Director/PDMR Shareholding

M. P. Evans Group PLC

05 July 2023

 

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

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

GRANT OF SHARE OPTION

On 1 July 2023 the Company granted a nil-cost option under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme to K. Chandra Sekaran, executive director, Asia over 3,000 shares of 10p each in the Company ("Option"). No additional performance criteria will attach to the award. This Option will normally vest and become exercisable on 1 July 2026 and can be exercised until the end of 30 June 2033.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("UK MAR").

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	K. Chandra Sekaran
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive director
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 Nil Cost Options 3,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: N/A Price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 July 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	(C)                   Outside a trading venue

5 July 2023

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC	[phone]
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin	Chairman
Matthew Coulson	Chief executive
Luke Shaw	Chief financial officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nomad and joint broker)	[phone]
Adrian Trimmings, Andrew Clark, Lalit Bose
finnCap (Joint broker)	[phone]
Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward
Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)	[phone]
Charlie Jack, Francis Kerrigan, Amelia Craddock

 

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