26 Jun 2017 17:21
Burberry Group plc (the "Company") - Director/PDMR Shareholdings
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The Company announces that on 26 June 2017 Julie Brown, a director of the Company, decided to waive 75% (94,860 shares) of the Executive Share Plan award she was granted on 30 January 2017 ("ESP 2016/17") due to the overlap of the 2016/17 performance period and 47,099 of nil cost options she was granted on 30 January 2017 (the "buy-out award") in the light of the vesting outcome of her 2014 award from her former employer. The Remuneration Committee welcomed and agreed with her decision.
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The surrender caused the ESP 2016/17 nil-cost options to immediately lapse in respect of 94,860 shares. Julie continues to hold nil-cost options over the balance, being 31,620 shares under the ESP 2016/17.
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Additionally, the surrender caused the buy-out award nil-cost options to immediately lapse in respect of 47,099 shares. Julie continues to hold nil-cost options over the balance, being 167,901 shares, which will vest (subject to continued employment) as follows:
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Β· On 22 July 2017 - 38,901 shares;
Β· On 22 July 2018 - 64,500 shares;
Β· On 22 July 2019 - 64,500 shares.
The Company has also today disclosed on its website (www.burberryplc.com) within the Corporate Governance section) additional information relating to the assessment of performance for 2016/17 in respect of Christopher Bailey's 2014 Exceptional Performance-Based Award.
26 June 2017
The following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||
a) | Name | Julie Brown | |||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating and Financial Officer | |||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
a) | Name | Burberry Group plc | |||||||
b) | LEI | N/A | |||||||
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 0.05Β pence each Β Β GB0031743007 | |||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Surrender (for nil consideration) of nil-cost options over: (i) 94,860 shares that were granted on 30 January 2017 under the Executive Share Plan; and (ii) 47,099 shares that were granted on 30 January 2017 as compensation for the incentives Julie Brown forfeited on leaving her previous employer. | |||||||
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d) | Aggregated information Β - Aggregated volume Β - Price Β | Β
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-06-26 Β | |||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
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