4th Mar 2013 16:54
GKN PLC - Director/PDMR ShareholdingGKN PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
PR Newswire
London, March 4
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITIES AND CONNECTED PERSONS
In accordance with DTR 3.1.4R (1), GKN plc (the "Company") announces that on 4March 2013 the Executive Directors and other PDMRs listed below received awardsunder the GKN Sustainable Earnings Plan 2012:
Director/PDMR Number of Number of Total number Total number shares shares of shares of share comprised in comprised in awarded awards held Core Award Sustainability under SEP Award Nigel Stein 401,774 80,354 482,128 1,104,271 Marcus Bryson 249,693 49,938 299,631 686,278 Andrew Reynolds 249,693 49,938 299,631 686,278Smith William Seeger 234,592 46,918 281,510 644,775 Judith Felton 64,715 12,943 77,658 173,446 Douglas McIldowie 77,964 15,592 93,556 210,766The extent to which a Core Award and a Sustainability Award will vest is basedon the Company's performance over a five year period in total. The whole award(i.e. both the Core Award and the Sustainability Award) is subject to theachievement of stretching EPS growth targets over an initial three yearperformance period. 50% of shares earned under the Core Award will be releasedat this time, with the remaining 50% of the Core Award and the SustainabilityAward being released after a further two year period. Release of theSustainability Award is subject to a further condition that the highest EPSattained in the initial three year performance period is sustained during thistwo year deferral period. The vesting of Core Awards and Sustainability Awards(together the "Awards") is also subject to an additional test based on theRemuneration Committee's assessment of the quality of earnings.
The vesting of the Awards may entitle a participant to a benefit equivalent tothe dividends that would have been paid from the award date to the release ofthe shares.
No consideration was paid for the grant of the Awards and no payment is due onthe release of the Awards.
Correction
The following is a correction to the shareholding for Douglas McIldowie asdisclosed in the Notification of Transactions of PDMRs announcement dated 28February 2013: PDMR No.of shares % of issued share capital Douglas McIldowie 102,151 0.006 4 March 2013Related Shares:
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