RNS Number : 1917N Autotrader Group PLC 21 July 2026  

21 July 2026

Autotrader Group plc (the "Company", "Autotrader")

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

Grant of SAYE Options and Notification of Transactions by PDMRs

Autotrader Group plc is pleased to announce that it has launched the 2026 Save As You Earn Scheme (the "SAYE" Scheme) for all eligible employees. Eligible employees were invited to subscribe for options ("Options") over the Company's ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") which have been granted at an exercise price of 390.96p pence per Ordinary Share in accordance with the terms of the SAYE Scheme. The Options were granted on 21 July 2026 and will normally be exercisable from 1 September 2029 at the end of the three-year SAYE Scheme savings contract period.

Pursuant to this all-employee SAYE scheme award, Jamie Warner, Chief Financial Officer, was granted 1,582 SAYE Options. The Company was notified of the above transaction on 21 July 2026.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

Enquiries:

Autotrader

Claire Baty

Company Secretary

0345 111 0006

The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jamie Warner

2)

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Autotrader Group plc

b)

LEI

213800QLK9BZILB1DI86

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 1 pence each

ISIN: GB00BVYVFW23

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost options over ordinary shares of 1 pence

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP 3.9096

1,582

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

e)

Date of the transaction

21 July 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

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