Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7747B

M. P. Evans Group PLC

12 January 2018

 

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC

("Company" or "M.P. Evans")

GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

On 12 January 2018, in line with its policy of deferring half the executive annual bonus into nil-cost share options, the Company granted an option under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme to each of Mr Tristan Price, the Chief Executive, and Mr Matthew Coulson, the Finance Director. They may subscribe, respectively, for 12,059 and 8,331 shares of 10p each in the Company at a nil cost exercise price; no additional performance criteria will attach to the deferred-bonus awards since the original bonus is performance related. These options are exercisable at any time between 12 January 2021 and 11 January 2028.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	1. Tristan Price, Chief Executive 2. Matthew Coulson, Finance Director
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMRs of the Company
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	M.P. Evans Group plc
b)	LEI	2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26
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	Shares of 10p per share in the capital of M.P. Evans Group PLC (10p shares)
	Identification code	ISIN: GB0007538100
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options over 10p shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Exercise Prices per share Volumes 1. Nil Cost Options 2. Nil Cost Options 1. 12,059 2. 8,331
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: Price: Nil cost options
e)	Date of the transaction	12 January 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC                                                             Telephone: [phone]

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman                                                

Tristan Price, chief executive

Matthew Coulson, finance director

Peel Hunt LLP                                                                             Telephone: [phone]

Dan Webster

Adrian Trimmings

George Sellar

Hudson Sandler                                                                        Telephone: [phone]

Charlie Jack

Bertie Berger

 

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