Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3719T

Howden Joinery Group PLC

29 March 2016

 

HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Purchase and Release of Shares relating to Deferred Bonus Arrangements

The Company has been notified that on 24 March 2016 the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") acquired, through the London Stock Exchange, the number of ordinary shares of 10 pence listed against their name at a price of 468.67 pence per share under the Company's deferred bonus arrangements, as shown in the third column.

In addition, the Company has also been notified that on 29 March 2016 a proportion of the shares deferred under a similar arrangement in the previous two years were also released to them.  The amounts released are detailed below in the fourth and fifth columns.

Name of Director/PDMR	Role	Ordinary shares purchased under 2015 Deferred Bonus Arrangements	Ordinary shares released under 2013 Deferred Bonus Arrangements	Ordinary shares released under 2014 Deferred Bonus Arrangements
Matthew Ingle	Director	7,709	10,385	8,993
Mark Robson	Director	5,639	7,415	5,776
Kevin Barrett	PDMR	854	N/A i	N/A i
Robert Fenwick	PDMR	3,229	4,193	3,692
Gareth Hopkins	PDMR	2,682	N/A i	N/A i
Theresa Keating	PDMR	2,682	2,705	1,994
Andrew Witts	PDMR	3,229	4,193	3,692

ⁱ Kevin Barrett and Gareth Hopkins joined the Company during 2015 and therefore did not participate in the 2013 or 2014 deferred bonus arrangements.

PDMRs' shareholding following this notification:

Name of PDMR	Role	Total ordinary shares held following this notificationii	Total ordinary shares held as a percentage of issued share capitaliii
Matthew Ingle	Director	4,039,961	0.63%
Mark Robson	Director	1,892,780	0.30%
Kevin Barrett	PDMR	0	0.00%
Robert Fenwick	PDMR	541,032	0.09%
Gareth Hopkins	PDMR	0	0.00%
Theresa Keating	PDMR	171,211	0.03%
Andrew Witts	PDMR	934,311	0.15%

ⁱⁱ Excluding deferred bonus shares

ⁱⁱⁱ Excluding shares held in treasury

This notification is made pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R (1) (a).

Enquiries

Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary:

[phone]

 

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