 
                                                       -----------  ---------------- 
               *    Price 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction          20 May 2022 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1      / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                             Tom Hargreaves 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Reason for Notification 
  2 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status                  Chief Financial Officer 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3      auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                             Auction Technology Group plc 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                              213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4A.    (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               Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each 
         financial instrument,            in Auction Technology Group plc 
         type of instrument 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Identification code              GB00BMVQDZ64 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the transaction        Disposal 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           875p       296,437 
                                                     ---------- 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)          Aggregated information       Aggregated   Aggregated   Total Aggregate 
               *    Aggregated volume       Price        Volume       Volume 
                                           875p         296,437      296,437 
                                                       -----------  ---------------- 
               *    Price 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction          20 May 2022 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1      / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                             Richard Lewis 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Reason for Notification 
  2 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status                  Chief Operating Officer 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3      auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                             Auction Technology Group plc 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                              213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4A.    (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               Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each 
         financial instrument,            in Auction Technology Group plc 
         type of instrument 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Identification code              GB00BMVQDZ64 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the transaction        Disposal 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           875p       450,000 
                                                     ---------- 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)          Aggregated information       Aggregated   Aggregated   Total Aggregate 
               *    Aggregated volume       Price        Volume       Volume 
                                           875p         450,000      450,000 
                                                       -----------  ---------------- 
               *    Price 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction          20 May 2022 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1      / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                             Daniel Pennington 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Reason for Notification 
  2 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status                  Senior Vice-President of Sales, North 
                                          America 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3      auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                             Auction Technology Group plc 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                              213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4A.    (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               Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each 
         financial instrument,            in Auction Technology Group plc 
         type of instrument 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Identification code              GB00BMVQDZ64 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the transaction        Disposal 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           875p       30,000 
                                                     ---------- 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)          Aggregated information       Aggregated   Aggregated   Total Aggregate 
               *    Aggregated volume       Price        Volume       Volume 
                                           875p         30,000       30,000 
                                                       -----------  ---------------- 
               *    Price 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction          20 May 2022 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1      / person closely associated 
 a)     Name                             Phil Michaelson 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Reason for Notification 
  2 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer of Live Auctioneers 
                                          LLC 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3      auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                             Auction Technology Group plc 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                              213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4A.    (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               Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each 
         financial instrument,            in Auction Technology Group plc 
         type of instrument 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
        Identification code              GB00BMVQDZ64 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the transaction        Disposal 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           875p       152,825 
                                                     ---------- 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)          Aggregated information       Aggregate   Aggregate   Total Aggregate 
               *    Aggregated volume       Price       Volume      Volume 
                                           875p        152,825     152,825 
                                                      ----------  ---------------- 
               *    Price 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction          20 May 2022 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange 
       -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 

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