Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2005J

Land Securities Group PLC

26 June 2017

 

Land Securities Group PLC   

("Company")

Notification of transactions by

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

On 26 June 2017, Land Securities Group PLC ("Landsec" or the "Company") was notified of the following transactions in its ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") by Executive Directors* and other PDMRs.

(1)               On 23 June 2017, PDMRs listed below acquired an interest in Options over the Company's Shares following the grant of awards under the Company's 2012 Sharesave Plan ("Sharesave"). The numbers of Options were calculated by reference to a price of £8.59, being the Company's middle market quotation for a Share between Wednesday 24 May 2017 to Friday 26 May 2017, discounted by 20%.

Sharesave: Awards normally vest on the third or fifth anniversary of grant.   Subject to continued employment with Landsec, the PDMRs will become entitled to exercise the Options arising from Sharesave between 1 August 2020 and 31 January 2021 (3 year contract) and 1 August 2022 and 31 January 2023 (5 year contract).

Name                                   Sharesave Award                                                                                              

Martin Greenslade*             1,047

Robert Noel*                        n/a                                         

Colette O'Shea                    1,047                                     

Scott Parsons                      n/a                         

(2)           On 25 June 2017, Nil Cost Options (the "Options") granted under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plans ("DSB") on 25 June 2015 to the PDMRs listed below vested and became exercisable between 25 June 2017 and 25 June 2020 following the conclusion of the two year holding period. 

Name                                   2015 DSB

Martin Greenslade*             17,066                                                                  

Robert Noel*                        25,231                                                                  

Colette O'Shea                    7,748                     

Scott Parsons                      7,154

(3)               On 26 June 2017, PDMRs listed below acquired an interest in Options over the Company's Shares following the grant of awards under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("DSB"), the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and the Company's Matching Share Plan ("MSP"). The numbers of Options were calculated by reference to a price of £10.29, being the Company's middle market closing price for a Share on Friday 23 June 2017.

DSB: Awards granted in accordance with the Company's DSB follow the deferral of a portion of the PDMR's bonus entitlement for the year ended 31 March 2017. Subject to continued employment with Landsec, the PDMRs will become entitled to exercise the Options arising from the DSB between 26 June 2018 and 26 June 2022.

LTIP: LTIP awards normally vest on the third anniversary of grant subject to the Company's achievement of certain Total Shareholder Return and Total Property Return performance conditions for the three-year financial period ending 31 March 2020.  The figures shown below are the maximum entitlement should the awards vest in full. 

MSP: MSP awards normally vest on the third anniversary of grant subject to the Company's achievement of certain Total Shareholder Return and Total Property Return performance conditions for the three-year financial period ending 31 March 2020.  The figures shown below are the maximum entitlement should the awards vest in full.  MSP awards have been granted on a 2:1 matching basis by the Company and the individual (directly or through their connected persons) is required to acquire within 30 days of grant, and then hold throughout the three-year term, Shares equal in value to 50% (net) of the MSP award in order to qualify for the full MSP award.  The Executive Directors are not eligible to participate in the MSP.

Subject to continued employment with Landsec and the scheme rules, the PDMRs will become entitled to exercise the Options arising from the LTIP and MSP between 26 June 2020 and 26 June 2027.

 Name                                 DSB Award             LTIP Award           MSP Award 

Martin Greenslade*             17,558                     148,795                 n/a

Robert Noel*                        28,468                     228,583                 n/a

Collette O'Shea                   n/a                             49,908                  29,945

Scott Parsons                      n/a                             47,017                  28,210                  

Enquiries to:

Tim Ashby, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Land Securities Group plc

Tel: [phone]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Martin Greenslade
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Sharesave Options over the Company's Shares under the 2017 Sharesave Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£8.59	1,047
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £8.59 per share	1,047
	-      Price	- Total Price £8,993.73
e)	Date of the transaction	23/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Colette O'Shea
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, London Portfolio
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Sharesave Options over the Company's Shares under the 2017 Sharesave Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£8.59	1,047
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £8.59 per share,047	1,047
	-      Price	- Total price £8,993.73
e)	Date of the transaction	23/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Martin Greenslade
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Vest of Options granted under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan on 25 June 2015.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£n/a	17,066
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £ per share n/a	17,066
	-      Price	- Total Price £n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	25/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	n/a

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Robert Noel
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Vest of Options granted under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan on 25 June 2015
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£n/a	25,231
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £ per share n/a	25,231
	-      Price	- Total Price £n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	25/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	n/a

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Colette O'Shea
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, London Portfolio
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Vest of Options granted under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan on 25 June 2015
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£n/a	7,748
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £ per share n/a	7,748
	-      Price	- Total Price £n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	25/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	n/a

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Scott Parsons
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, Retail Portfolio
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Vest of Options granted under the Company's  Deferred Share Bonus Plan on 25 June 2015
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£n/a	7,154
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £ per share n/a	7,154
	-      Price	- Total Price £n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	25/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	n/a

 

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Martin Greenslade
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the  Deferred Share Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	17,558
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29 per share	17,558
	-      Price	- Total Price £180,671.82
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Martin Greenslade
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	148,795
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29 per share	148,795
	-      Price	- Total Price £1,531,100.55
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Robert Noel
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	28,468
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29 per share	28,468
	-      Price	- Total Price £292,935.72
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Robert Noel
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	228,583
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29per share	228,583
	-      Price	- Total Price £2,352,119.07
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Colette O'Shea
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, London Portfolio
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	49,908
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29 per share	49,908
	-      Price	- Total Price £513,553.32
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Colette O'Shea
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, London Portfolio
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the Matching Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	29,945
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29 per share	29,945
	-      Price	- Total Price £308,134.05
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

 

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Scott Parsons
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, Retail Portfolio
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	47,017
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29 per share	47,017
	-      Price	- Total Price £483,804.93
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	Scott Parsons
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, Retail Portfolio
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Land Securities Group PLC
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	-     Shares
		-     GB0031809436
b)	Nature of transaction	Award of Nil Cost Options over the Company's Shares under the Matching Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£10.29	28,210
d)	Aggregated information
	-      Aggregated volume	- £10.29 per share	28,210
	-      Price	- Total Price £290,280.90
e)	Date of the transaction	26/06/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

 

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