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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  Grant of award over ordinary shares under Recruitment Award (UK Listing Rule

                                       Incentive Plan for nil consideration                                         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                  LTIP            Recruitment Award

                                       400,881 shares  56,003 shares
 -  Aggregated volume                    Nil             Nil

 -  Price
 Date of the transaction                 2026-03-10
 Place of the transaction                Outside a trading venue

 

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

 LTIP            Recruitment Award
 400,881 shares  56,003 shares
 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                    13,736 shares

 -  Price                                Nil
 Date of the transaction                 2026-03-10
 Place of the transaction                Outside a trading venue

 

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

 

13,736 shares

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                    160,840 shares

 -  Price                                Nil
 Date of the transaction                 2026-03-10
 Place of the transaction                Outside a trading venue

 

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

 

160,840 shares

Nil

 

Date of the transaction

2026-03-10

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

 

 

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