Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2929U

Hammerson PLC

01 April 2021

 

Hammerson plc (the Company)

Share Plan Awards to PDMRs and Purchase of Shares by the Employee Benefit Trust

1 April 2021

Share Plan Awards to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)

On 31 March 2021, the PDMRs listed below were granted awards over Shares under the respective Hammerson share plans:

Name of PDMR	Date of Award	Number of Shares awarded	Hammerson Share Plan
Rita-Rose Gagné (Director)	31 March 2021	2,000,833	Hammerson plc Restricted Share Scheme
Mark Bourgeois	31 March 2021	319,866	Hammerson plc Restricted Share Plan
Alice Darwall	31 March 2021	401,953	Hammerson plc Restricted Share Plan

The price used to calculate the number of Shares awarded above was 33.5860 pence per share, this being the Company's average closing share price over the five business days from 24 March 2021 to 30 March 2021 inclusive.   

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the person discharging managerial responsibilities /  person closelyassociated
a)	Name	Rita-Rose Gagné
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive and Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Hammerson plc
b)	LEI	213800G1C9KKVVDN1A60
4	Details ofthetransaction(s):sectiontoberepeatedfor(i)eachtypeofinstrument; (ii) each type oftransaction;(iii)eachdate;and(iv)eachplacewheretransactionshave beenconducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5 pence each ISIN: GB00BK7YQK64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over ordinary shares of 5 pence each under the Hammerson plc Restricted Share Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 2,000,833
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.00 2,000,833 £0.00
e)	Date ofthe transaction	31 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the person discharging managerial responsibilities /  person closelyassociated
a)	Name	Mark Bourgeois
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, UK and Ireland (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Hammerson plc
b)	LEI	213800G1C9KKVVDN1A60
4	Details ofthetransaction(s):sectiontoberepeatedfor(i)eachtypeofinstrument; (ii) each type oftransaction;(iii)eachdate;and(iv)eachplacewheretransactionshave beenconducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5 pence each ISIN: GB00BK7YQK64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over ordinary shares of 5 pence each under the Hammerson plc Restricted Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 319,866
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.00 319,866 £0.00
e)	Date ofthe transaction	31 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Notification of dealing form
1	Details  of  the person discharging managerial responsibilities /  person closelyassociated
a)	Name	Alice Darwall
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	General Counsel and Company Secretary (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Hammerson plc
b)	LEI	213800G1C9KKVVDN1A60
4	Details ofthetransaction(s):sectiontoberepeatedfor(i)eachtypeofinstrument; (ii) each type oftransaction;(iii)eachdate;and(iv)eachplacewheretransactionshave beenconducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5 pence each ISIN: GB00BK7YQK64
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over ordinary shares of 5 pence each under the Hammerson plc Restricted Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 401,953
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total £0.00 401,953 £0.00
e)	Date ofthe transaction	31 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Purchase of Shares by the Employee Benefit Trust

The Company announces that Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited acquired 990,714 ordinary shares in Hammerson at an average price of 36.0449 pence per share on 30 March 2021.

These shares will be settled to Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited being the trustees of the Hammerson Employee Share Ownership Plan. The shares will be used to satisfy the exercise and release of options and awards granted to employees under the Company's various employee share plans.

Emma Jackman

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

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This announcement has also been released on the SENS system of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and on Euronext Dublin.

 

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