Grant of Awards under LTIP

RNS Number : 8500Q

Walker Greenbank PLC

02 December 2016

 

For immediate release

2 December 2016

WALKER GREENBANK PLC

("Walker Greenbank" or the "Company")

Grant of Awards under LTIP and notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations

Walker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group, announces that on 1 December 2016 it granted nil-cost options (the "Awards") over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company (the "Shares") to five PDMRs under the Walker Greenbank PLC 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"), based on the closing mid-market price on 30 November 2016 of 204.5 pence per Share. Details of the Awards are set out below:

Name	Number of Shares under Award on the basis of the Company achieving the maximum performance targets
John Sach	171,132
Mike Gant	167,395
Fiona Holmes	103,075
Paul Mullan	39,267
Caroline Geary	15,142

No payment was required for the grant of the Awards.

In accordance with the rules of the LTIP, Shares awarded will vest three years after the date of grant subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions. 50% of the award is against a measurement of total shareholder return ("TSR") of the Company against a comparator group of AIM companies ranked by market capitalisation as at 1 December 2016, and 50% of the award is measured against an earnings per share target for the Company for its financial year ending 31 January 2019. Further details of the performance targets will be set out in the Company's 2017 Annual report.

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	John Sach
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	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	Walker Greenbank PLC
b)	LEI	n/a
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 1 pence each GB0003061511
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil cost option award under the Walker Greenbank PLC 2015 LTIP. The award will vest three years after the date of grant subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 171,132
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	1 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mike Gant
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Walker Greenbank PLC
b)	LEI	n/a
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 1 pence each GB0003061511
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil cost option award under the Walker Greenbank PLC 2015 LTIP. The award will vest three years after the date of grant subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 167,395
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	1 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Fiona Holmes
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director - Brands
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Walker Greenbank PLC
b)	LEI	n/a
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 1 pence each GB0003061511
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil cost option award under the Walker Greenbank PLC 2015 LTIP. The award will vest three years after the date of grant subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 103,075
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	1 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Mullan
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director - Manufacturing
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Walker Greenbank PLC
b)	LEI	n/a
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 1 pence each GB0003061511
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil cost option award under the Walker Greenbank PLC 2015 LTIP. The award will vest three years after the date of grant subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 39,267
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	1 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Caroline Geary
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Walker Greenbank PLC
b)	LEI	n/a
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 1 pence each GB0003061511
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil cost option award under the Walker Greenbank PLC 2015 LTIP. The award will vest three years after the date of grant subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 15,142
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	1 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

For further information:

Walker Greenbank PLC	[phone]
John Sach, Chief Executive Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	[phone]
Garry Levin / David Anderson / Alex Wright - Corporate Finance
Henry Reast - Corporate Broking
Buchanan	[phone]
Mark Court / Sophie Cowles / Catriona Flint

Notes for editors:

About Walker Greenbank

Walker Greenbank PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company derives significant licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide range of interior products such as bed linen, rugs and tableware.

Walker Greenbank's brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion and Anthology. The brand portfolio was recently extended with the acquisition in October 2016 of the Clarke & Clarke and Studio G brands.

The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base comprising a wallpaper factory in Loughborough and a fabric printing factory in Lancaster. Both factories manufacture for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.

Walker Greenbank employs more than 600 people and its products are sold in more than 85 countries worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Paris, Amsterdam and Dubai along with partnership showrooms in Moscow and in Shenzhen, China.

Walker Greenbank trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGB.

For further information please visit: www.walkergreenbank.com/

 

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