Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8265U

Spectris PLC

30 March 2023

 

Spectris plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding

This notification is made under Article 19(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR") and relates to the grant of share awards under the terms of the Spectris Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and the Spectris Deferred Bonus Plan("DBP") to persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs").

On 30 March 2023, Spectris plc (the "Company") was informed that, Derek Harding and Andrew Heath, the Executive Directors and PDMRs of the Company accepted awards, on 30 March 2023 respectively, granted by the Company of nominal-cost share options over ordinary 5p shares on 16 March 2023, pursuant to both the terms of the LTIP ("LTIP Awards") and the DBP ("DBP Awards"), as set out below:

Name	Position	Maximum number of shares that may vest under the LTIP Awards granted 1	Number of shares under DBP Award
Derek Harding	Chief Financial Officer	40,857	7,201
Andrew Heath	Chief Executive	55,581	11,666

1.  Includes 1.4X multiplier. More details on the performance conditions attached to these LTIP Awards and the multiplier can be found in the Company's 2023 Remuneration Policy.

The total number of ordinary shares over which these LTIP Awards and DBP Awards were accepted represents 0.11% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital on 30 March 2023.

No consideration was paid for the grant of the LTIP Awards and the DBP Awards.

The vesting of these LTIP Awards is subject to the continued employment of the Executive Directors, malus and clawback provisions and the satisfaction of performance conditions set by the Remuneration Committee of the Company. The LTIP Awards will normally vest on the later of the third anniversary of grant and the determination of the performance conditions. The Executive Directors' LTIP Awards are then subject to an additional two-year vesting period. To the extent that these LTIP Awards vest, they are exercisable for a period of five years from the end of the additional vesting period.

The DBP Awards are not subject to performance conditions.  All DBP Awards are subject to malus and clawback provisions. DBP Awards will normally vest, and become exercisable, on the third anniversary of the date of grant subject to continued employment.

The nominal award price payable by each participant on the exercise of these LTIP Awards and DBP Awards is 5 pence per share.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of MAR and provides further detail:

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	N a m e(s)	Derek Harding
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director and PDMR
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Spectris plc
b)	LEI	213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10
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	Option granted over ordinary shares of 5p each GB0003308607
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acceptance of a grant of a share option over ordinary shares of 5p each on 30 March 2023, pursuant to the terms of the LTIP and DBP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	V o l u m e (s)
		£0.05	LTIP n ominal-cost option under which a maximum of 40,857 ordinary shares may vest.
		£0.05	DBP nominal-cost share option of 7,201 ordinary 5p shares.
d)	Aggregated information	Aggregated Volume		48,058
		Price		£2,402.90
e)	Date of the transaction	30 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	N a m e(s)	Andrew Heath
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director and PDMR
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Spectris plc
b)	LEI	213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10
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	Option granted over ordinary shares of 5p each GB0003308607
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acceptance of a grant of a share option over ordinary shares of 5p each on 30 March 2023, pursuant to the terms of the LTIP and DBP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	V o l u m e (s)
		£0.05	LTIP n ominal-cost option under which a maximum of 55,581 ordinary shares may vest.
		£0.05	DBP nominal-cost share option of 11,666 ordinary 5p shares.
d)	Aggregated information	Aggregated Volume		67,247
		Price		£3,362.35
e)	Date of the transaction	30 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Carlie Sawyer

Group Reward Executive

07585 888 852

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

LEI Number: 213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10

Date: 30 March 2023

 

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