Legal & General Group Plc
Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated with them
On 8 April 2024, Legal & General Group Plc (the "Company") received notification that on 8 April 2024 the Directors and PDMRs named below had been awarded nil cost options over ordinary shares of 2.5p under the terms of the Performance Share Plan ("PSP") at an award price of £2.5244. The performance period in respect of the PSP awards will end on 31 December 2026. The performance conditions will then be tested and the vesting percentage confirmed after the announcement of Legal & General's 2026 annual results in March 2027. Any options that vest will become exercisable on 8 April 2029 and must be exercised by the seventh anniversary of the date of grant.
On 8 April 2024, the Company also received notification that on 8 April 2024 the Directors and PDMRs named below were awarded either conditional shares or restricted shares at a price of £2.5227 per ordinary share under the terms of the Share Bonus Plan ("SBP"). All SBP awards vest on 8 April 2027.
Name |
Director/ PDMR |
Number of PSP options |
Number of SBP Conditional Shares awarded on 8 April 2024 |
Number of SBP Restricted Shares awarded on |
António Simões |
Director |
1,396,371 |
610,314 |
- |
Jeff Davies |
Director |
682,340 |
103,461 |
- |
Michelle Scrimgeour |
PDMR |
666,495 |
- |
108,555 |
Andrew Kail |
PDMR |
626,881 |
- |
145,025 |
Laura Mason |
PDMR |
499,128 |
- |
94,404 |
Bernard Hickman |
PDMR |
340,675 |
- |
68,835 |
Chris Knight |
PDMR |
253,525 |
- |
68,776 |
Geoffrey Timms |
PDMR |
244,018 |
- |
77,695 |
Emma Hardaker-Jones |
PDMR |
285,216 |
- |
66,596 |
PSP Awards
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
1. António Simões 2. Jeff Davies 3. Michelle Scrimgeour 4. Andrew Kail 5. Laura Mason 6. Bernard Hickman 7. Chris Knight 8. Geoffrey Timms 9. Emma Hardaker-Jones |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
1. Group Chief Executive Officer/Director 2. Group Chief Financial Officer/Director 3. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Investment Management/PDMR 4. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Retirement Institutional/PDMR 5. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Capital/PDMR 6. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Retail/PDMR 7. Group Chief Risk Officer/PDMR 8. Group General Counsel and Company Secretary/PDMR 9. Chief Transformation & People Officer/PDMR |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Legal & General Group Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800JH9QQWHLO99821 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached GB0005603997 |
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b) |
Nature of transaction |
PSP options award for the Directors/PDMRs listed in 1a above
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s) |
Volume |
1. £2.5244 |
1. 1,396,371 |
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2. £2.5244 |
2. 682,340 |
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3. £2.5244 |
3. 666,495 |
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4. £2.5244 |
4. 626,881 |
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5. £2.5244 |
5. 499,128 |
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6. £2.5244 |
6. 340,675 |
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7. £2.5244 |
7. 253,525 |
||
8. £2.5244 |
8. 244,018 |
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9. £2.5244 |
9. 285,216 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A (Single Transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
08 April 2024 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, XLON |
SBP Awards (Restricted and Conditional)
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
1. António Simões 2. Jeff Davies 3. Michelle Scrimgeour 4. Andrew Kail 5. Laura Mason 6. Bernard Hickman 7. Chris Knight 8. Geoffrey Timms 9. Emma Hardaker-Jones |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
1. Group Chief Executive Officer/Director 2. Group Chief Financial Officer/Director 3. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Investment Management/PDMR 4. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Retirement Institutional/PDMR 5. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Capital/PDMR 6. Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Retail/PDMR 7. Group Chief Risk Officer/PDMR 8. Group General Counsel and Company Secretary/PDMR 9. Chief Transformation & People Officer/PDMR |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Legal & General Group Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800JH9QQWHLO99821 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached GB0005603997 |
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b) |
Nature of transaction |
1. SBP conditional shares award for the Directors listed in 1a above 2. SBP restricted shares award for the PDMRs listed in 1a above
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s) |
Volume |
1. £2.5227 |
1. 610,314 |
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2. £2.5227 |
2. 103,461 |
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3. £2.5227 |
3. 108,555 |
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4. £2.5227 |
4. 145,025 |
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5. £2.5227 |
5. 94,404 |
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6. £2.5227 |
6. 68,835 |
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7. £2.5227 |
7. 68,776 |
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8. £2.5227 |
8. 77,695 |
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9. £2.5227 |
9. 66,596 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A (Single Transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
08 April 2024 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, XLON |
09 April 2024
Leanne Cornish
Head of Group Secretariat
Legal & General Group Plc
Tel: 020 3124 4111