Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3375P

PZ CUSSONS PLC

30 August 2017

 

30 August 2017

PZ Cussons Plc (the 'Company')

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

On 29 August 2017 the following Directors of the Company were granted conditional awards ('Awards') under the PZ Cussons Senior Executive Annual Bonus Scheme to acquire the following numbers of ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company as set out below. The award will ordinarily vest on the third anniversary of grant conditional only upon the Participant's continued employment at that time but subject always to the rules of the Scheme. The notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	G A Kanellis
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	PZ Cussons Plc
b)	LEI	XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35
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 1p each GB00B19Z1432
b)	Nature of the transaction	Conditional share award over ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company granted under the PZ Cussons Senior Executive Annual Bonus Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 116,566
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-08-29
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	C Davis
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	PZ Cussons Plc
b)	LEI	XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35
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 1p each GB00B19Z1432
b)	Nature of the transaction	Conditional share award over ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company granted under the PZ Cussons Senior Executive Annual Bonus Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 26,017
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-08-29
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	B H Leigh
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	PZ Cussons Plc
b)	LEI	XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35
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 1p each GB00B19Z1432
b)	Nature of the transaction	Conditional share award over ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company granted under the PZ Cussons Senior Executive Annual Bonus Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 25,587
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-08-29
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON)

Furthermore, the Company also announces that it has today received notification from the following persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company, that they have purchased ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company as detailed below. The notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Tim Perman
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Category & Brand Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	PZ Cussons Plc
b)	LEI	XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35
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 1p each GB00B19Z1432
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.433 23,504
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-08-29
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Alan Bergin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Commercial Finance Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	PZ Cussons Plc
b)	LEI	XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35
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 1p each GB00B19Z1432
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.433 6,440
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-08-29
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jola Gillespie
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Information Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	PZ Cussons Plc
b)	LEI	XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35
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 1p each GB00B19Z1432
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.433 14,566
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-08-29
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON)

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Sam Plant

Company Secretary

PZ Cussons Plc

(T) (00) 44 (0)161 435 1000

 

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