Director/PDMR Shareholding

M. P. Evans Group PLC

13 December 2023

 

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC

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

GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

On 12 December 2023, 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 Matthew Coulson, the chief executive and Mr Luke Shaw, the chief financial officer. They may subscribe for 22,256 and 6,215 shares of 10p each respectively in the Company at a nil cost exercise price. No additional performance criteria will attach to the deferred-bonus awards since the original bonuses are performance related. These options are exercisable at any time between 12 December 2026 and 11 December 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	Matthew 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 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 22,256
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: N/A Price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	12 December 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Luke Shaw
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	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 6,215
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: N/A Price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	12 December 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC

Telephone: [phone]

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman
Matthew Coulson, chief executive
Luke Shaw, chief financial officer

Peel Hunt LLP (Nomad and joint broker)

Telephone: [phone]

Adrian Trimmings, Andrew Clark, Lalit Bose

Cavendish Capital Markets (Joint broker)

Telephone: [phone]

Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward

Hudson Sandler

Telephone: [phone]

Charlie Jack, Charlotte Cobb, Francis Kerrigan

 

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