16 June 2015
FirstGroup plc
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMRâ€)
Grant of awards under the FirstGroup plc Executive Annual Bonus Plan (“EABPâ€)
FirstGroup plc (the “Companyâ€) announces that the following PDMRs of the Company were each granted a nil cost award over the Company’s ordinary shares of 5 pence under the EABP as set out below. The awards were made on 15 June 2015, after set performance conditions under the EABP were achieved during the financial year 2014/15:
Name | Position | Number of share awards |
Tim O’Toole | Director | 230,748 |
Chris Surch | Director | 102,327 |
Rachael Borthwick | PDMR | 71,120 |
Clive Burrows | PDMR | 26,366 |
Nick Chevis | PDMR | 99,607 |
John Evans | PDMR | 19,929 |
Giles Fearnley | PDMR | 57,203 |
Dave Gausby | PDMR | 39,321 |
Dave Leach | PDMR | 52,283 |
Jayne Maclennan | PDMR | 21,176 |
Dave Lynch | PDMR | 32,347 |
Dennis Maple | PDMR | 111,715 |
Louise Ruppel | PDMR | 67,763 |
Brad Thomas | PDMR | 101,360 |
Robert Welch | PDMR | 19,304 |
The awards under the EABP will vest at the end of a three year deferral period on 1 April 2018.
The transaction took place in London. This announcement is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a).
Further information, FirstGroup plc:
Faisal Tabbah, Group Investor Relations Manager
Stuart Butchers, Group Head of Media
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354