Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4564V

Serco Group PLC

02 November 2017

 

1 November 2017

Serco Group plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300PT2CIHYN5GWJ21

INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMRs') IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19 OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION 596/2014

Serco Group plc ('Serco' or 'the Company'), the international service company, confirms the vesting details of awards granted in 2014 to Angus Cockburn in the form of Nominal Cost Options under the 2009 Serco Performance Share Plan ('PSP') ('the Performance Award') and awards granted in connection with his appointment to the Company to compensate for performance share awards forfeited on joining Serco ('the Recruitment Award') (together, 'the Awards').  The performance period for the Awards commenced on 1 January 2014 for the EPS performance condition, 31 October 2014 for the Strategic Objectives performance condition and 27 June 2014 for all other performance conditions.

The performance measure vesting details are as follows:

·      For the Performance Award:

Proportion of the Award	Measure	Outcome	Overall outcome
1/3rd	Relative TSR - for the period ending 22 February 2017 the Company's TSR ranked below median.	Lapsed in full	0%
1/6th	2016 EPS - the Company did not meet the threshold level of performance for EPS for the period ending 31 December 2016.	Lapsed in full	0%
	Total vesting in 2017 for 2014 Performance Award Lapsed Still to vest		0% 50% 50%

As a result of the lapse of the Performance Award vesting on 31 October 2017, Angus Cockburn is not eligible to receive Shares pursuant to these Awards.

·      In respect of the Recruitment Award:

Proportion of the Award	Measure	Outcome	Overall outcome
40%	Relative TSR - for the period ending 22 February 2017 the Company's TSR ranked below median.	Lapsed in full	0%
20%	Strategic Objectives - the Remuneration Committee determined that the Strategic Objectives had been achieved.	Vested in full	20%
	Total vesting in 2017 for 2014 Recruitment Award Lapsed Still to vest		20% 40% 40%

The closing price of an Ordinary Share of Serco Group plc at the point of vesting on 31 October 2017 was £1.166.

The notifications that follow are for Awards made to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs') and show the vesting of the Awards.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Angus Cockburn
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group 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	Serco Group plc
b)	LEI	549300PT2CIHYN5GWJ21
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	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') ISIN: GB0007973794
	Identification code
b)	Nature of the transaction	The number of Ordinary Shares released on Recruitment Awards granted in 2014 under the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£0.02	56,356
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	56,356
	- Price	£0.02
e)	Date of the transaction	31/10/2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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