Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
13 December 2021
 

DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC ("DLG")

 

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMRS")

 

13 DECEMBER 2021

 

 

Following the appointment of Ash Jokhoo as Chief Information Officer on 15 November 2021, awards have been made to Ash under the DLG 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") and the Restricted Share Plan ("RSP") to compensate him for remuneration arrangements forfeited on leaving his former employer. Performance conditions do not apply to the RSP awards.

 

Following the appointment of Aurore Lecanon as Chief Risk Officer on 22 November 2021, awards have been made to Aurore under the DLG RSP to compensate her for remuneration arrangements forfeited on leaving her former employer. Performance conditions do not apply to these awards.

 

The following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014(as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Ash Jokhoo

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Chief Information Officer / PDMR

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

b)

 

LEI

 

 

213800FF2R23ALJQOP04

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 10 /11 pence ("Shares")

 

 

 

GB00BY9D0Y18

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

(i)  Award of three years nil cost options under the Direct Line Insurance Group plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan. The award represents the regular 2021 award, has a total face value of 125% of annual base salary and is subject to the same performance conditions as awards made to DLG's PDMRS earlier in the year (except that Total Shareholder Return will be measured over the three years commencing on the date of grant).  

(ii)  Award of nil cost options under the Restricted Share Plan.

(iii)  Award of nil cost options under the Restricted Share Plan.

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price

Volume

Nil cost options

183,150

Nil cost options

123,076

Nil cost options

146,153



d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

452,379

N/A 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

9 December 2021

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

Off market

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Aurore Lecanon

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Chief Risk Officer / PDMR

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

b)

 

LEI

 

 

213800FF2R23ALJQOP04

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 10 /11 pence ("Shares")

 

 

 

GB00BY9D0Y18

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of nil cost options under the Restricted Share Plan. The award vests in three tranches.

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price

Volume

Nil cost options

82,739



d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

82,739

N/A 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

9 December 2021

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

Off market

 

 

For any enquiries relating to this announcement, please contact: 

 

Roger Clifton

Company Secretary

Email: Roger.Clifton@directlinegroup.co.uk

 

 

LEI: 213800FF2R23ALJQOP04

 

 

 

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