Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6914R

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

10 March 2016

 

Hargreaves Lansdown plc ("the Company")

Director and PDMR Shareholdings

10^th March 2016

Notification of Transaction of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") or Connected Persons in accordance with Disclosure Rules 3.1.4R(1)(a).

Approved share option exercise

Hargreaves Lansdown plc has received notification today from Lee Gardhouse, a PDMR, that on 9^th March 2016, he exercised the option to purchase ordinary shares of 0.4p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's Approved Executive Share Option Plan ("Approved scheme").  

Name of Scheme	No of shares exercised	Exercise Price	Grant Date
Approved Executive Share Option Plan	15,355	£1.95	24th March 2009

The market value at the date of exercise was £12.34. The Ordinary Shares issued in respect of this exercise of options have been satisfied by way of transfer of Ordinary Shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.

Following this transaction, the beneficial shareholding of Mr Gardhouse (including his connected persons) is 834,811 ordinary shares, representing 0.18% of the ordinary shares in issue.  

Hargreaves Lansdown (Nominees) Limited is the registered shareholder as nominee for the above PDMR.  

For further information contact:

Judy Matthews

Company Secretary

Hargreaves Lansdown

0117 9809989

 

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