REG - Costain Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 6024KCostain Group PLC11 April 2018
Costain Group PLC
(the "Company")
EXERCISE OF NIL COST OPTIONS
(a) Total Beneficial Holding of Shares
Costain announces that, following the exercise of share awards granted under the Company's 2014 Share Deferral Plan as detailed in section (b) below, the following Directors held the number of ordinary shares of 50 pence each in the share capital of the Company (the "Shares") as set out in the table below:
Name of Director
Total beneficial holding of Shares held prior to the transactions detailed in the section below
Total beneficial holding of Shares held following the transactions detailed in the section below
Andrew Wyllie
438,357
452,777
Anthony Bickerstaff
247,154
256,767
(b) Share Deferral Plan
On 06 April 2016, awards were granted under the Costain Group PLC 2014 Share Deferral Plan to certain Directors of the Company. The awards were granted in the form of options with a nil exercise price over a fixed number of Shares (the "Awards"). No consideration was paid for the grant of the Awards. The Awards became exercisable on 06 April 2018 for a period of ten years from the date of grant.
On 09 April 2018, the Company was advised that ACS HR Solutions Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited, as Trustee of the Costain Group Employee Trust, had undertaken the following transaction:
On 06 April 2018, the following Directors exercised their Awards to acquire the number of Shares as set out in the table below. As detailed below, the Directors concerned sold a proportion of the resulting Shares, including a number of Shares sufficient to satisfy their income tax and national insurance liability arising on exercise, and retained the remaining Shares.
Name of
Director
Total number of Shares acquired on exercise of Awards
Exercise Price
Number of Shares sold to satisfy Tax and National Insurance Liabilities, such Shares sold at a price per Share of 460.50 pence
Number of additional Shares sold, such Shares sold at a price per Share of 460.60 pence
Number of Shares retained
Andrew Wyllie
54,416
Nil
25,576
14,420
14,420
Anthony Bickerstaff
36,276
Nil
17,050
9,613
9,613
The Notification of Dealing Forms set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
Notification of Dealing Form
1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
ANDREW WYLLIE
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88
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 50 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B64NSP76
b)
Nature of the transaction
EXERCISE OF 54,416 NIL COST OPTIONS UNDER THE COMPANY'S 2014 SHARE DEFERRAL PLAN
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil Cost
54,416
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
06 APRIL 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE
Notification of Dealing Form
1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
ANDREW WYLLIE
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88
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 50 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B64NSP76
b)
Nature of the transaction
SALE OF 25,576 SHARES TO SATISFY TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE LIABILITIES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£4.605
25,576
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
06 APRIL 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE
Notification of Dealing Form
1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
ANDREW WYLLIE
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88
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 50 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B64NSP76
b)
Nature of the transaction
SALE OF 14,420 SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£4.606
14,420
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
10 APRIL 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
Notification of Dealing Form
1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
ANTHONY OLIVER BICKERSTAFF
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88
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 50 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B64NSP76
b)
Nature of the transaction
EXERCISE OF 36,276 NIL COST OPTIONS UNDER THE COMPANY'S 2014 SHARE DEFERRAL PLAN
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil Cost
36,276
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
06 APRIL 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE
Notification of Dealing Form
1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
ANTHONY OLIVER BICKERSTAFF
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88
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 50 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B64NSP76
b)
Nature of the transaction
SALE OF 17,050 SHARES TO SATISFY TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE LIABILITIES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£4.605
17,050
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
06 APRIL 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE
Notification of Dealing Form
1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
ANTHONY OLIVER BICKERSTAFF
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88
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 50 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B64NSP76
b)
Nature of the transaction
SALE OF 9,613 SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£4.606
9,613
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
10 APRIL 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
11 April 2018
Enquiries:
Costain Group PLC Tel: 01628 842444
Tracey Wood
Company Secretary
Instinctif Partners
Tel: 020 74572020
Mark Garraway
James Gray
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