15th Jan 2018 16:46
ZPG Plc
(the "Company")
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons in accordance with MAR 19(3)
15 January 2018
The Company announces that on 15 January 2018, having been approved by the Remuneration Committee, the following Nil Cost Option to acquire ordinary shares of the Company of £0.001 each ("Shares") under the ZPG Plc Value Creation Plan ("VCP") has been granted to the following person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"):
PDMR | Position | Number of Shares over which Nil Cost Option granted |
Alex Chesterman
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Chief Executive Officer |
931,546 |
The number of Shares over which the Nil Cost Option was granted has been calculated by reference to the 30-day average share price following the announcement of the Company's results for the financial year ending on 30 September 2017 of £3.35015.
The Nil Cost Option is subject to the rules of the VCP and will normally vest depending on performance against Total Shareholder Return targets. Up to 50% of the number of Shares granted under the Nil Cost Option will normally vest following the Measurement Date, as defined under the rules of the VCP, for the financial year ending on 30 September 2018, with up to the remainder of the number of Shares granted under the Nil Cost Option vesting following the Measurement Date for the financial year ending on 30 September 2019.
The last date for exercise shall normally be 30 September 2025. No dividend or dividend equivalents are payable in respect of the Nil Cost Option in accordance with the rules of the VCP.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation:
1 | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated
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a) | Name | Alex Chesterman
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| Chief Executive Officer
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b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer
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a) | Name
| ZPG Plc | ||||
b) | LEI
| 213800W48XAF3GXE5170 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s):
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a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN: GB00BMHTHT14
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost share option over ordinary shares under the ZPG Plc Value Creation Plan.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 15 January 2018
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f) | Place of transaction | Outside a trading venue
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Enquiries:
Ned Staple
General Counsel and Company Secretary
ZPG Plc
The Cooperage
5 Copper Row
London
SE1 2LH
Related Shares:
ZPG PLC