8 August 2018
NCC Group plc
("NCC" or the "Company")
Exercise of Share Options
Director / PDMR Dealing
NCC Group plc (LSE: NCC) received notification on 3 August 2018 that on the same day Roger, Rawlinson, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), was awarded 20,761 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by the trustees of NCC Group Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") pursuant to options granted to him under the Deferred Bonus Plan (part of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan). The aggregate exercise price paid by the PDMR in relation to the options exercised by him was £1.
On 7 August 2018, Roger Rawlinson sold 9,758 Ordinary Shares at a price of 220.2 pence per Ordinary Share to satisfy the costs of the income tax, national insurance and other liabilities arising on the exercise of the options.
As a result of the exercise of the options and the subsequent sale of Ordinary Shares mentioned above, the net number of Ordinary Shares acquired by the PDMR is set out below:
Name |
Director / PDMR |
Former shareholding |
Ordinary Shares awarded |
Ordinary Shares sold |
Resultant shareholding |
Percentage of issued share capital |
Roger Rawlinson* |
PDMR |
982,242 |
20,761 |
9,758 |
993,245 |
0.358% |
* Including 41,454 shares held by spouse
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Roger Rawlinson |
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Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
PDMR |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
NCC Group plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800DJCGZRB6523934
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 1p each
ISIN: GB00B01QGK86 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
1) Exercise of options under the NCC Group plc Deferred Bonus Plan; and 2) Disposal of shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities pursuant to the exercise of the options referred to in (1). |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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1) |
£1 in aggregate |
20,761 |
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2) |
220.2p |
9,758 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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1) |
£1 in aggregate |
20,761 |
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2) |
220.2p |
9,758 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
1) 2018-08-03 2) 2018-08-07 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Enquiries: |
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NCC Group (www.nccgroup.trust) |
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Suzy Cross, Company Secretary
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0161 209 5200 |
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