Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8676E

Kingfisher PLC

21 July 2016

 

KINGFISHER PLC

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs')

Kingfisher plc (the 'Company') today announces that, on 19 July 2016, Véronique Laury, Karen Witts, Arja Taaveniku, Steve Willett and Pierre Woreczek (each a PDMR) were granted awards to acquire ordinary shares in the Company under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan.

These awards were made in accordance with the Company's Remuneration Policy approved by shareholders at our Annual General Meeting on 15 June 2016.

Conditions related to the vesting and exercise of these awards can be found in the Directors Remuneration Policy within the 2015/16 Annual Report, available at kingfisher.com.

The notifications for each PDMR below, which were made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulations, provide further detail of the awards granted to each PDMR.

Enquiries:

Richard Cordeschi

Head of Secretariat

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Sarah Levy

Group Investor Relations Director

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) b)	Natural person:                 Legal person	Véronique Laury
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	Kingfisher plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier:	213800KBMEV7I92FY281
4	Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)	Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each (ISIN: GB0033195214)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	2,004,828 (Transformation Incentive Award)
		Nil	45,564 (Alignment Shares Award, immediate vest)
		Nil	136,692 (Alignment Shares Award, underpin conditions)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	-     2,187,084 -     Nil
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2016-07-19
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) b)	Natural person:                 Legal person	Karen Witts
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	Kingfisher plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier:	213800KBMEV7I92FY281
4	Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)	Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each (ISIN: GB0033195214)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	1,388,050 (Transformation Incentive Award)
		Nil	34,701 (Alignment Shares Award, immediate vest)
		Nil	104,103 (Alignment Shares Award, underpin conditions)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	-     1,526,854 -     Nil
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2016-07-19
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) b)	Natural person:                 Legal person	Arja Taaveniku
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Offer and Supply Chain Officer
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	Kingfisher plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier:	213800KBMEV7I92FY281
4	Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)	Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each (ISIN: GB0033195214)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	1,354,254 (Transformation Incentive Award)
		Nil	33,856 (Alignment Shares Award, immediate vest)
		Nil	101,569 (Alignment Shares Award, underpin conditions)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	-     1,489,679 -     Nil
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2016-07-19
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) b)	Natural person:                 Legal person	Steve Willett
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Digital and IT Officer
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	Kingfisher plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier:	213800KBMEV7I92FY281
4	Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)	Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each (ISIN: GB0033195214)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	769,462 (Transformation Incentive Award)
		Nil	25,648 (Alignment Shares Award, immediate vest)
		Nil	76,946 (Alignment Shares Award, underpin conditions)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	-     872,056 -     Nil
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2016-07-19
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) b)	Natural person:                 Legal person	Pierre Woreczek
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Customer Officer
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	Kingfisher plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier:	213800KBMEV7I92FY281
4	Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)	Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each (ISIN: GB0033195214)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of nil-cost options to acquire shares under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	543,150 (Transformation Incentive Award)
		Nil	18,105 (Alignment Shares Award, immediate vest)
		Nil	54,315 (Alignment Shares Award, underpin conditions)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	-     615,570 -     Nil
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2016-07-19
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

 

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