Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2097J

Burberry Group PLC

26 June 2017

 

Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Director/PDMR Shareholdings

The Company announces that on 26 June 2017 Julie Brown, a director of the Company, decided to waive 75% (94,860 shares) of the Executive Share Plan award she was granted on 30 January 2017 ("ESP 2016/17") due to the overlap of the 2016/17 performance period and 47,099 of nil cost options she was granted on 30 January 2017 (the "buy-out award") in the light of the vesting outcome of her 2014 award from her former employer. The Remuneration Committee welcomed and agreed with her decision.

The surrender caused the ESP 2016/17 nil-cost options to immediately lapse in respect of 94,860 shares. Julie continues to hold nil-cost options over the balance, being 31,620 shares under the ESP 2016/17.

Additionally, the surrender caused the buy-out award nil-cost options to immediately lapse in respect of 47,099 shares. Julie continues to hold nil-cost options over the balance, being 167,901 shares, which will vest (subject to continued employment) as follows:

·      On 22 July 2017 - 38,901 shares;

·      On 22 July 2018 - 64,500 shares;

·      On 22 July 2019 - 64,500 shares.

The Company has also today disclosed on its website (www.burberryplc.com) within the Corporate Governance section) additional information relating to the assessment of performance for 2016/17 in respect of Christopher Bailey's 2014 Exceptional Performance-Based Award.

26 June 2017

The following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Julie Brown
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating and 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	Burberry Group plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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 0.05 pence each GB0031743007
b)	Nature of the transaction		Surrender (for nil consideration) of nil-cost options over: (i)         94,860 shares that were granted on 30 January 2017 under the Executive Share Plan; and (ii)         47,099 shares that were granted on 30 January 2017 as compensation for the incentives Julie Brown forfeited on leaving her previous employer.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 94,860 Nil 47,099
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total Nil 141,959 Nil
e)	Date of the transaction		2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction		Outside a trading venue

 

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