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Softcat: Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Summary by 6ix AI

Seven directors of Softcat plc, a UK provider of IT infrastructure technology and services, subscribed directly for a total of 12,432 new ordinary shares at 1,890p per share on October 16, 2026, as part of the company's equity issue.

Key details

  • Shares subscribed for: Non-Executive Chairman Graeme Watt 5,291; CEO Graham Charlton 529; CFO Katy Mecklenburgh 1,322; Independent Non-Executive Directors Robyn Perriss 1,058, Lynne Weedall 1,058 and Mayank Prakash 2,645; Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Jacqui Ferguson 529.
  • The directors had set out their intention to take part in the equity issue in a Further Issue of Equity announcement on October 15, 2026, once the company had exited its 2026 full-year results closed period.
  • The 12,432 new ordinary shares have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities.

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Softcat PLC
16 October 2026
 


16 October 2026

SOFTCAT plc

("the Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)

Softcat plc (LSE: SCT.L), a leading UK provider of IT infrastructure technology and services, today announces that, further to the Company’s Further Issue of Equity announcement on 15 October 2026, in which the directors of the Company (the “PDMRs”) set out intentions to participate in the Equity Issue by way of a direct subscription for shares when the Company had exited its 2026 Full Year results closed period, it is notifying the following transactions in the Company's ordinary shares undertaken by PDMRs.

Directors

Name

Position

Number of shares subscribed for at 1,890p per share

Graeme Watt

Non-Executive Chairman

5,291

Graham Charlton

Chief Executive Officer

529

Katy Mecklenburgh

Chief Financial Officer

1,322

Robyn Perriss

Independent Non-Executive Director

1,058

Jacqui Ferguson

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

529

Lynne Weedall

Independent Non-Executive Director

1,058

Mayank Prakash

Independent Non-Executive Director

2,645

As announced earlier today, the 12,432 new ordinary shares subscribed for by the PDMRs have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market for listed securities.

Notification of Dealing Form

The following notifications are made under Article 19(1) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation in relation to certain transactions by PDMRs.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

1.  Graeme Watt

2.  Graham Charlton

3.  Katy Mecklenburgh

4.  Robyn Perriss

5.  Jacqui Ferguson

6.  Lynne Weedall

7.  Mayank Prakash

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1.  Non-Executive Chairman, PDMR

2.  Chief Executive Officer, PDMR

3.  Chief Financial Officer, PDMR

4.  Independent Non-Executive Director, PDMR

5.  Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, PDMR

6.  Independent Non-Executive Director, PDMR

7.  Independent Non-Executive Director, PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Softcat plc

b)

LEI

213800N42YZLR9GLVC42

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 transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument


Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.0005 each


ISIN: GB00BYZDVK82

b)

Nature of the transaction

Direct subscription for new ordinary shares in Softcat plc

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1,890p 

5,291

1,890p 

529

1,890p 

1,322

1,890p 

1,058

1,890p 

529

1,890p 

1,058

1,890p 

2,645

d)

Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price

- 12,432 ordinary shares

- 1,890p 

e)

Date of the transaction

16 October 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Enquiries:

Luke Thomas

Company Secretary

Softcat plc        +44 (0) 1628 403 403

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