Interests of Directors/PDMRs & Additional Listing

RNS Number : 8672A

Helical PLC

04 June 2021

 

4 June 2021

HELICAL PLC

("Helical" or the "Company")

Notification of Interests of Directors, PDMRs and Connected Persons

The Company was informed today of the following transactions in relation to the Executive Directors and PDMRs:

1.  Performance Share Plan 2014 - 2021 Award

On 2 June 2021, under the terms of the Performance Share Plan 2014, the following share awards were made to the Executive Directors/PDMRs at the average of the closing mid-market prices for the five days to 1 June 2021, of 430.10p. These awards will vest in June 2024, depending on the extent to which the Plan's performance criteria are met:

Executive Directors	Shares Awarded
Gerald Kaye	316,641
Tim Murphy	184,288
Matthew Bonning-Snook	246,309
PDMRs
Tom Anderson	71,425
James Moss	66,071

No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards which have been structure as nil-cost options.

2.  Performance Share Plan 2014 - 2018 Award

On 2 June 2021, shares awarded under the terms of the Performance Share Plan 2014 were made available to Executive Directors and employees of the Company. These shares were originally awarded on 1 June 2018 and, having met their performance criteria such that 73.99% qualified for vesting, are available to be transferred to the award holders, net of associated tax liabilities.

Shares originally awarded to Directors and PDMRs and the net shares retained after the payment of associated tax liabilities are as follows:

Executive Directors	Shares Awarded	Shares Vesting	Shares Retained
Gerald Kaye	343,333	254,032	134,636
Tim Murphy	199,800	147,832	78,350
Matthew Bonning-Snook	267,066	197,602	104,729
PDMRs
Tom Anderson	64,000	47,353	25,097
James Moss	64,000	47,353	25,097

 

3.  Share Incentive Plan - Award of Free, Partnership and Matching Shares

On 2 June 2021, under the rules of the Helical plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), Helical Bar Trustees Limited awarded ordinary shares to the Company's Executive Directors, PDMRs and employees at the closing mid-market price on 1 June 2021 of 430.50p.

Shares awarded to the Executive Directors/PDMRs were as follows:

Executive Directors	Number of Shares
Gerald Kaye	836
Tim Murphy	836
Matthew Bonning-Snook	836
PDMRs
Tom Anderson	836
James Moss	836

4.  Director's Interests in Shares

Following the transactions noted above, the Director's interests in shares will be as follows:

Executive Directors	Shares Legally Held	Deferred Shares	Share Incentive Plan	Outstanding PSP Awards
Gerald Kaye	2,197,439	343,057	63,686	1,063,418
Tim Murphy	686,166	124,776	40,413	618,899
Matthew Bonning-Snook	1,378,574	250,707	63,205	827,190

5.  Additional Listing

Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority for admission to the Official List, and to the London Stock Exchange plc for admission to trading, for a total of 834,104 ordinary shares of 1p each. It is expected that the hearing will take place on 8 June 2021 and that trading will commence on 9 June 2021.

The shares are being issued in connection with the vesting of awards granted under the Company's Performance Share Plan 2014, as detailed under Point 2 above.

Following admission, the number of ordinary shares in issue will be 122,099,814 each carrying one voting right. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their request in, Helical plc under the FCS's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The identification code for ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company is GB00B0FYMT95. The awards took place outside a trading venue.

For further information please contact:

Helical plc
Tim Murphy (Finance Director)	Tel:  [phone]
	Address: 5 Hanover Square  London    W1S 1HQ
	Website:               www.helical.co.uk

 

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