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Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1 | Name of the Issuer
Grafton Group plc | 2 | Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities
Gavin Slark - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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3 | State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person
Not applicable | 4 | Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
Holding of CEO referred to in 2 above |
5 | Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them
Grafton Units | 6 | Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder
Gavin Slark |
7 | State the nature of the transaction
Grant of Award pursuant to the Rules of the Grafton Group plc 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan over 118,894 Grafton Units.
| 8 | Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired
LTIP Award over 118,894 Grafton Units |
9 | Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them disposed of
Not applicable | 10 | Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction
Grant of LTIP Award over 118,894 Grafton Units for nil consideration.
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11 | Date and place of transaction
14 April 2016, Dublin | 12 | Date issuer informed of transaction
14 April 2016
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13 | Any additional information
Not applicable
| 14 | Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Niall Quinn Company Secretarial Assistant Grafton Group plc Ph: +353 1 216 0600
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Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification
Niall Quinn - Company Secretarial Assistant - Grafton Group plc _____________________________________________
Date of notification - 14 April 2016
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The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.
The issuer is not required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.
15 | Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2)
As per box 2 | 16 | State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules
Yes
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17 | Description of class of share
Grafton Units
| 18 | Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
Not applicable | |
19 | Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
Not applicable
| 20 | Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
195,785 Grafton Units / 0.0831%
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21 | Date of grant
Not applicable | 22 | Period during which or date on which it can be exercised Not applicable
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23 | Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable | 24 | Description of shares involved (class and number)
Not applicable |
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25 | Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable | 26 | Total number of shares over which options are held following notification
Not applicable
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Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification
Niall Quinn - Company Secretarial Assistant - Grafton Group plc ______________________________________________
Date of notification - 14 April 2016
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