6 Mar 2018 17:00
6 March 2018
Huntsworth plc
(Huntsworth or the Company)
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Huntsworth plc, the international healthcare and communications group, announces that on 6 March 2018 (Date of Grant), awards under The Huntsworth Long Term Incentive Plan 2016 and under The Huntsworth 2016 Deferred Share Bonus Plan, were made to Paul Taaffe, Chief Executive Officer, and Neil Jones, Chief Financial Officer as set out below.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Paul Taaffe
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| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| HUNTSWORTH PLC | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771 | |||
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| 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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the share capital of Huntsworth plc
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Identification code | GB00B0CRWK29 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of a conditional nil-cost share award over Company shares with a market value equivalent to £600,000 at the Date of Grant, under The Huntsworth Long Term Incentive Plan 2016. The number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company granted was determined by the closing middle-market share price on the dealing day before the Date of Grant, being 77.6 pence per share. Vesting is subject to meeting a performance condition relating to earnings per share. Subject to satisfying the relevant performance condition, the award will normally vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| Nil | 773,195 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | Not applicable - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2018-03-06 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a trading venue | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Paul Taaffe
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| HUNTSWORTH PLC | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771 | |||
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| 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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the share capital of Huntsworth plc
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Identification code | GB00B0CRWK29 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of a nil-cost share award over Company shares with a market value equivalent to £112,400 at the Date of Grant, under The Huntsworth 2016 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. The number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company granted was determined by the closing middle-market share price on the dealing day before the Date of Grant, being 77.6 pence per share. The award will normally vest on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| Nil | 144,845 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | Not applicable - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2018-03-06 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a trading venue | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Neil Jones
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| HUNTSWORTH PLC | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771 | |||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the share capital of Huntsworth plc
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Identification code | GB00B0CRWK29 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of a nil-cost share award over Company shares with a market value equivalent to £360,000 at the Date of Grant, under The Huntsworth Long Term Incentive Plan 2016. The number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company granted was determined by the closing middle-market share price on the dealing day before the Date of Grant, being 77.6 pence per share. Vesting is subject to meeting a performance condition relating to earnings per share. Subject to satisfying the relevant performance condition, the award will normally vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant and can be exercised for a period of seven years from the vesting date. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| Nil | 463,917 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | Not applicable - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2018-03-06 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a trading venue | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Neil Jones
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| HUNTSWORTH PLC | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771 | |||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the share capital of Huntsworth plc
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Identification code | GB00B0CRWK29 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of a nil-cost share award over Company shares with a market value equivalent to £65,500 at the Date of Grant, under The Huntsworth 2016 Deferred Share Bonus Plan. The number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company granted was determined by the closing middle-market share price on the dealing day before the Date of Grant, being 77.6 pence per share. The award will normally vest on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant. | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| Nil | 84,407 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | Not applicable - single transaction | |||
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2018-03-06 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a trading venue | |||
Enquiries to:
Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0)20 7638 9571 |
Angharad Couch |
Nick Reading |
Elizabeth Kittle |