Hays plc (the "Company")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")
Hays plc Performance Share Plan (the "Plan")
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R (1) (a), the Company notifies the market of the following.
On 8 November 2012 PDMRs were awarded conditional rights under the Plan to receive, at nil cost, Ordinary 1p shares ("Shares") in the Company, subject to performance conditions being met (the "Awards").
The Company was notified on 11 November 2015 that, following vesting on 9 November 2015, the Awards (including Dividend Equivalent Shares, in accordance with the Rules of the Plan) were released to the PDMRs as detailed in the table below.
The number of Shares shown was sold on 10 November 2015 at the price of 141.849 pence per Share, in settlement of tax liabilities and for other purposes. Unsold Shares were retained.
Name |
Conditional Award Vested |
Dividend Equivalent Share Entitlement |
Number of Shares Vested |
Number of Shares Sold |
Alistair Cox* |
1,427,302 |
100,916 |
1,528,218 |
719,702 |
Paul Venables* |
1,029,082 |
72,759 |
1,101,841 |
518,904 |
Nicholas Cox |
492,419 |
34,815 |
527,234 |
248,297 |
Sholto Douglas-Home |
310,705 |
21,965 |
332,670 |
332,670 |
Nigel Heap |
769,985 |
54,439 |
824,424 |
824,424 |
Stephen Weston |
427,218 |
30,204 |
457,422 |
457,422 |
John Faraguna |
57,226 |
4,044 |
61,270 |
25,755 |
* Denotes a Director of the Company.
Chris Winters
Deputy Company Secretary
020 7383 2266
11 November 2015