Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hostmore PLC

31 May 2023

 

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31 May 2023

Hostmore plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Grant of Restricted Share Award

Hostmore plc (the "Company") announces that the following restricted share award over ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the Company was granted to Julie McEwan, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), to reflect the additional responsibilities of her acting as the Company's permanent Chief Executive Officer.  It was agreed at the time Julie McEwan was appointed as permanent Chief Executive Officer that this award over shares in the Company would be made to her.  The vesting of the restricted share award is subject to the approval of the Company's new Directors' Remuneration Policy by the requisite proportion of the Company's shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting on 7 June 2023.  Subject to the aforementioned condition being satisfied, these shares will be transferred to Julie McEwan by Intertrust Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, the trustee of the Hostmore plc 2021 Employee Benefit Trust, from shares currently held by the Trust.

Participant	Position	No. of Shares under Award
Julie McEwan	Chief Executive Officer	185,000

The award was granted as a restricted share award on 30 May 2023.  The vesting of the award is subject to the approval of the Company's new Directors' Remuneration Policy by the requisite proportion of the Company's shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting on 7 June 2023. A two-year holding period applies to the shares.

The grant of the award has been made as outlined and in accordance with the Directors' Remuneration Policy published in the Company's annual report and financial statements for the 52-week period ended 1 January 2023.

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)	Full Name	Julie McEwan
2.	Reasons for the notification
a)	Position / status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Full name of the entity	Hostmore plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier code	2138008IAVFFCVTG1L66
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 Identification Code	Grant of restricted share award over ordinary shares of £0.20 each GB00BMV9MD66
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of restricted share award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Grant Nil 185,000
d)	Aggregated information -       Aggregated volume -       Price	Not Applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	30 May 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

ENQUIRIES

Hostmore plc

Alan Clark, Chief Financial Officer

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[phone]

Dentons Global Advisors

Jonathon Brill / James Styles

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Tel: [phone]

 

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