Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4926E

Creston PLC

18 July 2016

 

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PDMR AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

The Company has been notified that the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") have been awarded shares under the Company's 2014 - 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and have sold some of the underlying Ordinary Shares acquired.

The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Barrie Brien
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	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	Creston Plc
b)	LEI	Pending
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 10 pence each in the Company GB0004440284
b)	Nature of the transaction	1. Share award made following the vesting of the Company's 2014 - 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). 2. Shares withheld and to be sold by the Creston plc Employee Benefit Trust on Barrie Brien's behalf in order to satisfy the resultant tax liability.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Shares awarded: Price Volume 1. Nil 13,832 Shares withheld: Price Volume 2. Nil 7,391
d)	Aggregated information	Price Volume Nil 6,441
e)	Date of the transaction YYYY-MM-DD	2016-07-15
f)	Place of the transaction	Main Market, London Stock Exchange (XLON)

For further information please contact:

Creston plc	+ 44 (0)20 7930 9757
Barrie Brien, Group Chief Executive
Kathryn Herrick, Chief Financial Officer
Bell Pottinger	[phone]
Elly Williamson/Lucy Stewart

About Creston plc

Creston plc (LSE: CRE), incorporating the Creston Unlimited group offer, is a marketing communications group delivering a range of digital technology-based marketing solutions to blue-chip global clients. Encompassing consultants and discipline experts from across the industry and beyond, Creston Unlimited unlocks the power of creative collaboration to realise the opportunities that exist for brands and businesses in today's rapidly evolving world. www.creston.com / www.creston-unlimited.com  

 

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