Grant of Share Incentives to Directors

RNS Number : 3909W
Beazley PLC
08 February 2017
 

Beazley plc

London, 8 February 2017

Grant of Share Incentives to Directors

Beazley plc announces that the following grants of deferred share bonus awards under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan were made to the following Directors on 8 February 2017.

Director

Number of ordinary shares of 5 pence each over which awards were granted 

M L Bride

 

55,257

A P Cox          

 

75,979

 

D A Horton  

   

 

86,339

N P Maidment   

 

67,690

C A Washbourn  

 

 

48,350

In all cases, there was no consideration for the grant of the awards.  Awards will normally vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant subject to continued employment. 

Beazley plc further announces that the following grants of nil cost options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") over the Company's ordinary shares of 5p each were made to the following Directors on 8 February 2017.   

Director

Number of nil-cost options over ordinary shares

M L Bride

 

110,515

A P Cox          

 

137,999

D A Horton     

 

210,439

N P Maidment   

 

118,285

C A Washbourn  

 

118,285

In all cases, there was no consideration for the grant of the awards and the exercise price is nil.  Ordinarily, 50% of each award will become exercisable on the third anniversary of the date of grant, and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant. The awards will vest to the extent that the performance condition is satisfied, and are also subject to the participant both meeting shareholding requirements and to their continued employment.

For further information, please contact:

Beazley plc

Christine Oldridge

 

+44 (0)20 7674 7758

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No. 596/2014).

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Martin Bride

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Beazley plc

b)

LEI

213800VTOMUWD41GIT12

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 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

1.   Grant of share options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP').

2.   Grant of share award under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan ('Deferred').

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Transaction

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1.   LTIP

0.00p

110,515

2.   Deferred

0.00p

55,257

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

n/a

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Grant of the options occurred outside a trading venue.

       

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Adrian Cox          

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Beazley plc

b)

LEI

213800VTOMUWD41GIT12

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 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

1.   Grant of share options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP').

2.   Grant of share award under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan ('Deferred').

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Transaction

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1.   LTIP

0.00p

137,999

2.   Deferred

0.00p

75,979

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

n/a

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Grant of the options occurred outside a trading venue.

       

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Andrew Horton     

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Beazley plc

b)

LEI

213800VTOMUWD41GIT12

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 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

1.   Grant of share options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP').

2.   Grant of share award under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan ('Deferred').

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Transaction

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1.   LTIP

0.00p

210,439

2.    Deferred

0.00p

86,339

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

n/a

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Grant of the options occurred outside a trading venue.

       

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Neil Maidment   

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Beazley plc

b)

LEI

213800VTOMUWD41GIT12

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 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

1.   Grant of share options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP').

2.   Grant of share award under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan ('Deferred').

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Transaction

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1.   LTIP

0.00p

118,285

2.   Deferred

0.00p

67,690

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

n/a

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Grant of the options occurred outside a trading venue.

       

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Clive Washbourn  

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Beazley plc

b)

LEI

213800VTOMUWD41GIT12

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 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

1.   Grant of share options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP').

2.   Grant of share award under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan ('Deferred').

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Transaction

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1.    LTIP

0.00p

118,285

2.   Deferred

0.00p

48,350

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

n/a

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

8 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Grant of the options occurred outside a trading venue.

       

 

 

Note to editors:

Beazley plc (BEZ) is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations

in Europe, the US, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.  Beazley manages six Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2016, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $2,195.6 million. All Lloyd's syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best. 

 

Beazley's underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products.  In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an A.M. Best A rated carrier licensed in all 50 states.  In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's.

 

Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include professional indemnity, property, marine, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency business.

 

For more information please go to: www.beazley.com 

 


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