REG - Costain Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

CostainAnnouncement

10/04/2019 10:30

RNS Number : 7647V
Costain Group PLC
10 April 2019
 


 
Costain Group PLC

("Costain" or "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 Long Term Incentive Plan as detailed in section (b) below, the following Executive 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 section (b) below


Total beneficial holding of Shares held following the transactions detailed in section (b) below




 
Andrew Wyllie
 


 
476,330


 
515,340




 
Anthony Bickerstaff
 


 
272,992


 
298,840




 
(b)   Long Term Incentive Plan
 
On 6 April 2016, awards were granted under the Costain Group PLC 2014 Long Term Incentive 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. 50% of the Awards that are capable of vesting became exercisable on 6 April 2019, whilst the remaining 50% are due to become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant (with no further performance conditions required).  The Awards are exercisable, upon vesting, for a period of ten years from the date of grant provided the Director remains an employee or officer of the Company. Andrew Wyllie, who retires on  6 September 2019, will have until 5 April 2022 in which to exercise the remaining 50%.
 
On 9 April 2019, the Company was advised that Buck Trustees (Guernsey) Limited, as Trustee of the Costain Group Employee Trust, had undertaken the following transaction:
On 8 April 2019, the Executive Directors exercised Awards to acquire the number of Shares as set out in the table below. As detailed below, the Directors concerned sold 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 355.00 pence


Number of Shares retained






 
Andrew Wyllie
 


 
73,604


 
Nil


 
34,594


 
39,010




 
Anthony Bickerstaff


 
48,771


 
Nil


 
22,923
 


 
25,848




 
 
 
 
 
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/ PDMR




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 73,604 NIL COST OPTIONS UNDER THE COMPANY'S 2014 LTIP




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil Cost


73,604




 
 
 




d)


Aggregated information
-  Aggregated volume
-  Price


 
N/A
 
 
 




e)


Date of the transaction


 
8 APRIL 2019




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/ PDMR




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 34,594 SHARES TO SATISFY TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE LIABILITIES




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




£3.55


34,594




 
 
 




d)


Aggregated information
-  Aggregated volume
-  Price


 
N/A
 




e)


Date of the transaction


 
8 APRIL 2019




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/ PDMR




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 48,771 NIL COST OPTIONS UNDER THE COMPANY'S 2014 LTIP




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil Cost


48,771




 
 
 




d)


Aggregated information
-  Aggregated volume
-  Price


 
N/A
 
 
 




e)


Date of the transaction


 
8 APRIL 2019




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/ PDMR




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 22,923 SHARES TO SATISFY TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE LIABILITIES




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




£3.55


22,923




 
 
 




d)


Aggregated information
-  Aggregated volume
-  Price


 
N/A
 




e)


Date of the transaction


 
8 APRIL 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


 
OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE



 
 
 
 



 
 
           10 April 2019
 
 
Enquiries:
Costain Group PLC                                                                                        Tel: 01628 842444

Tracey Wood
Company Secretary
 




Instinctif Partners


                           Tel: 020 7457 2020




Mark Garraway
James Gray


 




 




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