FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7 February 2013
Safestore Holdings plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a).
On 6th February 2013, the following awards ("Awards") over ordinary shares in the Company were made under the Safestore 2009 Performance Share Plan (the "Plan") to Directors of the Company and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (together "PDMRs"):
Name of Director/PDMR |
Number of shares under the Award |
Peter Gowers |
301,411 |
Frederic Vecchioli |
165,869 |
A further six senior managers and executives employed by the company and its subsidiaries have been granted awards over a total of 489,066 shares.
No consideration was paid for the grant of an Award which is structured as an option with a nil exercise price. The vesting of an Award is ordinarily subject to continued employment of the participant and the satisfaction of performance conditions over a three year performance period set by the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
The Company was informed of the above transactions relating to Awards on 6th February 2013.
For and on behalf of Safestore Holdings plc
Sam Ahmed (Company Secretary)
Date: 7 February 2013
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Notes to editors:
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Safestore is the UK's largest self storage group with 135 stores. They include 98 wholly owned stores in the UK and 25 wholly owned stores in the Paris region together with 12 stores under management in the UK. |
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The Company provides storage to more than 43,700 personal and business customers. |
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Safestore (excluding Space Maker) has a maximum lettable area ("MLA") of 5.24 million sq ft (including the expansion pipeline stores) of which 3.29 million sq ft is currently occupied. |
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Safestore employs around 550 people. |