Vesting of Restricted Stock Units & PDMR Dealings

RNS Number : 5834U

Diversified Energy Company PLC

02 August 2022

 

2 August 2022

Diversified Energy Company PLC

("Diversified," or the "Company")

Vesting of Restricted Stock Units and PDMR Share Dealings

Diversified Energy Company PLC (LSE: DEC), announces the  vesting of 240,000 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") previously issued under its equity incentive plan to Eric Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

To settle the award, the Company will transfer 133,560 ordinary shares of £0.01 each (net of withholding tax) from its recently established Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT")^(a). As disclosed in the Company's 2021 Annual Report, Diversified established the trust to eliminate dilution from vesting events under the Group's share based incentive plans.

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Following this vesting, Mr. Williams holds 568,514 shares in the Company, representing 0.07% of the Company's issued share capital.

Footnotes:

a)	Diversified's Employee Benefit Trust is operated by a third party entity.

For further information, please contact:

Diversified Energy Company PLC	[phone]
Doug Kris	[e-mail]
www.div.energy
FTI Consulting	[e-mail]
US & UK Financial Public Relations

About Diversified Energy Company PLC

Diversified Energy Company PLC is an independent energy company engaged in the production, marketing and transportation of primarily natural gas related to its synergistic US onshore upstream and midstream assets.

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
a)	Name	Eric Williams
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Diversified Energy Company PLC
b)	LEI	213800YR9TFRVHPGOS67
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	Bonus award of restricted stock units constituting a right to acquire Ordinary Shares of 1p each
	Identification code	GB00BYX7JT74
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of restricted stock units under the Company's equity incentive plan
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£Nil	133,560
d)	Aggregated information	N/A single transaction
	Aggregated volume	N/A single transaction
	Price	N/A single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	1 August 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue (XOFF)

 

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