Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6536G

Royal Mail PLC

18 March 2020

 

Royal Mail plc

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

Company Number: 8680755

LSE Share Code: RMG

ISIN:  GB00BDVZYZ77

LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

18 March 2020

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

Royal Mail plc (the 'Company') was notified by Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited, the Trustee of the Company's Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan'), that it made purchases on 16 March 2020 on behalf of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR). The Trustee purchased ordinary shares and awarded matching shares, as part of the Company's monthly Partnership and Matching Scheme as set out in the notification form below.

The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sally Ashford
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Human Resources Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Royal Mail plc
b)	LEI	213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70
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 £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc GB00BDVZYZ77
b)	Nature of the transaction	Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of Sally Ashford by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Partnership shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 79 Matching shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 2
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	81 £1.271359
e)	Date of the transaction	16 March 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	James Rietkerk
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GLS, Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Royal Mail plc
b)	LEI	213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70
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 £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc GB00BDVZYZ77
b)	Nature of the transaction	Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of James Rietkerk by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Partnership shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 78   Matching shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 2
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	80 £1.271359
e)	Date of the transaction	16 March 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Stuart Simpson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Royal Mail plc
b)	LEI	213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70
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 £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc GB00BDVZYZ77
b)	Nature of the transaction	Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of Stuart Simpson by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Partnership shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 79  Matching shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 2
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	81 £1.271359
e)	Date of the transaction	16 March 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mel Tomlin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief of Staff
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Royal Mail plc
b)	LEI	213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70
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 £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc GB00BDVZYZ77
b)	Nature of the transaction	Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of Mel Tomlin by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Partnership shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 79 Matching shares £1.271359 per ordinary share 2
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	81 £1.271359
e)	Date of the transaction	16 March 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations

John Crosse

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Media Relations  

Mark Street

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Royal Mail press office out of hours: 020 7449 8246

Company Secretary

Mark Amsden

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