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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1.
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Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities
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(a)
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Name:
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Zaid Al-Qassab
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2.
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Reason for the notification
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(a)
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Position / status:
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Chief Executive Officer
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(b)
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Initial notification / amendment:
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer
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(a)
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Name:
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M&C SAATCHI PLC
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(b)
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LEI:
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213800XBLFQZ1T1KBA87
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4.
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Details of the transaction(s)
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(a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:
Identification code:
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One pence ordinary shares
ISIN GB00B01F7T14
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(b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of shares
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(c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volumes(s)
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£1.25
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79,990
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(d)
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Aggregated information
Aggregated volume:
Aggregated price:
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79,990
£99,987.50
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(e)
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Date of the transaction
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1 December 2025
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(f)
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Place of transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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M&C Saatchi
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+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
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+44 (0)20-3805-4822
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Rob Walker / Charlie Twigg / James Waters
[email protected]
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Panmure Liberum - Nominated adviser and joint broker
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+44 (0)20-3100-2000
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Edward Mansfield, Will King
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Deutsche Numis - Joint broker
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+44 (0)20-7260-1000
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Nick Westlake, Iqra Amin
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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.