Director/PDMR Shareholding

M. P. Evans Group PLC

05 April 2024

 

M.P. Evans Group Plc

(the "Company" or "M.P. Evans")

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company has been notified of the exercise of share options under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme by Mr MH Coulson, director of the Company.  Mr MH Coulson exercised his share options over 10,049 shares of 10 pence per share in M.P. Evans Group PLC ("Shares") granted at nil cost per Share that were due to expire on 21 December 2030 (the "Exercise"). These awards were satisfied out of Shares held by the Trustee of the M.P. Evans Group 2018 Employees' Benefit Trust.

Simultaneously, Mr MH Coulson sold 4,649 Shares at 808p per Share in order to fund the tax and national insurance liabilities resulting from the exercise of the share options (the "Share Sale"). In addition, Mr MH Coulson transferred the remaining 5,400 Shares to Mrs N Coulson, Mr MH Coulson's wife.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Harrison Coulson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief executive
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	M.P.Evans Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26
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	Shares of 10 pence per share in M.P.Evans Group PLC ("Shares"). Identification code: ISIN GB007538100
b)	Nature of the transaction	a)   Exercise of options over Shares b)   Sale of Shares c)   Transfer of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	a) Exercise of share options over Shares: Price(s)             Nil Volume(s)         10,049 b) Sale of Shares: Price(s)             808p Volume(s)         4,649 c)Transfer of Shares: Price(s)             Nil Volume(s)         5,400
d)	Aggregated information	a)   N/A b)   N/A c)   N/A
e)	Date of transaction	4 April 2024
f)	Place of transaction	a)   Outside trading venue b)   London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM c)   Outside trading venue

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC	Telephone: [phone]
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin - Chairman
Matthew Coulson - Chief executive
Luke Shaw - Chief financial officer
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and broker)	Telephone: [phone]
Matt Goode, George Lawson, Rory Sale - Corporate finance Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward - Equity capital markets
Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)	Telephone:  [phone]
Charlie Jack, Charlotte Cobb, Francis Kerrigan

 

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