Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8597T

Ocado Group PLC

17 October 2017

 

DIRECTOR/PDMR NOTIFICATION
OCADO GROUP PLC

17 October 2017

Ocado Group plc
Director/PDMR Notification

Ocado Group plc (the "Company") makes the following announcement regarding its Directors' participation in The Ocado Share Incentive Plan.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Tim Steiner
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Tim Steiner participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company of 2 pence each at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Matching Shares"). Tim Steiner purchased 49 Partnership Shares at a price of £3.089 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 7 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
		£3.089		49
		£0.00		7
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
		£2.703	56		£151.36
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Duncan Tatton-Brown
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	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Duncan Tatton-Brown participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company of 2 pence each at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Matching Shares"). Duncan Tatton-Brown purchased 48 Partnership Shares at a price of £3.089 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 7 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
		£3.089		48
		£0.00		7
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
		£2.696	55		£148.27
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Richardson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operations Officer
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Mark Richardson participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company of 2 pence each at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Matching Shares"). Mark Richardson purchased 49 Partnership Shares at a price of £3.089 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 7 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
		£3.089		49
		£0.00		7
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
		£2.703	56		£151.36
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Neill Abrams
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Neill Abrams participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company of 2 pence each at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Matching Shares"). Neill Abrams purchased 49 Partnership Shares at a price of £3.089 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 7 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
		£3.089		49
		£0.00		7
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
		£2.703	56		£151.36
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement:

Neill Abrams
Company Secretary
Ocado Group plc
Buildings One & Two Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL10 9UL
Fax: [phone]
email: [e-mail] 

Ocado Group plc LEI: 213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

 

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