Amended: Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3346E

Dixons Carphone PLC

06 July 2021

 

This following announcement replaces the announcement released on 6 July 2021 at 10:30 under RNS No 3206E.

NOTIFICATION DEALING WITH GRANT OF AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN

Dixons Carphone plc (the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

Awards under the Dixons Carphone Deferred Share Bonus Plan

On 6 July 2021, the following awards over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were granted under the Dixons Carphone Deferred Share Bonus Plan:

Name of Director / PDMR	Award Reference Value (£)	No. of Ordinary Shares under Award	Vesting Date	Exercise Price
Alex Baldock	£381,480	278,249	6 July 2023	Nil
Jonny Mason	£210,936	153,856	6 July 2023	Nil

The awards represent one-third of the 2020/21 annual performance bonus entitlement granted in accordance with the Company's approved Remuneration Policy, approved by shareholders at the 2019 AGM. Further details of the 2020/21 annual performance bonus are disclosed in the 2020/21 Directors' Remuneration Report,   which will be available at www.dixonscarphone.com from 28 July 2021.

Each award (a nil cost option) will ordinarily vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of grant.

The share price used to calculate the numbers of shares was using the mid-market price on the day prior to grant, being 5 July 2021.

As at the date of this announcement, the Company has 1,166,458,443 Ordinary Shares in issue.

Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Market Abuse Regulation Article 19. 

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alex Baldock
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dixons Carphone plc
b)	LEI	2138001E12GWLLDQQF16
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	Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each in Dixons Carphone plc
	Identification code	GB00B4Y7R145
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a nil cost option award under the Dixons Carphone Deferred Share Bonus Plan. The award will ordinarily become exercisable two years from the date of grant and then may be exercised for a period of ten years from the date of grant.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 278,249
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jonny Mason
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dixons Carphone plc
b)	LEI	2138001E12GWLLDQQF16
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	Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each in Dixons Carphone plc
	Identification code	GB00B4Y7R145
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a nil cost option award under the Dixons Carphone Deferred Share Bonus Plan. The award will ordinarily become exercisable two years from the date of grant and then may be exercised for a period of ten years from the date of grant.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 153,856
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	6 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

Sarah Thomas  Deputy Company Secretary  [phone]

Dan Homan   Head of Investor Relations  [phone]

 

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