REG - Portmeirion Group - Exercise of Options and PDMR Shareholdings
RNS Number : 4710IPortmeirion Group PLC09 August 20199 August 2019
Portmeirion Group PLC
(the "Company")
Exercise of Options and PDMR Shareholdings
The Portmeirion 2012 Approved Share Option Plan and The Portmeirion 2012 Unapproved Share Option Plan (the "Option Plans") and The Portmeirion Group 2018 Deferred Incentive Share Option Plan (the "Deferred Plan")
As part of its long term employee remuneration and retention incentives, the Company announces that, on 8 August 2019, the following transactions occurred for the persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") as shown below:
Option Plans number options granted (A)
Deferred Plan number options granted (B)
Exercise Price over Deferred Plan options
Deferred Plan existing options exercised (C)
Company directors/officers:
Philip Atherton
Group Sales & Marketing Director
-
4,173
£1.00
1,365
Lawrence Bryan
Chief Executive
-
10,007
£1.00
2,860
Michael Knapper
Operations Director
-
2,615
£1.00
-
Moira MacDonald
Company Secretary
4,600
-
-
-
Michael Raybould
Group Finance Director
-
4,358
£1.00
-
Subsidiary Company directors:
Robert Findler
Production Director (Portmeirion UK)
7,500
-
-
-
Jacqui Gale
Managing Director (Wax Lyrical)
10,000
-
-
-
Samantha Pearce
HR Director (Portmeirion UK)
4,600
-
-
-
David Sproston
Finance Director (Portmeirion UK)
4,600
-
-
-
Total:
31,300
21,153
4,225
Note:
(A) Grant of options under Option Plans.
(B) Grant of new options under Deferred Plan against 2018 performance and incentive arrangements (further detail below).
(C) Exercise of existing options under the Deferred Plan.
The Company granted 31,300 options over Ordinary Shares to the PDMRs shown above and a further 46,000 options over Ordinary Shares to other senior managers pursuant to the Option Plans, including the amounts shown above.
In addition, the Company granted 21,153 options to Executive Directors shown above over Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Deferred Plan. In accordance with the rules of the Deferred Plan, the number of options granted is based on the gross incentive payment earned by the relevant Director in respect of the year ended 31 December 2018.
As a result of the exercise of Deferred Plan options detailed above, the Company transferred 4,225 Ordinary Shares from those held in treasury by the Company. Consequently, the Company has made an application to the London Stock Exchange for 4,225 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and trading of these Ordinary Shares is expected to commence on or around 14 August 2019 ("Admission").
Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares held by the Company in treasury is 230,382 and the Company will have 11,107,483 Ordinary Shares in issue and 10,877,101 Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The figure of 10,877,101 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders of the Company as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
PDMR Shareholdings
The total number of Ordinary Shares over which each PDMR holds options and the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights held following this Admission is:
Total number of options
over Ordinary Shares
Total number
of Ordinary Shares with
voting rights
Ordinary Shares percentage of Company's Ordinary Shares with voting rights
Philip Atherton
56,965
16,499
0.15%
Lawrence Bryan
96,947
98,561
0.91%
Michael Knapper
49,365
2,511
0.02%
Moira MacDonald
19,600
2,693
0.02%
Michael Raybould
67,275
-
-
Robert Findler
10,500
-
-
Jacqui Gale
10,000
-
-
Samantha Pearce
19,600
100
0.00%
David Sproston
17,100
-
-
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR).
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated with them.
1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Company directors/officers:
Philip Atherton
Group Sales &
Marketing Director
Lawrence Bryan
Chief Executive
Michael Knapper
Operations Director
Moira MacDonald
Group Company Secretary
Michael Raybould
Group Finance Director
Subsidiary Company directors:
Jacqui Gale
Managing Director (Wax Lyrical)
Robert Findler
Production Director (Portmeirion UK)
Samantha Pearce
HR Director (Portmeirion UK)
David Sproston
Finance Director (Portmeirion UK)
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
See 1(a) above for all positions - all classified as PDMRs of the Company
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial Notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Portmeirion Group PLC
b)
LEI
2138003QC9J6TLZJHO70
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
Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
b)
Identification code
GB0006957293
c)
Nature of the transactions
(A) Performance related, Grant of options under Option Plans. Exercise period 9 August 2022 - 7 August 2029.
(B) Grant of new options under The Portmeirion Group 2018 Deferred Incentive Share Option Plan (the "Deferred Plan").
(C) Exercise of Existing options under the Deferred Plan.
d)
Price(s) and volume(s)
In respect of (A) Grant of options under Option Plans
Price at grant: Nil
Exercise Price: £9.80 pence per Ordinary Share
Volume(s)
Options over Ordinary Shares
Moira MacDonald
4,600
Robert Findler
7,500
Jacqui Gale
10,000
Samantha Pearce
4,600
David Sproston
4,600
In respect of (B) Grant of options under Deferred Plan
Price at grant: Nil
Exercise Price (per PDMR in respect of all options granted): £1
Options over Ordinary Shares
Philip Atherton
4,173
Lawrence Bryan
10,007
Michael Knapper
2,615
Michael Raybould
4,358
In respect of (C) Exercise of options under the Deferred Plan
Exercise Price (per PDMR in respect of all options exercised): £1
Options over Ordinary Shares
Philip Atherton
1,365
Lawrence Bryan
2,860
e)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
In respect of (A) Grant of options under Option Plans
Nil, grant of options only
In respect of (B) Grant of options under Deferred Plan
Nil, grant of options only
In respect of (C) Exercise of options under the Deferred Plan
£1.00
£1.00
f)
Date of the transactions
In respect of (A) Grant of options under Option Plans - 8 August 2019
In respect of (B) Grant of options under Deferred Plan 8 August 2019
In respect of (C) Exercise of options under the Deferred Plan - 8 August 2019
g)
Place of the transactions
In respect of (A) Grant of options under Option Plans - - Off-market
In respect of (B) Grant of options under Deferred Plan - Off-market
In respect of (C) Exercise of options under the Deferred Plan - Off-market
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Moira MacDonald
Company Secretary to Portmeirion Group PLC
ENQUIRIES:
Portmeirion Group PLC:
Dick Steele,
Non-executive Chairman
+44 (0) 1782 744721
steele_clan@msn.com
Mike Raybould,
Group Finance Director
+44 (0) 1782 744721
mraybould@portmeiriongroup.com
Hudson Sandler:
Dan de Belder
Nick Moore
Oenone Potter
+44 (0) 207 796 4133
ddebelder@hudsonsandler.com
nmoore@hudsonsandler.com
opotter@hudsonsandler.com
Panmure Gordon:
(Nominated Adviser and Broker)
+44 (0) 207 886 2500
Freddy Crossley / Joanna Langley
Corporate Finance
James Stearns
Corporate Broking
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe:
(Joint Broker)
+44 (0) 207 894 7000
Phil Davies / Rick Thompson
Corporate Finance
Casper Shand Kydd
Sales
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