Last checked at 30 Jun 2017 10:47
The following replaces the Director / PDMR Shareholding announcement released on 23 May 2017 at 13:48 under RNS Number 9901F.
The figure stated in respect of Eric Hathon's award was incorrect and has been amended in the tables below. The relevant amendments are identified with an asterisk (*). All other details remain unchanged.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 May 2017
CAIRN ENERGY PLC ("Cairn" or "the Company")
Interests of Directors / Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")
in the Company's Shares
1. 2017 Awards under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) ("the 2017 LTIP")
Following shareholder approval of the 2017 LTIP at the Company's AGM on 19 May 2017 (the "AGM"), Cairn announces that the following Awards (in the form of "nil-cost" options) over its ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") were made today under the 2017 LTIP to the undernoted Executive Directors and PDMRs of the Company:-
Executive Director / PDMR
| Number of Shares |
Simon Thomson, Chief Executive | 642,125 |
James Smith, Chief Financial Officer | 417,642 |
Eric Hathon, Director of Exploration | 344,036* |
Paul Mayland, Chief Operating Officer | 359,058 |
Douglas Taylor, Deputy Finance Director | 133,072 |
Brita Holstad, Regional Director, UK & Norway | 172,921 |
Richard Ember, Regional Director, International | 147,893 |
Miles Warner, General Manager, Senegal | 157,522 |
All Shares were awarded at £2.18 per Share, being the mid-market closing price of a Share on 22 May 2017. The vesting of the Awards (which, in the case of the Executive Directors, have been granted in accordance with the Company's directors' remuneration policy that was approved at the AGM) depends upon the extent to which specified performance conditions are met over a three year performance period.
2. Summary of current holdings of Executive Directors / PDMRs
Following this announcement, the Executive Directors' and PDMRs' beneficial interests in the Company's Shares are as follows:
Executive Director / PDMR | Current Shares | % Issued Share Capital | Outstanding entitlements under 2009 and 2017 LTIPs
| |
Unvested Awards still subject to performance conditions | Vested but unexercised Awards1 | |||
Simon Thomson | 1,013,563 | 0.174 | 2,376,309 | 435,822 |
James Smith | 221,744 | 0.038 | 1,545,566 | 283,461 |
Eric Hathon | 0 | 0 | 344,036* | 02 |
Paul Mayland | 321,625 | 0.055 | 1,314,454 | 236,589 |
Douglas Taylor | 163,877 | 0.028 | 485,413 | 88,548 |
Brita Holstad | 0 | 0 | 581,011 | 250,434 |
Richard Ember | 9,107 | 0.002 | 581,508 | 02 |
Miles Warner | 0 | 0 | 363,633 | 02 |
1 This column includes all outstanding Awards that have vested following the expiry of the applicable performance period, regardless of whether or not they are currently capable of being exercised under the rules of the applicable LTIP.
2 The Awards included within this column were originally made prior to the commencement of employment of Richard Ember, Miles Warner and Eric Hathon.
The following notifications are intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Article 19(3) of EU Regulation No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Simon Thomson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | James Smith | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Eric Hathon | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Director of Exploration | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Paul Mayland | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Douglas Taylor | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Deputy Finance Director | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Brita Holstad | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Regional Director, UK & Norway | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Richard Ember | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Regional Director, International | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Miles Warner | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | General Manager, Senegal | ||||
b) | Initialnotification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Cairn Energy PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 231/169 pence each ("Shares") | ||||
Identificationcode | GB00B74CDH82 | |||||
b) | Nature of thetransaction | Award (in the form of a "nil-cost" option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Cairn Energy PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2017) | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-23 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||