Helical Bar plc ("Helical Bar" "the Company")
Notification of Interests of Directors
and Connected Persons
The Company was informed on 15 September 2015 that the following transactions had taken place:
1. Performance Share Plan 2004
On 15 September 2015 shares awarded under the terms of the Helical Bar plc Performance share Plan 2004 were made available to directors and employees of the Company. These shares were originally allocated on 31 May 2012 and, having met their performance criteria such that 100.00% qualified for vesting, are available to be transferred to award holders.
Shares originally awarded to directors and the net shares retained after payment of associated tax liabilities are as follows:
|
Shares Awarded |
Shares Retained |
Nigel McNair Scott |
420,895 |
231,492 |
Michael Slade |
895,522 |
492,537 |
Tim Murphy |
376,119 |
199,343 |
Gerald Kaye |
671,641 |
355,969 |
Matthew Bonning-Snook |
537,313 |
284,775 |
Duncan Walker |
447,761 |
237,313 |
The shares retained by award holders were provided by the Helical Bar plc Employee Share Ownership Plan Trust.
2. Helical Bar Employee Share Ownership Plan Trust ("ESOP")
On 15 September 2015, the Company's ESOP holding of ordinary 1p shares reduced from 3,624,969 (3.07%) to 1,650,776 (1.40%) following vesting of shares awarded under the terms of the Performance Share Plan 2004 and the transfer of shares to directors and employees.
3. Share Incentive Plan
On 15 September 2015, under the rules of the Helical Bar plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), Helical Bar Trustees Limited, using contributions to the Plan by directors and employees matched in a 2:1 ratio b the Company, awarded 9,462 ordinary shares to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 14 September 2015 of 421.0p.
Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:
Director |
Number of Shares |
Michael Slade |
318 |
Timothy Murphy |
318 |
Gerald Kaye |
318 |
Matthew Bonning-Snook |
318 |
Duncan Walker |
318 |
4. Directors' Interests in Shares
Following these transactions the directors' interests in shares are as follows:
|
Shares Legally Held
|
Deferred |
Share Incentive Plan |
Outstanding PSP Awards |
|
Nigel McNair Scott |
2,752,433 |
(2.33%) |
- |
- |
- |
Michael Slade |
12,649,357 |
(10.70%) |
- |
41,885 |
1,430,793 |
Tim Murphy |
351,600 |
(0.30%) |
6,731 |
21,536 |
743,104 |
Gerald Kaye |
1,047,722 |
(0.89%) |
305,658 |
41,843 |
1,105,296 |
Matthew Bonning-Snook |
402,809 |
(0.34%) |
291,507 |
41,422 |
962,409 |
Duncan Walker |
304,458 |
(0.26%) |
187,605 |
24,235 |
801,733 |
Contact: T J Murphy (020 7629 0113)
Date of notification: 16 September 2015