Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

07 March 2024

 

Hargreaves Lansdown plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR/PCA Transaction - Initial Notification

The Company announces that Richard Hebdon a director/person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company has been granted nil-cost options over 35,463 ordinary shares in the Company under the Sustained Performance Plan II. The grant took place on Wednesday 06 March 2024.

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	Richard Hebdon
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC
b)	LEI	2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90
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 GB00B1VZ0M25
b)	Nature of the transaction	GRANT OF OPTIONs UNDER sustained performance plan II
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  GBP£ Nil cost 35,463
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Grant of options over 35,463 ordinary shares at nil cost per ordinary share
e)	Date of the transaction	06 March 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

The nil-cost options will become exercisable on vesting dates shown below, subject to continuous employment with Hargreaves Lansdown plc.

Number of shares subject to option	Vesting date	Option price	Arrangement
1,009	27 March 2025	Nil Cost	Listing Rule 9.4.2 arrangement
1,009	27 March 2026	Nil Cost	Listing Rule 9.4.2 arrangement
1,009	27 March 2027	Nil Cost	Listing Rule 9.4.2 arrangement
14,978	06 March 2024	Nil Cost	Listing Rule 9.4.2 arrangement
9,304	14 February 2025	Nil Cost	Listing Rule 9.4.2 arrangement
8,154	20 February 2026	Nil Cost	Listing Rule 9.4.2 arrangement

Buy-Out Awards

The nil-cost options were awarded to Richard Hebdon under an arrangement to which Listing Rule 9.4.2 applies in respect of the buy-out of the share option arrangements Richard Hebdon forfeited on leaving their previous employment. 

The Remuneration Committee believes that the award fairly reflects the value of awards Richard Hebdon forfeited on leaving his previous employment in terms of value and timescale of vesting.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4.

Claire Chapman

Company Secretary

Enquiries:

Danny Cox, Head of Communications (07989 672 071)

James Found, Head of Investor Relations (07970 066 634)

Copies of our announcements are available on our website http://www.hl.co.uk/investor-relations/regulatory-announcements 

 

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