REG - Brown (N.) Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

N BrownAnnouncement

04/09/2019 09:10

RNS Number : 1798L
Brown (N.) Group PLC
04 September 2019
 


04 September 2019
N BROWN GROUP PLC - GRANT OF NIL COST OPTIONS
N Brown announces that on 03 September 2019 nil cost options were granted to its Chief Executive Officer, Steve Johnson, over 601,983 shares and its Chief Financial Officer, Craig Lovelace, over 429,292 shares ("Awards") under the terms of the N Brown Group plc 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
The number of shares placed under Award was based on the closing mid-market price for the preceding day which was 105.9 pence.
The performance conditions and targets for the 2019 Awards are as follows:




 


Percentage of each part of the award that will vest


TSR
Relative TSR compared to the FTSE SmallCap Excluding Investment Trusts


EPS
Growth from the 2018/19 EPS to 2021/22


FCF
Based on the aggregate of the free cash flow delivered over 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22




Weighting


 


35%


35%


30%




Below threshold


0%


Ranking below median


Less than CAGR +5%


Less than £350m




Threshold*


25%


Ranking at median


At least CAGR +5%


At least £350m




Maximum*


100%


Ranking at upper quartile or above


At least CAGR +15%


At least £420m




*For performance that is between the threshold and maximum levels, awards vest on a straight-line basis.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.




1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


Stephen Johnson




2
 


Reason for the notification
 




a)
 


Position/status
 
 


CEO, N Brown Group Plc




b)
 


Initial notification /Amendment
 
 


Initial Notification




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


N Brown Group Plc




b)
 


LEI
 
 


213800QFPJQF2NUVAP09




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


Nil cost options over Ordinary shares of 11 1/19 pence




 


 




Identification code


GB00B1P6ZR11




 


 




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 
 


Grant of options




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)


 


 


 


 




 


 


Price(s)


Volume(s)


 




 


 


Nil cost options


601,983


 




 


 


 


 


 




d)
 


Aggregated information


 




 


 




- Aggregated volume


N/A- single transaction




 


 




- Price


 




 


 




e)
 


Date of the transaction
 
 


03 September 2019




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 
 


Outside a trading venue




 




1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


Craig Lovelace




2
 


Reason for the notification
 




a)
 


Position/status
 
 


CFO, N Brown Group Plc




b)
 


Initial notification /Amendment
 
 


Initial Notification




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


N Brown Group Plc




b)
 


LEI
 
 


213800QFPJQF2NUVAP09




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


Nil cost options over Ordinary shares of 11 1/19 pence




 


 




Identification code


GB00B1P6ZR11




 


 




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 
 


Grant of options




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)


 


 


 


 




 


 


Price(s)


Volume(s)


 




 


 


Nil cost options


429,292


 




 


 


 


 


 




d)
 


Aggregated information


 




 


 




- Aggregated volume


N/A- single transaction




 


 




- Price


 




 


 




e)
 


Date of the transaction
 
 


03 September 2019




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 
 


Outside a trading venue




 
For enquiries, please contact: Theresa Casey, Company Secretary and General Counsel, N Brown Group Plc
Tel: +44 (0)161 238 2298
Registered office:
Griffin House
40 Lever Street
Manchester
M60 6ES




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