Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1541Z

M. P. Evans Group PLC

20 January 2022

 

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

M.P. Evans Group Plc

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

PDMR transaction

PDMR transaction

The Company has been notified of the exercise of share options under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme by Mr MH Coulson director of the Company.  Mr MH Coulson exercised his share options over 5,826 Shares granted at nil cost per Share and due to expire on 10 January 2029. These awards were satisfied out of shares held by the Trustee of the M.P. Evans Group 2018 Employees' Benefit Trust.

Simultaneously, Mr MH Coulson sold 2,726 Shares at 824p per Share in order to fund the tax and national insurance liabilities resulting from the exercise of the share options. In addition, Mr MH Coulson transferred the remaining 3,100 Shares to Mrs N Coulson, Mr MH Coulson's wife.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Harrison Coulson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief executive
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 10 pence per share in M.P.Evans Group PLC ("Shares"). Identification code: ISIN GB007538100
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of options over Shares Sale of Shares Transfer of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Exercise of share options over Shares: Price(s)  Nil Volume(s)  5,826 Sale of Shares: Price(s)  824p Volume(s)  2,726 Transfer of Shares: Price(s)  Nil Volume(s)  3,100
d)	Aggregated information	N/A
e)	Date of transaction	20 January 2022
f)	Place of transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM

20 January 2022

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC	[phone]
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin	Executive Chairman
Matthew Coulson	Chief executive
Peel Hunt LLP (Nomad and joint broker)	[phone]
Dan Webster
Andrew Clark
finnCap (Joint broker)	[phone]
Tim Redfern
Harriet Ward
Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)	[phone]
Charlie Jack
Elfie Kent

 

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