Last checked at 14 Apr 2016 11:01
Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Management Responsibilities or Connected Persons
Balfour Beatty plc (the "Company") was informed on 13 April 2016 by the Trustee of the Balfour Beatty Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust") that on 13 April 2016 each of the following PDMRs received an award over the number of Ordinary Shares of 50p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company as shown below pursuant to the rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan:
Directors: (Name: Number of Ordinary Shares under award)
Leo Quinn | 679,694 |
Philip Harrison | 254,885 |
No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no consideration is due on the maturity of the awards.
The awards will normally vest on the third anniversary of grant subject to the grantee's continued service and to the extent performance conditions are achieved.
The performance condition applying to one third of each award (the "TSR Part") will measure the Company's total shareholder return performance ("TSR") over a three year period relative to the TSR performance over the same period of a comparator group of companies comprising the constituents of the FTSE 51-150 (excluding investment trusts) as at the start of the measurement period. The measurement period for the awards shall comprise three consecutive financial years of the Company, starting with the 2016 financial year.
No portion of the TSR Part will vest unless the Company's TSR performance ranks at least equal to median TSR performance of the comparator group, at which point 25% of the TSR Part will vest, rising on a straight-line basis to full vesting for the Company's TSR performance ranking at upper quartile or better relative to the TSR performance of the comparator group companies.
The performance condition applying to a separate one third of each award (the "Net Debt Part") will measure improvement in the Company's net debt over a measurement period comprising three consecutive financial years of the Company, starting with the 2016 financial year.
No portion of the Net Debt Part will vest unless the Company's net debt for the 2018 financial year is less than £(75)m. Were net debt for 2018 to be no less than £(75)m but more than £Nil, 25% to 50% of the Net Debt Part would vest on a straight-line between such levels. Were net debt for 2018 to be £Nil or less, between 50% of and 100% of the Net Debt Part would vest on a straight-line basis for net debt of between £Nil and £50m.
The performance condition applying to a separate one third of each award (the "EPS Part") will measure the Company's earnings per share performance over a measurement period comprising three consecutive financial years of the Company, starting with the 2016 financial year.
No portion of the EPS Part will vest unless the Company's EPS for the 2018 financial year is 20p, at which point 25% of the EPS Part will vest, rising on a straight-line basis to full vesting for the Company's EPS for 2018 being 27p or more.
The above notifications are made pursuant to Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4(a).
Each of these transactions took place in Jersey, Channel Islands.
Contact and telephone number for queries/
Duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
Mr A R Astin, Company Secretary, 020 7216 6800