REG - Creightons PLC - Director update and grants of share options
8 July 2020
Creightons PLC ("Creightons" or the "Company")
PROMOTION OF "PIPPA" CLARK TO DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Creightons plc (LSE: CRL) ('Creightons" or the "Company") manufacturers of the finest quality personal care, beauty and fragrance products, is pleased to announce the promotion of Philippa ("Pippa") Clark to the position of Joint Deputy Managing Director, along-side Martin Stevens. This is part of the Company's succession planning process, and also in recognition of the significant work Ms Clark has put in over the past three months helping steer the Company's response to Covid-19.
The Company has granted a further 200,000 share options to Ms Clark, a further 100,000 share options to both Mr M Stevens and Mr P Forster and another 600,000 to other employees under the Creightons Plc Share Option Plan 2018, all at an exercise price of 36p, a discount of 19p from the market at the time of grant (the "Grant").
Since January 2009 Ms Clark has been awarded a total of 1,701,818 ordinary shares or options over ordinary shares in the Company, Mr Stevens has been awarded a total of 1,481,818 ordinary shares or options over ordinary shares in the Company and Mr Forster has been awarded a total of 1,581,818 ordinary shares or options over ordinary shares in the Company, all as part of Creighton's policy of including share- and option-based performance-related features in remuneration packages, thereby rewarding directors and managers for the Company's success.
Further to the Grant, holdings are now as described below:
Name
Total number of ordinary shares held
Total number of options over ordinary shares
Percentage of issued share capital
Ms P Clark, Director
651,818
1,000,000
1.54%
Mr M Stevens, Director
981,818
500,000
0.77%
Mr P Forster, Director
1,183,318
400,000
0.62%
Market Abuse Regulation
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ("MAR").
Contacts
Nicholas O'Shea, Creightons plc 01733 281000
Roland Cornish /Felicity Geidt, Beaumont Cornish Limited 0207 628 3396
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail in respect of the Directors subscribing for Director Shares as described above.
Pippa Clark
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Ms P Clark
2
Reason for notification
a)
Position / status
Director
b)
Initial notification
/Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Creightons plc
b)
LEI
213800WROWAJUBGSAJ57
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
Options over Ordinary shares of 1pence each in Creightons plc
ISIN GB0002341666
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)
Volumes(s)
Exercise price of 36p
200,000
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
7 July 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market
M Stevens
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Mr M Stevens
2
Reason for notification
a)
Position / status
Director
b)
Initial notification
/Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Creightons plc
b)
LEI
213800WROWAJUBGSAJ57
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
Options over Ordinary shares of 1pence each in Creightons plc
ISIN GB0002341666
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Options
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)
Volumes(s)
Exercise price of 36p
100,000
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
7 July 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market
Paul Forster
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Mr P Forster
2
Reason for notification
a)
Position / status
Director
b)
Initial notification
/Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Creightons plc
b)
LEI
213800WROWAJUBGSAJ57
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
Options over Ordinary shares of 1pence each in Creightons plc
ISIN GB0002341666
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Options
Price(s) and volumes(s)
Price(s)
Volumes(s)
Exercise price of 36p
100,000
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
7 July 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market
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