11th Jul 2018 07:00
DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING
11 July 2018
ZPG Plc
Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or Connected Persons
ZPG Shareholdings
The Company announces that on 9 July 2018, having been approved by the Remuneration Committee, the following Nil Cost Option to acquire ordinary shares in the capital of ZPG Plc 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 | Chief Executive Officer | 3,819,999 |
The number of Shares over which the Nil Cost Option was granted has been calculated by reference to VCP total shareholder return performance conditions as measured at 9 July 2018, being the date on which the court sanctioned the scheme of arrangement in relation to the change of control.
The Nil Cost Option is subject to the rules of the VCP and became immediately exercisable in connection with the recommended acquisition of ZPG Plc by Zephyr Bidco Limited, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed by Silver Lake Management Company V, LLC.
The Notification of Dealing Form can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
For enquiries, please contact:
Ned Staple, General Counsel and Company Secretary
ZPG Plc
Tel: 0203 872 5658
LEI Number: 213800W48XAF3GXE51701 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Alex Chesterman | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | |
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | ZPG Plc | |
b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800W48XAF3GXE5170 | |
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
| Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each
GB00BMHTHT14 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost share option over ordinary shares under the ZPG Plc Value Creation Plan. | |
c) | Currency | GBP | |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price: Nil
Volume: 3,819,999 | |
e) | Aggregated information | N/A
| |
- Aggregated Volume | |||
- Aggregated Price | |||
f) | Date of the transaction | 2018-07-09 | |
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
Related Shares:
ZPG PLC