16th Feb 2012 16:43
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (the "Company")
Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") Interests
Imperial Tobacco Group Share Matching Scheme ("SMS")
Alison Cooper, Robert Dyrbus, Helen Clatworthy, Fernando Dominguez, Matthew Phillips, Walter Prinz and Arthur van Benthem (together "the Directors and PDMRs").
Vesting of SMS
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today advised that following achievement in full of the performance criterion, being real average annual adjusted earnings per share growth after adjusting for UK inflation (Real Annual EPS Growth) in excess of three (3) per cent, the Trustee of the Company's Employee and Executive Benefit Trust (the "Trust") has transferred, on 15 February 2012, ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company to the following Directors on the vesting of matched shares (the "Additional Shares") under the Company's SMS.
Name | Number of shares acquired | |
Alison Cooper | 17,895 |
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Robert Dyrbus | 32,303 |
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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today also advised that the Trustee of the Trust has transferred, on 15 February 2012 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company to the following PDMRs on the vesting of Additional Shares under the Company's SMS.
Name | Number of shares acquired | |
Helen Clatworthy | 6,353 |
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Fernando Dominguez | 5,451 |
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Matthew Phillips | 8,469 |
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Walter Prinz | 6,512 |
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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was further advised that the following Directors and PDMRs sold ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company. The respective sales are detailed below: -
Name | Date sold | Price per share (pounds sterling) | Number sold | |
Alison Cooper | 15 February 2012 | £24.73 | 9,353 | |
Robert Dyrbus | 15 February 2012 | £24.73 | 32,303 | |
Helen Clatworthy | 15 February 2012 | £24.73 | 6,353 | |
Fernando Dominguez | 15 February 2012 | £24.73 | 2,137 | |
Matthew Phillips | 15 February 2012 | £24.73 | 8,469 | |
Walter Prinz | 15 February 2012 | £24.73 | 2,900 | |
Purchase of Shares
The Trustees further advised the Company that the following PDMR purchased shares in order to participate in the Company's SMS.
Name | Date of purchase
| Number of shares purchased
| Price per share (pounds sterling) |
Arthur van Benthem | 15 February 2012 | 5,604 | £24.73 |
Grant of SMS
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was today further advised by the Trustee of the Trust that the following Directors and PDMRs lodged shares to participate in the Company's SMS.
The shares (the "Lodged Shares") will be matched with Additional Shares over a three-year period up to a maximum ratio of one to one. No Additional Shares will vest unless Real Annual EPS Growth is equal to three (3) per cent at which point one Additional Share will vest for every two Lodged Shares. For maximum vesting to occur, the Group's Real Annual EPS Growth must equal, or exceed, six (6) per cent at which point one Additional Share will vest for every one Lodged Share. Between these two points awards will vest on a straight-line basis.
There will be no opportunity to retest if this performance criterion is not met.
Director
| Date of transfer
| Number of Lodged Shares | Number of Additional Shares conditionally allocated | |
Alison Cooper | 15 February 2012 | 21,415 | 21,415 |
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Robert Dyrbus | 15 February 2012 | 12,896 | 12,896 |
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PDMR
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Helen Clatworthy | 15 February 2012 | 6,793 | 6,793 |
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Fernando Dominguez | 15 February 2012 | 9,304 | 9,304 |
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Matthew Phillips | 15 February 2012 | 10,473 | 10,473 |
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Walter Prinz | 15 February 2012 | 9,484 | 9,484 |
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Arthur van Benthem | 15 February 2012 | 5,604 | 5,604 |
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Sale of Shares
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was further advised that RBC cees have sold the following shares on behalf of Mr R Dyrbus.
Name | Date of Sale | Number Sold | Price per share (pounds sterling) |
Robert Dyrbus | 15 February 2012 | 1,000 | £24.472 |
Following all of the above transactions, the shareholdings of the Directors are as follows:-
Name | Shareholding |
Alison Cooper | 147,188 |
Robert Dyrbus | 410,000 |
T M Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
Copies of our announcements are available on our website: www.imperial-tobacco.com
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