Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5981B

Greencore Group PLC

04 April 2013

 

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer Greencore Group plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Mr. Patrick Coveney
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person N/A	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification Relates to Director named in 2
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Mr. Patrick Coveney
7	State the nature of the transaction Take up of 2012 Final Dividend Scrip Dividend Offer	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired 33,152
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction £0.94
11	Date and place of transaction 3 April, 2013 Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 4 April, 2013
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jolene Gacquin 00 353 1 605 1040
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Jolene Gacquin, Deputy Group Secretary, Greencore Group plc  Date of notification: 4 April, 2013

The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.  The issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland. 

15	Description of class of share Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   0.0083%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1,867,640  0.47%

     If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant N/A	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	22	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	24	Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification N/A

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer Greencore Group plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Mr. Alan Williams
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person Notification relates to Director's spouse, Ms. Fiona Williams	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification relates to Director's spouse named in 3
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Ms. Fiona Williams
7	State the nature of the transaction Take up of 2012 Final Dividend Scrip Dividend Offer	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired 4,188
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction £0.94
11	Date and place of transaction 3 April, 2013 Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 3 April, 2013
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jolene Gacquin 00 353 1 605 1040
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Jolene Gacquin, Deputy Group Secretary, Greencore Group plc  Date of notification: 4 April, 2013

The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.  The issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland. 

15	Description of class of share Ordinary Share	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   0.001%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 161,683     0.04%

     If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant N/A	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	22	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	24	Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification N/A

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer Greencore Group plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Ms. Di Walker
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person N/A	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification Relates to Director named in 2
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Ms. Di Walker
7	State the nature of the transaction Take up of 2012 Final Dividend Scrip Dividend Offer	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired 10,546
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction £0.94
11	Date and place of transaction 3 April, 2013 Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 3 April, 2013
13	Any additional information Jolene Gacquin, Deputy Group Secretary, Greencore Group plc	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jolene Gacquin 00 353 1 605 1040
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Jolene Gacquin, Deputy Group Secretary, Greencore Group plc  Date of notification: 4 April, 2013

The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.  The issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland. 

15	Description of class of share Ordinary Share	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   0.003%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 430,298   0.108%

     If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant N/A	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	22	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	24	Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification N/A

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer Greencore Group plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Mr. Gary Kennedy
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person N/A	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification Relates to Director named in 2
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Mr. Gary Kennedy
7	State the nature of the transaction Take up of 2012 Final Dividend Scrip Dividend Offer	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired 1,322
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction £0.94
11	Date and place of transaction 3 April, 2013 Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 3 April, 2013
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jolene Gacquin 00 353 1 605 1040
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Jolene Gacquin, Deputy Group Secretary, Greencore Group plc  Date of notification: 4 April, 2013

The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.  The issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland. 

15	Description of class of share Ordinary Share	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   0.0003%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 36,449  0.009%

     If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant N/A	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	22	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	24	Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification N/A

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer Greencore Group plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Mr. Conor O'Leary
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person N/A	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification Relates to Company Secretary  named in 2
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Mr. Conor O'Leary
7	State the nature of the transaction Take up of 2012 Final Dividend Scrip Dividend Offer	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired 391
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of N/A	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction £0.94
11	Date and place of transaction 3 April, 2013 Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 3 April, 2013
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jolene Gacquin 00 353 1 605 1040
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Jolene Gacquin, Deputy Group Secretary, Greencore Group plc  Date of notification: 4 April, 2013

The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.  The issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland. 

15	Description of class of share Ordinary Share	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   0.0001%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 18,790  0.005%

     If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant N/A	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	22	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	24	Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification N/A

Regulation 12(8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 ('the Regulations') provides that:

"person discharging managerial responsibilities", in relation to an issuer of financial instruments, means a person who is -

(a)      a member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of the issuer, or

(b)      a senior executive -

(i)       who is not a member of the bodies referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition,

(ii)      having regular access to inside information relating, directly or indirectly, to the issuer, and

(iii)      having the power to make managerial decisions affecting the future developments and business prospects of the issuer.

"person closely associated", in relation to a person discharging managerial responsibilities within an issuer of financial instruments, means -

(a)      the spouse of the person discharging managerial responsibilities,

(b)      dependent children of the person discharging managerial responsibilities,

(c)      other relatives of the person discharging managerial responsibilities, who have shared the same household as that person for at least one year on the date of the transaction concerned,

(d)      any person -

(i)       the managerial responsibilities of which are discharged by a person -

(i)       discharging managerial responsibilities within the issuer, or

(ii)      referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this definition,

(ii)      that is directly or indirectly controlled by a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition,

(iii)      that is set up for the benefit of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition, or

(iv)     the economic interests of which are substantially equivalent to those of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition;

 

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