Derwent London plc("Derwent London" / "the Group") Notification of interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")
The Group announces the following changes to the interests of Directors in the Group's ordinary shares of 5p each (the 'Shares').
Grant of Awards
On 21 May 2026, the Group granted share-based awards (the 'Awards') under the Derwent London Performance Share Plan 2023 (the 'Plan') to certain Directors of the Group (who are Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities), as follows:
Name
Role
Type of Award
Number of shares
Damian M A Wisniewski
Chief Financial Officer
Performance Share Award
49,905
Restricted Share Award
8,317
Emily J Prideaux
Director
Performance Share Award
49,905
Restricted Share Award
8,317
Awards granted under the Plan are structured as nil cost options and will vest on 21 May 2029. The number of Awards granted are taken as a percentage of salary, with 150% of salary for the Performance Share Awards and 25% for the Restricted Share Awards.
Vesting of Performance Share Awards depends on the extent to which the performance conditions are satisfied, being performance metrics and targets related to total shareholder return, total property return and embodied carbon intensity.
Vesting of Restricted Share Awards depends on the performance underpins being achieved, namely no breach of financial covenants, satisfactory underlying performance and no material failure resulting in significant reputational damage and/or financial loss.
The performance period for the Awards commenced on 1 January 2026 and will end on 31 December 2028.
Following vesting and subject to the Group's share dealing procedures, Awards under the Plan can be exercised in accordance with the rules of the Plan.
The Directors are each required to retain their net of tax liability number of vested Shares (if any) delivered under their Award for at least two years from the point of vesting (the 'Holding Period') and are each entitled to additional vesting shares for dividend equivalents in respect of dividends paid on vested shares between the grant date and the date of vesting.
The Awards remain subject to the malus and clawback provisions of the Plan.
This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and Rule 3.1 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Notification of the transactions set out below was made to the Group on 21 May 2026.
For further information, please contact:
Derwent London Tel: +44 (0)20 7659 3000
David Lawler, Company Secretary
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
1.
Details the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Damian M A Wisniewski
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position / status
Chief Financial Officer
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Derwent London plc
b)
LEI
213800BXKQ9KZNUR1M61
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
5p Ordinary shares in Derwent London plc GB0002652740
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost option awards under the Derwent London Performance Share Plan 2023.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
58,222
d)
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
Not applicable - single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
21 May2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1.
Details the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Emily J Prideaux
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position / status
Director
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Derwent London plc
b)
LEI
213800BXKQ9KZNUR1M61
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
5p Ordinary shares in Derwent London plc GB0002652740
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost option awards under the Derwent London Performance Share Plan 2023.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
58,222
d)
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
Not applicable - single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
21 May 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
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