Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5043V

Imperial Brands PLC

14 April 2021

 

14 April 2021

IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC

 (THE "COMPANY")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTOR/PDMR

Recruitment Awards

On 6 July 2020, the Company's new Chief Executive Officer, Stefan Bomhard, was granted a nil-cost option award (the "Recruitment Award") over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Shares").

In addition, on 29 September 2020, the Company's new Chief People & Culture Officer, Alison Clarke, was granted a Recruitment Award over the Company's Shares.

The Recruitment Awards were granted in order to facilitate their recruitment and to replace certain share awards granted to them by their former employer, Inchcape plc, and which they forfeited on joining the Company.

The elements of the Recruitment Awards, with an expected Vesting Date of 10 April 2021, vested in part on 12 April 2021 as detailed below.  

Name	Award type	Number of Shares Granted	Number of Shares Lapsed	Number of Shares Vesting (including dividend roll-up Shares)	Original Inchcape award replaced
Stefan Bomhard	Nil-cost option	44,820	32,047	13,828	Award of performance shares granted under the Inchcape Performance Share Plan granted on 10 April 2018
Stefan Bomhard	Nil-cost option	24,202	17,305	7,467	Award of matching shares granted under the Inchcape Co-Investment Plan granted on 10 April 2018
Alison Clarke	Nil-cost option	16,565	11,844	5,028	Award of performance shares granted under the Inchcape Performance Share Plan granted on 10 April 2018
Alison Clarke	Nil-cost option	5,179	3,703	1,572	Award of matching shares granted under the Inchcape Co-Investment Plan granted on 10 April 2018

The Shares in these tranches of the Recruitment Awards have vested only to the extent that the original Inchcape performance conditions applicable to the forfeited awards were met over the original performance period.

Notification of person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated
a)	Name	STEFAN BOMHARD
2.	Reason 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)	Name	IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC
b)	LEI	549300DFVPOB67JL3A42
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.10 EACH
	Identification code	GB0004544929
b)	Nature of the transaction	LAPSING OF NIL COST OPTION AWARD GRANTED IN RELIANCE ON LISTING RULE 9.4.2 WHICH VESTED ON 12 APRIL 2021 FOLLOWING PARTIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 49,352
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	12 APRIL 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

Notification of person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated
a)	Name	STEFAN BOMHARD
2.	Reason 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)	Name	IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC
b)	LEI	549300DFVPOB67JL3A42
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.10 EACH
	Identification code	GB0004544929
b)	Nature of the transaction	VESTING OF NIL COST OPTION AWARD, INCLUDING DIVIDEND ROLL-UP SHARES, GRANTED IN RELIANCE ON LISTING RULE 9.4.2 WHICH VESTED ON 12 APRIL 2021 FOLLOWING PARTIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 21,295
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	12 APRIL 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

Notification of person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated
a)	Name	ALISON CLARKE
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR - CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC
b)	LEI	549300DFVPOB67JL3A42
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.10 EACH
	Identification code	GB0004544929
b)	Nature of the transaction	LAPSING OF NIL COST OPTION AWARD WHICH VESTED ON 12 APRIL 2021 FOLLOWING PARTIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 15,547
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	12 APRIL 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

Notification of person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated
a)	Name	ALISON CLARKE
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR - CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC
b)	LEI	549300DFVPOB67JL3A42
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.10 EACH
	Identification code	GB0004544929
b)	Nature of the transaction	VESTING OF NIL COST OPTION AWARD, INCLUDING DIVIDEND ROLL-UP SHARES, WHICH VESTED ON 12 APRIL 2021 FOLLOWING PARTIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 6,600
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	12 APRIL 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

 

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