REG - Wynnstay Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

WynnstayAnnouncement

24/08/2018 16:25

RNS Number : 8720Y
Wynnstay Group PLC
24 August 2018
 


24 August 2018
Wynnstay Group plc
(the "Company")
 
PDMR Transactions
 
The Company announces that on 24 August 2018, Mr Andrew Evans a director of the Company, exercised 8,000 options over ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") with an exercise price of 375 pence. The exercise was satisfied by the allotment of Ordinary Shares held in the Wynnstay ESOP Trust (the "ESOP"). Subsequently, the ESOP repurchased the same 8,000 Ordinary Shares from Mr Evans at a market price of 488.75 pence per Ordinary Share. Following these transactions, Mr Evans holding of Ordinary Shares is unchanged at 20,963 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.1 per cent. of the Company's current issued share capital.
 
In addition, on 24 August 2018, the ESOP allocated 1,297 Ordinary Shares to an employee in satisfaction of the employee's exercise of options over Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of 370 pence.
 
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details of above transactions.
 



1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


Wynnstay ESOP Trust (the "ESOP")




2
 


Reason for the notification
 




a)
 


Position/status
 
 


Gareth Davies and Paul Roberts, both directors of the Company, are trustees of the ESOP




b)
 


Initial notification /Amendment
 
 


Initial notification




3
 


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




a)
 


Name
 
 


Wynnstay Group plc
 




b)
 


LEI
 
 


213800TOLA726AITR960




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
 
 


Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
 
 
GB0034212331
 




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 
 


Allotment of Ordinary Shares to satisfy an exercise of options over Ordinary Shares and purchase of Ordinary Shares
 
 




 
 
 
c)
 


 
 
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 


 
Allotments of Ordinary Shares to satisfy an exercise of options
 



Exercise Price(s)
 


Volume(s)




375.0 pence per share
370.0 pence per share


8,000 Ordinary Shares
1,297 Ordinary Shares
 



 
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
 



Price(s)
 


Volume(s)




Purchase
488.75 pence per share
 


 
8,000 Ordinary Shares
 








d)
 


Aggregated information
 
 
- Aggregated volume
 
 
- Price
 
 


 
 
 
Satisfaction of Options 9,297 Ordinary Shares
Purchase  8,000 Ordinary Shares
 
Satisfaction of Options   374.30 pence per share
Purchase   488.75 pence per share




e)
 


Date of the transaction
 
 


24/08/2018




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 
 


Outside of a trading venue



 
 



1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 




a)
 


Name
 
 


David Andrew Thomas Evans




2
 


Reason for the notification
 




a)
 


Position/status
 
 


Director of the Company




b)
 


Initial notification /Amendment
 
 


Initial notification




3
 


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




a)
 


Name
 
 


Wynnstay Group plc
 




b)
 


LEI
 
 


213800TOLA726AITR960




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
 
 


Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
 
 
GB0034212331
 




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 
 


Excersise of Options and Sale of Ordinary Shares
 
 




 
 
 
c)
 


 
 
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 


 
Exercise of Options
 



Exercise Price(s)
 


Volume(s)




 
375.0 pence per share
 


 
8,000 Ordinary Shares
 



 
 
 
Sale of Ordinary Shares
 



Price(s)
 


Volume(s)




 
488.75 pence per share
 


 
8,000 Ordinary Shares
 








d)
 


Aggregated information
 
 
- Aggregated volume
 
 
- Price
 
 


 
 
 
N/A single transactions




e)
 


Date of the transaction
 
 


24/08/2018




f)
 


Place of the transaction
 
 


Outside of a trading venue



 
Enquiries:
 



Wynnstay Group plc


Ken Greetham, Chief Executive
Paul Roberts, Finance Director


 
T: 01691 827142


















KTZ Communications


Katie Tzouliadis


T: 020 3178 6378


















Shore Capital (Nomad)


Stephane Auton / Patrick Castle


T: 020 7408 4090



 




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