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RNS Number : 8016I  Legal & General Group Plc  20 April 2022

Legal & general group plc

Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated with them

 

The following notification made under article 19.1 and 19.3 of the UK Market
Abuse Regulation ("UK MAR") relates to the vesting of conditional and
restricted shares awarded on 16 April 2019. These shares vested on 16 April
2022 and were released under the terms of the Legal & General Group 2010
Share Bonus Plan (SBP), in respect of the Directors below. Under the plan
provisions, the default of selling sufficient shares to cover tax liabilities
and retention of the remaining shares is applied if no election is received
from participants.

 

 

 Name                 Director/ PDMR  Number of shares awarded on 16 April 2019  Number of shares vested on  Shares sold to cover tax and social security at a price of £2.744   Remaining shares sold at a share price of £2.744   Shares retained

16 April 2022
by individual

 Nigel Wilson         Director        239,777                                    239,777                     115,693                                                             124,084                                            0
 Jeff Davies          Director        136,838                                    136,838                     66,025                                                              0                                                  70,813
 Kerrigan Procter     PDMR            132,945                                    132,945                     64,146                                                              0                                                  68,799
 Emma Hardaker-Jones  PDMR            30,733                                     30,733                      14,830                                                              15,903                                             0
 Chris Knight         PDMR            63,914                                     63,914                      30,839                                                              0                                                  33,075
 Geoffrey Timms       PDMR            38,385                                     38,385                      18,521                                                              0                                                  19,864
 Stephen Licence      PDMR            27,485                                     27,485                      13,262                                                              0                                                  14,223
 John Godfrey         PDMR            15,783                                     15,783                      7,616                                                               0                                                  8,167
 Catherine Mason      PDMR            78,052                                     78,052                      37,661                                                              0                                                  40,391
 Bernard Hickman      PDMR            37,753                                     37,753                      18,216                                                              0                                                  19,537

 

The following notification also relates to the exercise of awards granted on
18 April 2017 under the terms of the Legal & General Group Performance
Share Plan 2014 (PSP).

The performance conditions attached to the options granted under the PSP in
2017 provided that the award vested, subject to satisfaction of the
performance conditions, after the announcement of the results for 2019 with
one third of vested options becoming exercisable immediately, the second third
becoming exercisable after the announcement of the 2020 results and the
remaining third after the announcement of the 2021 results. The options must
be exercised by the seventh anniversary of the date of the grant.

 Name          Director/ PDMR  Number of shares awarded on  Number of shares exercised on 14 April 2022  Shares sold to cover tax and social security at a share price of £2.744   Remaining shares sold at a share price of £2.744   Shares retained by individual

18 April 2017
 Nigel Wilson  Director        306,024                      306,024                                      147,657                                                                   158,367                                            0

 

 

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Nigel Wilson
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Group Chief Executive Officer/Director
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 239,777 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 239,777 shares, of which 115,693 shares sold to cover tax (no
                                                                   shares retained).

                                                                   3.   Exercise of PSP 2017 award of nil cost options over 306,024 shares.

                                                                   4.   Sale of 306,024 shares, of which 147,657 shares sold to cover tax and
                                                                   dealing costs (no shares retained).
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                    Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                           1.

                                                                                                                           23
                                                                                                                           9,
                                                                                                                           77
                                                                                                                           7
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                          2.

                                                                                                                           23
                                                                                                                           9,
                                                                                                                           77
                                                                                                                           7
                                                                   3.   £0.00                  3.   306,024
                                                                   4.   £2.744                 4.   306,024
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                  1.   Volume                 1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                               1.   239,777                1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                               2.   Volume                 2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                              2.   239,777                2.   £657,948.09
                                                                   3.   Price                  3.   Volume                 3.   Total
                                                                   3.   £0.00                  3.   306,024                3.   £0.00
                                                                   4.   Price                  4.   Volume                 4.   Total
                                                                   4.   £2.744                 4.   306,024                4.   £839,729.86
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      1.   16 April 2022

                                                                   2.   16 April 2022

                                                                   3.   14 April 2022

                                                                   4.   14 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Jeff Davies
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Group Chief Financial Officer/Director
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 136,838 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 66,025 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   70,813 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                             1.

                                                                                                                             13
                                                                                                                             6,
                                                                                                                             83
                                                                                                                             8
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                            2.

                                                                                                                             66
                                                                                                                             ,0
                                                                                                                             25
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                   1.   Volume                  1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                                1.   136,838                 1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                                2.   Volume                  2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                               2.   66,025                  2.   £181,172.60
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Kerrigan Procter
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              President of Asia-Pacific/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 132,945 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 64,146 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   68,799 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                             1.

                                                                                                                             13
                                                                                                                             2,
                                                                                                                             94
                                                                                                                             5
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                            2.

                                                                                                                             64
                                                                                                                             ,1
                                                                                                                             46
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                   1.   Volume                  1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                                1.   132,945                 1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                                2.   Volume                  2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                               2.   64,146                  2.   £176,016.62
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                          Emma Hardaker-Jones
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Group HR Director/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 30,733 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 30,733 shares, of which 14,830 were sold to cover tax (no
                                                                   shares retained).
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                   Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                         1.

                                                                                                                         30
                                                                                                                         ,7
                                                                                                                         33
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                        2.

                                                                                                                         30
                                                                                                                         ,7
                                                                                                                         33
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                 1.   Volume                1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                              1.   30,733                1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                              2.   Volume                2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                             2.   30,733                2.   £84,331.35
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Chris Knight
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Group Chief Risk Officer/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 63,914 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 30,839 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   33,075 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                             1.

                                                                                                                             63
                                                                                                                             ,9
                                                                                                                             14
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                            2.

                                                                                                                             30
                                                                                                                             ,8
                                                                                                                             39
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                   1.   Volume                  1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                                1.   63,914                  1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                                2.   Volume                  2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                               2.   30,839                  2.   £84,622.22
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Geoffrey Timms
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Group General Counsel and Company Secretary/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 38,385 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 18,521 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   19,864 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                             1.

                                                                                                                             38
                                                                                                                             ,3
                                                                                                                             85
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                            2.

                                                                                                                             18
                                                                                                                             ,5
                                                                                                                             21
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                   1.   Volume                  1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                                1.   38,385                  1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                                2.   Volume                  2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                               2.   18,521                  2.   £50,821.62
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Stephen Licence
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Group Chief Internal Auditor/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 27,485 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 13,262 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   14,223 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                             1.

                                                                                                                             27
                                                                                                                             ,4
                                                                                                                             85
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                            2.

                                                                                                                             13
                                                                                                                             ,2
                                                                                                                             62
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                   1.   Volume                  1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                                1.   27,485                  1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                                2.   Volume                  2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                               2.   13,262                  2.   £36,390.93
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         John Godfrey
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Corporate Affairs Director/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 15,783 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 7,616 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   8,167 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                    Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                           1.

                                                                                                                           15
                                                                                                                           ,7
                                                                                                                           83
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                          2.

                                                                                                                           7,
                                                                                                                           61
                                                                                                                           6
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                  1.   Volume                 1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                               1.   15,783                 1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                               2.   Volume                 2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                              2.   7,616                  2.   £20,898.30
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Catherine Mason
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Capital/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 78,052 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 37,661 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   40,391 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                             1.

                                                                                                                             78
                                                                                                                             ,0
                                                                                                                             52
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                            2.

                                                                                                                             37
                                                                                                                             ,6
                                                                                                                             61
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                   1.   Volume                  1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                                1.   78,052                  1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                                2.   Volume                  2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                               2.   37,661                  2.   £103,341.78
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Bernard Hickman
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer, Legal & General Retail/PDMR
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial Notification
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)   Name                                                         Legal & General Group Plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800JH9QQWHLO99821
 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  Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

      Identification code                                           GB0005603997
 b)   Nature of transaction                                        1.   Vesting of SBP Award over 37,753 shares.

                                                                   2.   Sale of 18,216 shares to cover tax and social security. The balance of
                                                                   19,537 shares retained.
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                     Volume(s)

      1.   £0.00                                                                                                             1.

                                                                                                                             37
                                                                                                                             ,7
                                                                                                                             53
      2.   £2.744                                                                                                            2.

                                                                                                                             18
                                                                                                                             ,2
                                                                                                                             16
 d)   Aggregated information                                       1.   Price                   1.   Volume                  1.   Total

      -      Aggregated volume

      -      Price
      1.   £0.00                                                                                1.   37,753                  1.   £0.00
      2.   Price                                                                                2.   Volume                  2.   Total
      2.   £2.744                                                                               2.   18,216                  2.   £49,984.70
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      16 April 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

20 April 2022

 

Andrew Fairhurst

Director of Company Secretarial

Legal & General Group Plc

 

Tel:  020 3124 2102

 

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