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18 October 2018
DUNELM GROUP plc
(the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS
LTIP award granted to Nick Wilkinson
On 17 October 2018, a conditional award under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) has been granted to Nick Wilkinson over ordinary shares of one pence each in Dunelm Group plc, in the form of a nil cost option.
Using a closing mid price on 16 October 2018 of 598 pence, an award has been granted
as follows:
Name | Basic salary
| 200% of basic salary | Share price used to calculate number of nil cost options | Number of shares in award |
Nick Wilkinson
| £540,600 | £1,081,200 | 598p | 180,802 |
The award is made in accordance with the 2017 Remuneration Policy approved by shareholders on 21 November 2017 (the "2017 Policy").
The option may be exercised on or after 17 October 2021, subject to the satisfaction of a performance condition over the three financial years commencing on 1 July 2018, as set out below:
Growth in fully diluted EPS | Percentage of LTIP award vesting |
Below RPI plus 3% per annum | 0% |
RPI plus 3% per annum | 10% |
Between RPI plus 3% and RPI plus 12% per annum | Pro-rata between 10% and 100% |
RPI plus 12% per annum and above | 100% |
On exercise, Mr Wilkinson has committed to retain two thirds of the shares vesting (after sale to cover his tax and national insurance liability on exercise), for the duration of his employment, and 50% of these for a further two years.
The award is subject to malus and clawback provisions in the following circumstances:
· a material misstatement of any Group Member's financial results;
· a material error in assessing a performance condition applicable to the Award or in the information or assumptions on which the Award was granted or Vests:
· a material failure of risk management in any Group Member or a relevant business unit
· serious reputational damage to any Group Member or a relevant business unit;
· serious misconduct or material error on the part of the individual;
· a material corporate failure as determined by the Board; or
· any other circumstances which the Remuneration Committee in its discretion considers to be similar in their nature or effect to those set out above; or
· fraud on the part of the individual.
Including the award set out above, Nick Wilkinson holds options over the Company's ordinary shares as follows:
Name | Share scheme | Number of shares | Exercise price per share | Exercise dates |
Nick Wilkinson | Long Term Incentive Plan | 110,000 | Nil | Between 28 February 2021 and 27 February 2028 |
Nick Wilkinson | Long Term Incentive Plan | 180,802 | Nil | Between 17 October 2021 and 16 October 2028 |
In addition to the above, Nick Wilkinson has a beneficial interest in ordinary shares of one pence in the Company as follows:
Director | Number of ordinary shares |
Nick Wilkinson | 48,876 |
Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:
Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary
0116 26444439
DUNELM GROUP PLC
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Nick Wilkinson | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Dunelm Group plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800WCOWEI3T5DUV19 | ||||
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 one pence each
ISINGB00BICQ739
| ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of conditional nil cost options under the Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
180,802
Nil | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2018.10.17 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Dawn Durrant Date of notification: 2018.10.18 |