Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3462I

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

11 August 2021

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Anna Manz, Chief Financial Officer of London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") was granted an award over shares in the Company as detailed below on 10 August 2021 (the "Award").

Consistent with the Company's approved Remuneration Policy (the "Remuneration Policy"), and as set out in its announcement on 25 June 2020, the Company agreed to make the Award to compensate Ms Manz for the forfeiture of her pro-rata bonus award from Johnson Matthey for the financial year 2020/21.

This conditional Award comprises 2,900 shares with a face value of £226,374, representing 50 per cent of the forfeited bonus, and will vest on 10 August 2024. The value of the forfeited bonus was confirmed by Johnson Matthey following publication of its 2020/21 annual results.

Details of this Award will be included in the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 2021 financial year.

In addition, on 10 August 2021 David Schwimmer exercised a nil-cost option granted to him under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 and which vested on 9 August 2021. Mr Schwimmer subsequently sold a sufficient number of resulting Company shares to satisfy associated taxes, social security and dealing costs. The remaining shares are subject to the two-year holding period in accordance with the Remuneration Policy.

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Anna Manz

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a )	Name	Anna Manz
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	London Stock Exchange Group plc
b)	LEI	213800QAUUUP6I445N30
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 of 6 79/86 p each ISIN: GB00B0SWJX34
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a restricted share award under the London Stock Exchange Group R estricted Share Award Plan 2018.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Nil 2,900 ordinary shares
d)	Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price	N /A
e)	Date of the transaction	10 August 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

David Schwimmer

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a )	Name	David Schwimmer
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	London Stock Exchange Group plc
b)	LEI	213800QAUUUP6I445N30
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 of 6 79/86 p each ISIN: GB00B0SWJX34
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of a nil-cost option over ordinary shares vesting under the London Stock Exchange Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2014.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Nil 51,222 ordinary shares
d)	Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price	N /A
e)	Date of the transaction	10 August 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
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 of 6 79/86 p each ISIN: GB00B0SWJX34
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of ordinary shares on exercise of a nil-cost option under the London Stock Exchange Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 to satisfy taxes, social security and associated dealing costs.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	£78.676 per share 24,113ordinary shares
d)	Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price	N /A
e)	Date of the transaction	10 August 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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