Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1237T

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

15 March 2023

 

Phoenix Group Holdings plc (the "Company")

Exercise of nil-cost options under the Phoenix Group Holdings plc Deferred Bonus Share Scheme (the "DBSS")

The Company announces that on 14 March 2023, the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities "PDMRs" exercised their nil-cost options over ordinary shares of £0.10 each in the Company under the DBSS granted on 13 March 2020. 

DBSS

Vesting of these options was subject to a three-year holding period in respect of the deferred bonus for the 2019 financial year to 31 December 2022.  The options become exercisable for up to 6 months with effect from 13 March 2023.  

Name	Title	Number of ordinary shares acquired of £0.10 each on exercise of options
Jonathan Pears	Chief Risk Officer	10,778

In order to meet the income tax and national insurance liabilities arising on the exercise of the options, the following numbers of shares were sold on 14 March 2023 at a price of £ 5.796981 per share:

Name	Title	Number of ordinary shares of £0.10 each sold for tax/NIC purposes
Jonathan Pears	Chief Risk Officer	5,215

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial

The Notification of Dealing Forms for each PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Markets Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). 

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jonathan Pears
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Risk Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Phoenix Group Holdings plc
b)	LEI	2138001P49OLAEU33T68
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	Phoenix Group Holdings plc ordinary shares of £0.10 GB00BGXQNP29
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of options under the Company's DBSS and sale of shares to cover tax and NI.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Item Price(s) Volume(s) Exercise of  Options nil 10,778 Sale of Shares 5.796981 5,215
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
e)	Date of the transaction	14 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

Media Douglas Campbell Teneo [phone] Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Phoenix Group [phone]

Investors Claire Hawkins, Corporate Affairs Director, Phoenix Group [phone]  Andrew Downey, Investor Relations Director, Phoenix Group [phone]

 

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