18th Dec 2020 15:41
Shaftesbury PLC (the "Company")
Director/PDMR shareholding
The following transactions were undertaken on 17 December 2020 by directors of the Company in the Deferred Annual Share Bonus Scheme ("DASBS") and Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"):
1. Exercise of awards under the DASBS
Following the vesting of the DASBS awards granted in December 2017, the directors sold sufficient shares to meet income tax and national insurance liabilities and retained the balance.
Name | Number of shares vesting in 2017 DASBS | Number of shares sold | Number of shares retained |
Brian Bickell | 41,944 | 18,941 | 23,003 |
Simon Quayle | 29,618 | 13,970 | 15,648 |
Tom Welton | 29,618 | 13,970 | 15,648 |
Chris Ward | 29,276 | 13,808 | 15,468 |
The ordinary shares were sold at an average price of 5.5012 pence per share.
2. Exercise of awards under the 2015 LTIP
The 2015 LTIP awards made to directors vested on the third anniversary of their grant (3 December 2018) and were subject to a two year post-vesting holding period.
The 2015 LTIP awards were exercised on 17 December 2020 with all directors selling sufficient shares to meet income tax and national insurance liabilities, and retained the balance.
Name | Number of shares vesting in 2015 LTIP | Number of shares sold | Number of shares retained |
Brian Bickell | 15,265 | 6,894 | 8,371 |
Simon Quayle | 10,765 | 5,077 | 5,688 |
Tom Welton | 10,765 | 5,077 | 5,688 |
Chris Ward | 10,528 | 4,966 | 5,562 |
The ordinary shares were sold at an average price of 5.5012 pence per share.
Full details on the DASBS and LTIP schemes may be found in the Company's Annual Reports.
3. Vesting of awards under the 2017 LTIP
The vesting of LTIP awards made in 2017 are measured on a three-year performance period which ended on 30 September 2020. TSR and NAV were below the relevant benchmark, resulting in zero vesting.
Full details on the LTIP scheme may be found in the Company's Annual Report.
4. Resulting Executive Directors Shareholdings
Following these transactions, the executive directors resulting shareholding in the Company is as follows:
Name | Number of shares held |
Brian Bickell* | 1,336,539 |
Simon Quayle | 1,154,139 |
Tom Welton* | 942,007 |
Chris Ward* | 223,471 |
* Indicates holding inclusive of a person closely associated.
Desna Martin
Company Secretary
18 December 2020
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Brian Bickell | |||
2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Executive | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Deferred Annual Share Bonus Scheme ("DASBS") and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
23,003 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 23,003 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Simon Quayle | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Deferred Annual Share Bonus Scheme ("DASBS") and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
15,648 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 15,648 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Tom Welton | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Deferred Annual Share Bonus Scheme ("DASBS") and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
15,648 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 15,648 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Chris Ward | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Finance Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Deferred Annual Share Bonus Scheme ("DASBS") and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
15,468 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 15,468 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Brian Bickell | |||
2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Executive | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
8,371 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 8,371 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Simon Quayle | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
5,688 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 5,688 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Tom Welton | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
5,688 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 5,688 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name | Chris Ward | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
| ||||
a)
| Position/status | Finance Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Shaftesbury PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares 25p | |||
Identification code | GB0007990962 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Release of shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, and the sale of sufficient shares to meet tax and NI liability. The number below represents the number of shares retained following the sale. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
5,562 | |||||
| |||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 5,562 | ||||
- Price | N/A | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 17 December 2020 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange |
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