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For Immediate Release | 2 October 2018 |
boohoo group plc
("boohoo" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries the "Group" or "the boohoo group")
2018 Share Incentive Plan
boohoo group plc, the leading online fashion retailer, announces that as part of the Company's commitment to encouraging all employees to be shareholders in the business, a total of 1,905,078 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') have been granted to employees.
A total of 2031 employees were found eligible and applied for the 2018 Share Incentive Plan ("2018 SIP") and have been granted 938 free Ordinary Shares each representing approximately £2,000 at the purchase price. The free shares were awarded on 27 September 2018 and are subject to a 3 year forfeiture period.
Neil Catto, a Director of the Company, has elected to participate in the 2018 SIP and is included in the total figures above. His individual award pursuant to the 2018 SIP is 938 shares.
Following this grant Neil's interest in Shares is as follows:
Director | Shares held personally | Shares under option in LTIP | Shares held under SIP | Shares under option in SAYE | Total interest | % of issued share capital |
Neil Catto | 14,306 | 671,603 | 10,509 | 59,604 | 756,022 | 0.065% |
Following these grants the Company has a total of 30,968,196 Shares under option representing approximately 2.67% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.
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 | Neil Catto | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||
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| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Boohoo group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800SZF3KFCECWY243 | ||||||
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| 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 1p
ISIN: JE00BG6L7297 | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of free shares under the Company's Share Incentive Plan | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 27 September 2018 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||||
Enquiries | |
boohoo group plc | |
Neil Catto, Chief Financial Officer | Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050 |
Alistair Davies, Investor Relations | Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050 |
Clara Melia, Investor Relations | Tel: +44 (0)20 3289 5520 |
Zeus Capital - Nominated adviser and joint broker | |
Nick Cowles/Andrew Jones (Corporate Finance) | Tel: +44 (0)161 831 1512 |
John Goold/Benjamin Robertson (Corporate Broking) | Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000 |
Jefferies Hoare Govett - Joint broker | |
Nick Adams/Max Jones | Tel: +44 (0)20 7029 8000 |
Buchanan - Financial PR adviser | boohoo@buchanan.uk.com |
Richard Oldworth/ Sophie Wills/ Maddie Seacombe/ | Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 |
Gemma Mostyn-Owen |
About boohoo group plc
"Leading the fashion eCommerce market"
Founded in Manchester in 2006, the group started life as boohoo.com, an inclusive and innovative brand targeting young, value-orientated customers. For over 10 years, boohoo has been pushing boundaries to bring its customers up-to-date and inspirational fashion, 24/7. boohoo has grown rapidly in the UK and internationally, expanding its offering with range extensions into menswear through boohooMAN.
In early 2017 the group extended its customer offering through the acquisitions of the vibrant fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, and free-thinking brand Nasty Gal. United by a shared customer value proposition, our brands design, source, market and sell great quality clothes, shoes and accessories at unbeatable prices. This investment proposition has helped us grow from a single brand, into a major multi-brand online retailer, leading the fashion eCommerce market for 16 to 30-year-olds around the world. Today the boohoo group sells to over 9.8 million customer accounts across all its brands in almost every country in the world.