Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kier Group PLC

14 October 2024

 

14 OCTOBER 2024

KIER GROUP PLC

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 11 October 2024, the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") were granted share awards under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") (the "Awards"). The Awards were made at no cost to the individuals and will only vest to the extent that certain performance conditions are satisfied by the Company over a three-year performance period which runs from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2027. The performance conditions relating to the Awards can be found on page 128 of the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts. The price used for the purpose of calculating the Awards was 148.8 pence per share, being the average 3-month share price prior to the date of grant.

PDMR	Date of transaction	Number of Awards granted under LTIP
Mr AOB Davies	11 October 2024	956,315
Mr SJ Kesterton	11 October 2024	668,190
Mr SJ Togwell	11 October 2024	562,096
Ms A Amar	11 October 2024	137,600
Mr AW Bradshaw	11 October 2024	165,756
Ms L Finlay	11 October 2024	178,666
Mr G Incutti	11 October 2024	178,666
Mr LP Thomas	11 October 2024	178,666
Ms S Timms	11 October 2024	66,400

The following notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. The Company's Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.

For enquiries, please contact:

Jaime Tham

Company Secretary

07801 975672

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Andrew Davies
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status		Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	Kier Group plc
b)	LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 956,315
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	956,315 shares Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Simon Kesterton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status		Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	Kier Group plc
b)	LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 668,190
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	668,190 shares Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name	Stuart Togwell
Reason for the notification
Position / status	Group Managing Director - Construction
Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name		Kier Group plc
LEI		2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code		Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction		Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 562,096
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price		562,096 shares Nil
Date of the transaction		2024-10-11
Place of the transaction		Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Alpna Amar
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Corporate Development Director
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 137,600
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	137,600 Nil
Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name	Andrew Bradshaw
Reason for the notification
Position / status	Group Managing Director - Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks
Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 165,756
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	165,756 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Louisa Finlay
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Chief People Officer
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 178,666
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	178,666 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Giuseppe Incutti
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Group Managing Director - Transportation
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 178,666
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	178,666 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Leigh Thomas
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Group Managing Director - Property
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 178,666
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	178,666 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Sophie Timms
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Corporate Affairs Director
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 66,400
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	66,400 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2024-10-11
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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