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Galliford Try plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
Galliford Try plc (the "Company") notifies that following the sanction of the Scheme of Arrangement by the Court on 17 December 2019, restricted shares previously granted to Directors and PDMRs in September 2017, 2018 and 2019 under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007 ("the Plan"), have been released early in accordance with the rules of the Plan.
Accordingly, the following restricted ordinary shares of 50 pence in the Company were released on 19 December 2019 to the persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") detailed below:
PDMR | No. of ordinary shares under the award | Date of grant of the award |
Kevin Corbett | a. 5,233 b. 1,697
| a. 20 September 2018 b. 19 September 2019
|
Andrew Hammond | a. 5,833 b. 7,874 | a. 22 September 2017 b. 20 September 2018
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Bill Hocking | a. 5,898
| a. 20 September 2018
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Graham Prothero | a. 8,819 b. 7,002
| a. 20 September 2018 b. 19 September 2019 |
Stephen Teagle | a. 3,040 b. 7,481 c. 8,121
| a. 22 September 2017 b. 20 September 2018 c. 19 September 2019 |
On 19 December 2019, the following PDMRs' ordinary shares were sold at £8.33 per share to meet tax withholding liabilities associated with the vesting of the aforementioned awards:
PDMR | No. of ordinary shares sold |
Kevin Corbett | a. 2,460 b. 798 |
Andrew Hammond | a. 2,132 b. 3,701 |
Bill Hocking | a. 2,773 |
Graham Prothero | a. 4,145 b. 3,291 |
Stephen Teagle | a. 1,111 b. 3,517 c. 3,817 |
The information below (set out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation) provides further detail:
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Kevin Corbett | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | General Counsel & Company Secretary / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007 in accordance with the Plan rules. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Andrew Hammond | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive, Linden Homes / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007 in accordance with the Plan rules. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Bill Hocking | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive, Construction & Investments / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007 in accordance with the Plan rules. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Graham Prothero | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007 in accordance with the Plan rules. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Stephen Teagle | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive, Partnerships & Regeneration / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007 in accordance with the Plan rules. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Kevin Corbett | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | General Counsel & Company Secretary / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares sold to meet tax withholding liabilities arising from the release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Andrew Hammond | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive, Linden Homes / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares sold to meet tax withholding liabilities arising from the release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Bill Hocking | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive, Construction & Investments / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares sold to meet tax withholding liabilities arising from the release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Graham Prothero | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares sold to meet tax withholding liabilities arising from the release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Stephen Teagle | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive, Partnerships & Regeneration / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Galliford Try plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800OOHUV3HHP46A02 | ||||
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 50 pence each in Galliford Try plc GB00B3Y2J508 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares sold to meet tax withholding liabilities arising from the release of restricted shares granted under the Galliford Try plc Annual Bonus Plan 2007. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
For further enquiries:
Galliford Try plc | Kevin Corbett, Company Secretary | 01895 855001 |
Clara Melia, Investor Relations | 07748 171 236 | |
Tulchan Communications | James Macey White | 0207 353 4200 |
Martin Pengelley | ||
Elizabeth Snow |
Notes to Editors
Galliford Try plc is a leading UK housebuilding, regeneration and construction group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 250. Housebuilding - through our Linden Homes business - develops private and affordable homes in prime locations. Galliford Try Partnerships - our regeneration business - delivers mixed-tenure solutions working with housing association, local authority and private sector partners. Operating as Galliford Try and Morrison Construction, our Construction business carries out building and infrastructure with clients in the public, private and regulated sectors. At the end of the last financial year to 30 June 2019, the Group generated revenue of £2.8 billion.
On 7 November 2019 the Group announced it had entered into an agreement with Bovis Homes Group PLC regarding a combination of Bovis Homes and the Group's housebuilding businesses, Linden Homes and Partnerships & Regeneration. The transaction is expected to complete on 3 January 2020.