28th Sep 2026 15:00
KINGFISHER PLC
(the 'Company')
Notification of Transactions by Director/Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR')
Kingfisher plc announces the following transactions made by Thierry Garnier, Chief Executive Officer (a PDMR).
On 25 September 2026, Thierry exercised 1,552,662 nil-cost options over Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7p in the Company, granted to him under the Kingfisher Alignment Share and Transformation Plan (KASTIP) and the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (KPSP). A portion of the vested shares were then sold to satisfy tax and National Insurance liabilities. All of the remaining shares were retained by Thierry and his shareholding as a percentage of salary following the transactions is 457%.
The PDMR notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail of the notifiable transactions.
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Natural person: | Thierry Garnier | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status: | Chief Executive Officer | |
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
3 | Details of the Issuer | ||
a) | Name | Kingfisher plc | |
b) | Legal Entity Identifier: | 213800KBMEV7I92FY281 | |
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 (Identification code) | Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each
(ISIN: GB0033195214) | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | i) An exercise of nil-cost options under the KASTIP. ii) An exercise of nil-cost options under the KPSP. iii) Sale of shares to cover tax and NI (KASTIP). iv) Sale of shares to cover tax and NI (KPSP).
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
i) Nil | 920,514 | ||
ii) Nil | 632,148 | ||
iii) £3.2733 | 434,158 | ||
iv) £3.2932 | 298,151 | ||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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1,552,662 (exercise) Nil (exercise)
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- Aggregated volume - Price
| 434,158 (sale of shares to cover tax and NI under the KASTIP) £3.2733 (sale of shares to cover tax and NI under the KASTIP)
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- Aggregated volume - Price
| 298,151 (sale of shares to cover tax and NI under the KPSP) £3.2932 (sale of shares to cover tax and NI under the KPSP)
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e) | Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD) | 2026-09-25 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | (i) and (ii) Outside a trading venue (iii) and (iv) London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |
Related Shares:
Kingfisher