REG - Bakkavor Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 1189CBakkavor Group PLC14 October 2020
14 October 2020
NOTIFICATION DEALING WITH GRANT OF AWARDS TO PDMRS
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.
On 14 October 2020 the following awards over ordinary shares of 2 pence in Bakkavor Group plc were granted under the Bakkavor Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan to the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities:
PDMR
No. of shares under Award
Type of Award
Michael Edwards
460,121
Performance Share Award
Michael Edwards
230,060
Restricted Share Award
Donna-Maria Lee
233,687
Performance Share Award
Donna-Maria Lee
116,843
Restricted Share Award
Ben Waldron
208,333
Performance Share Award
Ben Waldron
104,166
Restricted Share Award
The awards will ordinarily become exercisable (or vest as relevant) on the third anniversary of grant subject to the grantee's continued service and, in the case of the Performance Share Awards, only to the extent to which the performance condition set for the award is satisfied. The performance condition shall measure the Company's total shareholder return over the three-year period commencing on grant of the award relative to that of a bespoke group of comparator companies.
Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Michael Edwards
2
Reason for Notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Operating Officer
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial Announcement
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Bakkavor Group plc
b)
LEI
213800COL7AD54YU9949
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 2 pence each in Bakkavor Group plc
GB00BF8J3Z99
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost option awards under the Bakkavor Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan. One award is a Performance Share Award and the other a Restricted Share Award both of which will ordinarily become exercisable three years from the date of grant, subject to continued service and once exercisable may ordinarily be exercised at any point up until the fifth anniversary of the date of grant. The Performance Share Award will only vest to the extent to which the total shareholder return performance condition is met. No performance conditions apply to the Restricted Share Award.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
Nil
460,121 Performance Share Award
230,060 Restricted Share Award
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
690,181
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
14 October 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Donna-Maria Lee
2
Reason for Notification
a)
Position/status
Group Human Resources Director
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial Announcement
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Bakkavor Group plc
b)
LEI
213800COL7AD54YU9949
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 2 pence each in Bakkavor Group plc
GB00BF8J3Z99
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost option awards under the Bakkavor Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan. One award is a Performance Share Award and the other a Restricted Share Award both of which will ordinarily become exercisable three years from the date of grant, subject to continued service and once exercisable may ordinarily be exercised at any point up until the fifth anniversary of the date of grant. The Performance Share Award will only vest to the extent to which the total shareholder return performance condition is met. No performance conditions apply to the Restricted Share Award.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
Nil
233,687 Performance Share Award
116,843 Restricted Share Award
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
350,530
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
14 October 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Ben Waldron
2
Reason for Notification
a)
Position/status
President and Chief Executive Officer of Bakkavor USA
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial Announcement
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Bakkavor Group plc
b)
LEI
213800COL7AD54YU9949
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 2 pence each in Bakkavor Group plc
GB00BF8J3Z99
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of conditional share awards under the Bakkavor Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan. One award is a Performance Share Award and the other a Restricted Share Award both of which will ordinarily vest three years from the date of grant, subject to continued service. The Performance Share Award will only vest to the extent to which the total shareholder return performance condition is met. No performance conditions apply to the Restricted Share Award.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
Nil
208,333 Performance Share Award
104,166 Restricted Share Award
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
312,499
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
14 October 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
-Ends-
Enquiries
Company Secretarial:
Annabel Tagoe-Bannerman, General Counsel and Company Secretary +44(0)20 7908 6130
Institutional investors and analysts:
Sally Barret-Jolley, Head of Corporate Affairs +44 (0) 20 7908 6143
Media enquiries:
Tulchan Communications +44 (0) 20 7353 4200
Will Smith
About Bakkavor
Bakkavor is the leading provider in the large and fast-growing UK Fresh Prepared Food (FPF) market, which consists of the four categories of Meals, Salads, Desserts and Pizza & Bread, and has a growing international presence in the US and China.
In the UK the Group is the number one producer by market share in all four FPF categories, supplying all of the UK's leading grocery retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose.
The International segment has operations in the US and China, supplying both retail and foodservice customers.
LEI number: 213800COL7AD54YU9949
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