Notification of Director’s interests
Vertu Motors plc announced that director David Crane sold 14,040 ordinary shares at 64.73 pence per share on May 13, 2026. This transaction resulted in his beneficial holding decreasing from 289,717 shares to 275,677 shares, representing 0.09% of the issued share capital both before and after the sale. The company's total issued share capital is 312,310,046 ordinary shares.
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The Company announces that it was notified on 13 May 2026 that David Crane, a director of the Company, had sold 14,040 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). The sale took place on 13 May 2026 at a price of 64.73 pence per Ordinary Share.
| Director | Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the dealings above* | % of issued share capital prior to the dealings above* | Ordinary Shares disposed of by Director | Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the dealings above* | Resultant % of issued share capital after the dealings above* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Crane | 289,717 | 0.09 % | 14,040 | 275,677 | 0.09 % |
* includes shares held by persons closely associated with the Director.
The Company's issued share capital consists of 312,310,046 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | D AVID CRANE |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | SALE OF SHARES |
| b) | Position/status | C OO |
| c) | Initial notification/Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
| d) | Name | VERTU MOTORS PLC |
| e) | LEI | 213800GIKJEIUIGMI575 |
| f) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code Identification code | ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN VERTU MOTORS PLC GB00B1GK4645 |
| g) | Nature of the transaction | SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN VERTU MOTORS PLC |
| h) | Price(s) and volume(s) Price Volume(s) 0.6473 14,040 | |
| i) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume - Price | NOT APPLICABLE - SINGLE TRANSACTION |
| j) | Date of the transaction | 13 MAY 2026 |
| k) | Place of transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AIM |
| Vertu Motors plc | Tel: +44 (0) 191 491 2121 | |
| Robert Forrester, CEO | ||
| Karen Anderson, CFO | ||
| Phil Clark, Investor Relations | ||
| Stifel (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 207 710 7688 | |
| Matthew Blawat | ||
| Callum Stewart | ||
| Shore Capital (Joint Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 | |
| Mark Percy / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory) | ||
| Isobel Jones (Corporate Broking) | ||
| Camarco | Tel: +44 (0) 203 757 4980 | |
Billy Clegg
Tom Huddart
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