Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8799G
Greencore Group PLC
19 March 2020
 

 

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

 

LEI: 635400GGBEWULJXM5868

2

Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities

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

Notification relates to NON-Executive Director named in 2 

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

Holding of NON-Executive Director named in 2 

5

Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

 

ISIN: IE0003864109

 

 

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

 

GARY KENNEDY

 

7

State the nature of the transaction

PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES

 

8

Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired

124,960 ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.01 EACH IN TOTAL

ACQUIRED AS FOLLOWS:

 

18 MARCH 2020

31,937 ORDINARY SHARES

19 MARCH 2020

93,023 ORDINARY SHARES

 

 

9

Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of

NONE

 

10

Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction

 

Date

No. of shares

Price per share

18 MARCH 2020

31,937 ORDINARY SHARES

£0.9242

19 MARCH 2020

93,023 ORDINARY SHARES

£1.2773

11

Date and place of transaction

18 AND 19 MArch 2020, Dublin, IRELAND

12

Date issuer informed of transaction

18 and 19 March 2020

13

Any additional information

N/A

14

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jolene Gacquin

+353 (0)1 486 3309


 

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

 

Jolene Gacquin

 

Date of notification: 19 MARCH 2020  

 

 

 

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;

 

 

 

 

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

 

LEI: 635400GGBEWULJXM5868

2

Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities

HELEN WEIR

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 NON-Executive Director named in 2 

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

Holding of NON-Executive Director named in 2 

5

Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

 

ISIN: IE0003864109

 

 

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

 

HELEN WEIR

 

7

State the nature of the transaction

PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES

 

8

Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired

15,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.01 EACH

 

 

9

Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of

NONE

 

10

Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction

 

Date

No. of shares

Price per share

19 MARCH 2020

 

7,331 ORDINARY SHARES

£1.364

7,669

ORDINARY SHARES

£1.288

11

Date and place of transaction

19 MArch 2020, UNITED KINGDOM

12

Date issuer informed of transaction

19 March 2020

13

Any additional information

N/A

14

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jolene Gacquin

+353 (0)1 486 3309


 

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

 

Jolene Gacquin

 

Date of notification: 19 MARCH 2020  

 

 

 

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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