2019 Share Incentive Plan

RNS Number : 3199K

boohoo group plc

27 August 2019

 

For Immediate Release	27 August 2019

boohoo group plc

("boohoo" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries the "Group" or "the boohoo group")

2019 Share Incentive Plan

boohoo group plc (AIM: BOO), a leading online fashion group, announces that as part of the Company's commitment to encouraging all employees to be shareholders in the business, a total of 2,071,212 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') have been granted to employees.

A total of 2343 employees were found eligible and applied for the 2019 Share Incentive Plan ("2019 SIP") and have been granted 884 free Ordinary Shares each, representing approximately £2000 at the purchase price. The free shares were awarded on 23 August 2019 and are subject to a 3 year forfeiture period.

John Lyttle and Neil Catto, both Directors of the Company, have elected to participate in the 2019 SIP, and are included in the total figures above, their individual awards pursuant to the 2019 SIP being 884 shares each.

Following this grant Neil Catto's and John Lyttle's interests in shares in boohoo group plc are as follows (excluding any shares in boohoo holdings limited):

Director	Shares held personally	Shares under option in LTIP	Shares under option	Shares held under SIP	Shares under option in SAYE	Total interest	% of issued share capital
Neil Catto	64,773	671,603	0	11,393	9,137	756,906	0.065%
John Lyttle	0	0	357,446	884	0	358,330	0.031%

Following these grants the Company has a total of 35,180,533 Shares under option representing approximately 3.019% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John Lyttle
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	boohoo group plc
b)	LEI	213800SZF3KFCECWY243
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 ISIN: JE00BG6L7297
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of free shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £2.261187 884
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	23 August 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Neil Catto
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CFO
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	boohoo group plc
b)	LEI	213800SZF3KFCECWY243
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 ISIN: JE00BG6L7297
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of free shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £2.261187 884
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	23 August 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

Enquiries
boohoo group plc
Neil Catto, Chief Financial Officer	Tel: [phone]
Alistair Davies, Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
Clara Melia, Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
Zeus Capital - Nominated adviser and joint broker
Nick Cowles/Andrew Jones (Corporate Finance)	Tel: [phone]
John Goold/Benjamin Robertson (Corporate Broking)	Tel: [phone]
Jefferies Hoare Govett - Joint broker
Philip Noblet/Max Jones	Tel: [phone]
Buchanan - Financial PR adviser	[e-mail]
Richard Oldworth/ Sophie Wills/ Kim van Beeck	Tel: [phone]

About boohoo group plc

"Leading the fashion eCommerce market"

Founded in Manchester in 2006 by Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, for over 10 years, boohoo group has been pushing boundaries to bring its customers up-to-date and inspirational fashion, 24/7.

boohoo is an inclusive and innovative brand targeting young, value-orientated customers. boohoo has grown rapidly in the UK and internationally, expanding its offering with range extensions and a shift into menswear, through boohooMAN.

In early 2017 the group extended its customer offering through the acquisitions of the vibrant fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, and free-thinking brand Nasty Gal, and in March 2019 acquired the MissPap brand. United by a shared customer value proposition, our brands design, source, market and sell great quality clothes, shoes and accessories at unbeatable prices.

In August 2019, the group announced the acquisition of the online businesses for renowned British fashion brands Karen Millen and Coast, further extending the group's reach and target market. As at 28 February 2019, the boohoo group had around 13 million active customer accounts across all its brands around the world.

 

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