Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kier

11/03/2026 15:53

RNS Number : 2816W

Kier Group PLC

11 March 2026

 

11 March 2026

 

KIER GROUP PLC

 

Notifications of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

 

Kier Group plc ("Kier" and the "Company") announces that, on 10 March 2026, certain persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") were granted share awards as set out below.

 

Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan

On 10 March 2026, share awards were granted under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") (the "Awards") to certain PDMRs as set out in the table below. The Awards were made at no cost to the individuals and will only vest to the extent that certain performance conditions are satisfied by the Company over a three-year performance period which runs from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2028. The performance conditions relating to the Awards can be found on page 109 of Kier's Annual Report and Accounts 2025. The price used for the purpose of calculating the Awards was 227.0 pence per Ordinary share of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Share"), being the average three-month Share price prior to the date of grant.

 

Details of these transactions are set out in the table below.

 

PDMR
Number of Awards granted under the LTIP on
10 March 2026
Tom Hinton
400,881
Joe Incutti
13,736
Martin Staehr
160,840

 

 

Recruitment Award (UK Listing Rule 9.3.2(2))

Following the announcement of the Company's interim results for the period ended 31 December 2025, Tom Hinton was granted an award of 56,003 Shares under a Recruitment Award in accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.3.2(2) (the "Recruitment Award"). The Recruitment Award, connected to Tom's appointment as Chief Financial Officer on 1 January 2026 (the "Appointment Date"), was granted to compensate Tom for payments forfeited from his previous employment. The Recruitment Award was made at no cost to Tom and will vest in March 2027, following the announcement of the Company's interim results for the period ended 31 December 2026. Further information on the terms of the Recruitment Award will be provided in Kier's Annual Report and Accounts 2026. The price used for the purpose of calculating the Recruitment Award was 223.2 pence per Share, being the average five-day Share price prior to the Appointment Date.

 

The following notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. The Company's Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.

 

For enquiries please contact:

Sara Thomson

Interim Deputy Company Secretary

07928 427 323

 

 

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant
Full name of the entity
Kier Group plc
Legal Entity Identifier code
2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
Reason for the notification
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
Initial notification/amendment
Initial Notification
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission
Submission for PDMR
Name of natural person
Tom Hinton
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
Description of Instrument
Share
Identification Code
GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction
Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration
Grant of award over ordinary shares under Recruitment Award (UK Listing Rule 9.3.2(2)) for nil consideration
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
400,881
Nil
56,003
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
LTIP
Recruitment Award
400,881shares
56,003shares
Nil
Nil
Date of the transaction
2026-03-10
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

 

 

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant
Full name of the entity
Kier Group plc
Legal Entity Identifier code
2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
Reason for the notification
Position/status
Group Managing Director - Infrastructure
Initial notification/amendment
Initial Notification
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission
Submission for PDMR
Name of natural person
Giuseppe Incutti
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
Description of Instrument
Share
Identification Code
GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction
Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
13,736
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
13,736shares
Nil
Date of the transaction
2026-03-10
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

 

Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant
Full name of the entity
Kier Group plc
Legal Entity Identifier code
2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
Reason for the notification
Position/status
Group Managing Director - Construction
Initial notification/amendment
Initial Notification
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission
Submission for PDMR
Name of natural person
Martin Staehr
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
Description of Instrument
Share
Identification Code
GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction
Grant of award over ordinary shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
160,840
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
160,840shares
Nil
Date of the transaction
2026-03-10
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

 

 

 

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