Company Announcements

Grant of SAYE options and PDMRs Transactions

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 1123Z
Countrywide PLC
15 May 2019
 

15 May 2019

 

Countrywide plc

 

Grant of Options under Countrywide plc SAYE Option Scheme

 

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

 

 

Countrywide plc (the "Company")  announces that as part of its all employee Save As You Earn share scheme (the "SAYE" Scheme"), the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (each a "PDMR") elected to participate in the SAYE scheme:

 

 

Name of PDMR

Number of SAYE options granted

Paul Creffield

57,504

Peter Curran

57,504

Paul Wareham

57,504

Dan Thompson

57,504

 

 

Eligible employees were invited to subscribe for options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with an option price of 6.01pence per share, representing a 20% discount to the share price which was calculated using the average closing share price 3 days prior to 17th April 2019, being the invite date.

 

Pursuant to this, a total of 39,959,290 options over Ordinary Shares were granted on 15th May 2019, equating to 2.439% of the current issued ordinary share capital.

 

The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail of the number of options granted on 15th May 2019 under the SAYE Scheme.

 

Enquiries:

Liz Hutton

Assistant Company Secretary

Countrywide plc

01245 294022

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.

Details of the PDMR / person closely associated

a)

Name

Paul Creffield

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Group Managing Director (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Countrywide plc

b)

LEI

213800N1OX24ENZUIK30

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 Countrywide plc

 

GB00B9NWP991

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Option Price 6.01 pence

57,504

d)

Aggregated information

N/A


-      Aggregated volume



-      Price


e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-15

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.

Details of the PDMR / person closely associated

a)

Name

Peter Curran

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Managing Director, Financial Services (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Countrywide plc

b)

LEI

213800N1OX24ENZUIK30

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 Countrywide plc

 

GB00B9NWP991

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Option Price 6.01 pence

57,504

d)

Aggregated information



-      Aggregated volume

N/A


-      Price


e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-15

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.

Details of the PDMR / person closely associated

a)

Name

Paul Wareham

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Managing Director, B2B (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Countrywide plc

b)

LEI

213800N1OX24ENZUIK30

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 Countrywide plc

 

GB00B9NWP991

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Option Price 6.01 pence

57,504

d)

Aggregated information



-      Aggregated volume

N/A


-      Price


e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-15

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.

Details of the PDMR / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dan Thompson

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Group People Director (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Countrywide plc

b)

LEI

213800N1OX24ENZUIK30

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 Countrywide plc

 

GB00B9NWP991

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Option Price 6.01 pence

57,504

d)

Aggregated information



-      Aggregated volume

N/A


-      Price


e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-15

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 


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