2 December 2025
M&C SAATCHI PLC
(the "Company")
Director and PDMR Shareholding
The Company was notified on 1 December 2025 that Zaid Al-Qassab, Chief Executive Officer of the Company purchased 79,990 ordinary shares of one pence each in the Company (Ordinary Shares). at a price of £1.25 per Ordinary Share on 1 December 2025.
As a result of the transaction, Mr Al-Qassab's beneficial interest in the Company, amounts to a total holding of 177,128 Ordinary Shares in the Company and represents approximately 0.14% of the issued share capital of the Company.
The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
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Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities |
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Name: |
Zaid Al-Qassab |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position / status: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Initial notification / amendment: |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer |
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Name: |
M&C SAATCHI PLC |
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LEI: |
213800XBLFQZ1T1KBA87 |
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Details of the transaction(s) |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: |
One pence ordinary shares ISIN GB00B01F7T14 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volumes(s) |
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£1.25 |
79,990 |
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Aggregated information Aggregated volume: Aggregated price: |
79,990 £99,987.50 |
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Date of the transaction |
1 December 2025 |
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Place of transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
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M&C Saatchi |
+44 (0)20-7543-4500 |
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Zaid Al-Qassab, Chief Executive Officer |
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Simon Fuller, Chief Financial Officer |
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Thomas Fahey, Head of Investor Relations |
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Headland Consultancy |
+44 (0)20-3805-4822 |
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Rob Walker / Charlie Twigg / James Waters MCSaatchi@headlandconsultancy.com |
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Panmure Liberum - Nominated adviser and joint broker |
+44 (0)20-3100-2000 |
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Edward Mansfield, Will King |
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Deutsche Numis - Joint broker |
+44 (0)20-7260-1000 |
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Nick Westlake, Iqra Amin |
About M&C Saatchi
M&C Saatchi is a creative solutions company with specialist expertise and creativity in helping our clients grow by maximising the reach and potential of their brands. It does this through its regional-first operating model with five core specialisms - Advertising, Issues, Passions, Consulting and Media - which it leverages in an integrated go-to-market approach. It has significant global reach, with major hubs in the UK, Europe, Middle East, APAC and the Americas and is supported by global shared services. M&C Saatchi is headquartered in London and listed on the FTSE AIM index of the London Stock Exchange.