23rd Sep 2016 14:49
23 September 2016
Worldpay Group plc (the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Grant of Awards under the Worldpay Group plc Performance Share Plan (the "PSP")
The Company announces that on 20 September 2016 Kevin McCarten, Chief Strategy Officer, was granted a conditional award of 159,771 Worldpay Group plc Ordinary Shares under the Worldpay Group plc PSP. The number of shares was calculated using a market price of 297.30 pence per share, being the average closing price on 15, 16 and 19 September 2016.
PDMR Number of Shares
Kevin McCarten 159,771
The conditional award of shares granted under the PSP will vest on 20 September 2019, subject to continued employment during the performance period and the achievement of key financial and strategic performance conditions which are aligned to the Company's strategic plan. The performance conditions are fully disclosed in the Remuneration Report of the Worldpay Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2015, which was published early April 2016, a copy of which is available on the Company's website ( http://investors.worldpay.com ).
The FCA notification, made in accordance with requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation is appended and gives further details.
Enquiries: | |
Derek Woodward, Group Company Secretary | Tel: +44 (0) 7342 082 043 |
Media and investor relations: Charles King, Investor Relations Director | Tel: +44 (0) 203 664 6171 |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Kevin McCarten
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Strategy Officer | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Worldpay Group plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| N/A | ||||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 3pence each
ISIN: GB00BYYK2V80
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of award under the Worldpay Group plc Performance Share Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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159,771
297.30 p per share
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 20 September 2016 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
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