11 Apr 2018 11:00
Merlin Entertainments plc
Notification of Transactions of
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs)
Grant of Options to PDMRs under the Company's
All Employee Share Plan
The Company announces that the following PDMRs have on 9 April 2018 been granted options ("Options") to purchase Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") pursuant to the Company's All Employee Share Plan at an exercise price per Share of £2.8309 for the UK Sharesave and an exercise price per Share of £2.9691 for the US Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The awards in favour of each of the PDMRs set out below are made under Merlin's Global All Employee Share Plan which is available to all Merlin's employees, subject to qualifying conditions.
Name of PDMR | Number of Shares over which Options Granted | Plan |
Mark Allsop | 3,179 | UK Sharesave |
Natalie Bickford | 6,358 | UK Sharesave |
Mark Fisher | 6,358 | UK Sharesave |
John Jakobsen | 3,179 | UK Sharesave |
Fraser Montgomery | 3,179 | UK Sharesave |
Anne-Francoise Nesmes | 6,358 | UK Sharesave |
Justin Platt | 317 | UK Sharesave |
Hans-Aksel Pedersen | 2,546 | US Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
The Options issued under the UK Sharesave scheme are, in normal circumstances, not exercisable until the completion of a 3 year savings period, which will end on 1 May 2021 and will then be exercisable for a period of 6 months. The exercise period will, therefore, in normal circumstances, be from 1 May 2021 until 31 October 2021.
The Options issued under the US Employee Stock Purchase Plan are, in normal circumstances, not exercisable until the completion of a 2 year savings period, which will end on 1 May 2020. The Options will then automatically vest on this date.
This announcement, including the notifications below, is made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation:
For further information please contact:
Matthew Jowett
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Merlin Entertainments plc
00 44 1202 634 955
11 April 2018
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Mark Allsop | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Digital Marketing and Information Officer
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b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Natalie Bickford | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Group HR Director
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b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Mark Fisher | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Development Officer
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b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | John Jakobsen | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief New Openings Officer
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b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Fraser Montgomery | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Group Commercial Director
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b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Anne-Francoise Nesmes | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer
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b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Justin Platt | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Managing Director - Resort Theme Parks
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b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
US Stock Purchase Plan Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Hans Aksel Pedersen | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| Managing Director - LEGOLAND Parks | ||||
b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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 |
UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
GB00BDZT6P94
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Sharesave options
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c) | Price(s) and volumes |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a
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e) | Date of the transaction | 9 April 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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g) | Additional Information | none
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