Director/PDMR Shareholding

Spire Healthcare Group PLC

15 March 2024

 

Spire Healthcare Group plc

15 March 2024

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R (1) (a) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Grant of Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) Awards

Spire Healthcare Group plc (the Company) announces that on 14 March 2024, awards (the DSBP Awards) were granted over the Company's ordinary shares in the form of nil-cost options to the Directors named below, under the Company's DSBP.

Under the DSBP, Executive Directors are required to defer a proportion of their gross bonus, received in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2023, into shares in the Company for a period of three years. The Directors listed below have the following interest in shares as deferred share bonus awards under the DSBP:

Director	Percentage deferral of 2023 gross bonus*	Deferred Shares
Justin Ash	50%	152,786
Jitesh Sodha	33%	68,533

* To be disclosed in the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts

The share price used to determine the number of Deferred Shares subject to award was 238.0 pence, being the mid-market closing share price on 13 March 2024 (the dealing day prior to the awards being made).

The DSBP Awards will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date on 14 March 2027. 

Grant of Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) awards

The Company further announces that, on 14 March 2024, a performance share award was granted over the Company's ordinary shares in the form of nil cost options to the following Executive Directors and PDMR in the Company, under the rules of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan.

Executive Director                Maximum number of shares under Award

Justin Ash                               542,575

Other PDMRs

John Forrest                            226,793

The number of shares set out above represents 200% of Justin Ash's base salary and 125% of John Forrest's base salary.  It is the maximum number which may vest under the LTIP Awards following the end of the performance period (31 December 2026).  The shareholder-approved Remuneration Policy permits awards of up to 200% of base salary for Executive Directors.

The actual number of shares which vest will depend on the extent to which the relevant performance conditions have been satisfied.

The performance conditions applicable to the LTIP Awards will be based as follows:

·    20% on relative total shareholder return (TSR) performance;

·    35% on ROCE performance;

·    15% on EBITDA Margin performance; and

·    30% on two Operational Excellence measures.

Further details of these performance conditions will be disclosed in the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts when published.

The share price used to determine the number of shares under the LTIP Awards was 237.0 pence being the average of the mid-market closing share price over the five trading days ending on 13 March 2024.

The transaction place is London.

Notes:

1)   For Justin Ash the 2024 LTIP awards described above will also be subject to a further two-year holding period following the vesting date.

2)   The actual number of shares which vest under the LTIP awards will depend on the extent to which the relevant performance conditions are satisfied in due course.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Philip Davies

Company Secretary

Spire Healthcare Group plc

Tel:      [phone]

Notification and public disclosure of transaction by persons discharging managerial responsibility and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Justin Ash
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer/PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Spire Healthcare Group plc
b)	LEI	213800IBJPW3SE2RA350
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 1 pence each GB00BNLPYF73
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of performance share awards under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	152,786
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	2024-03-14
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jitesh Sodha
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer/PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Spire Healthcare Group plc
b)	LEI	213800IBJPW3SE2RA350
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 1 pence each GB00BNLPYF73
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of performance share awards under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	68,533
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	2024-03-14
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Justin Ash
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer/PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Spire Healthcare Group plc
b)	LEI	213800IBJPW3SE2RA350
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 1 pence each GB00BNLPYF73
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of performance share awards under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	542,575
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	2024-03-14
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

a)	Name	John Forrest
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer/PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Spire Healthcare Group plc
b)	LEI	213800IBJPW3SE2RA350
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 1 pence each GB00BNLPYF73
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of performance share awards under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil	226,793
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	2024-03-14
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

 

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