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24 MAY 2017
KIER GROUP PLC
Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces that it was informed today that, on 19 May 2017, the Trustee of the Kier Group 1999 Employee Benefit Trust acquired ordinary shares in the capital of the Company at a price of 1,223.5 pence per share for certain directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") under the Company's deferred shares bonus arrangements. The shares were acquired through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan offered in respect of the Company's interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016, as follows:
Mr N P Brook | 133 shares |
Mr B E J Dew | 121 shares |
Mr H J Mursell | 272 shares |
Mr P J Pethica (PDMR) | 74 shares |
Mr H E E Raven (PDMR) | 84 shares |
Mr C Veritiero | 143 shares |
The following notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
The Company's Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.
For enquiries please contact:
Beth Melges
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: +44(0)1767 640 111
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Nigel Brook | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Executive Director - Construction and Infrastructure Services | ||||
b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Kier Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48 | ||||
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 in Kier Group plc
GB0004915632 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
133 shares £12.235 per share
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-19 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Bev Dew | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Group Finance Director | |||||
b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | |||||
3 | Details of issuer | ||||||
a) | Name | Kier Group plc | |||||
b) | LEI | 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48 | |||||
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 in Kier Group plc
GB0004915632 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016. | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
121 shares £12.235 per share
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-19 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||
a) | Name | Haydn Mursell | |||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive | |||||||
b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
3 | Details of issuer | ||||||||
a) | Name | Kier Group plc | |||||||
b) | LEI | 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48 | |||||||
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 in Kier Group plc
GB0004915632 | |||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016. | |||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
272 shares £12.235 per share
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-19 | |||||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||
a) | Name | Paul Pethica | |||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
a) | Position / status | Group Commercial Director | |||||||
b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
3 | Details of issuer | ||||||||
a) | Name | Kier Group plc | |||||||
b) | LEI | 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48 | |||||||
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 in Kier Group plc
GB0004915632 | |||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016. | |||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
74 shares £12.235 per share
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-19 | |||||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Hugh Raven | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | General Counsel and Company Secretary | |||||
b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | |||||
3 | Details of issuer | ||||||
a) | Name | Kier Group plc | |||||
b) | LEI | 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48 | |||||
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 in Kier Group plc
GB0004915632 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016. | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
84 shares £12.235 per share | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-19 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a) | Name | Claudio Veritiero | |||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Executive Director - Group Strategy & Corporate Development | |||||
b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | |||||
3 | Details of issuer | ||||||
a) | Name | Kier Group plc | |||||
b) | LEI | 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48 | |||||
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 in Kier Group plc
GB0004915632 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Shares acquired under the deferred shares bonus arrangements through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the Company's interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016. | |||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
143 shares £12.235 per share
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-05-19 | |||||
f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | |||||