Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6572B

Pets At Home Group Plc

08 October 2015

 

8 October 2015

Notification of Transaction of Directors/PDMRs

Pets at Home Group Plc (the "Company")

Grant of Options to Directors/PDMRs under the Company's Sharesave Plan (the "Sharesave Plan")

In accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.2R, the Company announces that each of the persons set out below, each being either a Director or a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility (a "PDMR"), has on 6 October 2015 been granted an option (the "Option") to purchase ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") pursuant to the Sharesave Plan at an exercise price of £2.30 per Share.

The Sharesave Plan is a tax advantaged share option plan available to all of the Company's employees, subject to qualifying conditions.  The Options are, in normal circumstances, not exercisable until completion of a 3 years savings period, beginning on 1 December 2015 and will then be exercisable for a period of 6 months.  The exercise period will, therefore, in normal circumstances, be from 1 December 2018 to 31 May 2019.

Name of Director	Number of Shares over which Sharesave Option was Granted
Nicholas Wood	3,913
Ian Kellett	3,913
Name of PDMR	Number of Shares over which Sharesave Option was Granted
Sally Hopson	3,913
Peter Pritchard	3,913
Louise Stonier	3,913

As a result of the above, the PDMRs hold options/awards over the following (aggregate) number of ordinary shares granted under the Company's various share schemes:

Name of Director	Aggregate Number of Shares over which options/awards are held
Nicholas Wood	444,014
Ian Kellett	336,871
Name of PDMR	Aggregate Number of Shares over which options/awards are held.
Sally Hopson	316,463
Peter Pritchard	367,483
Louise Stonier	162,983

The Company was notified of the grant of the Options on 7 October 2015.

For further information please contact:

Louise Stonier

Legal Director and Company Secretary

Pets at Home Group Plc

Tel: [phone]

 

END

 

 

RDSPKFDPCBDKDKK