3 May 2018 15:00
Merlin Entertainments plc
(the "Company")
3 May 2018
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF
PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMRs")
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Exercise of Options by PDMRs under the Company's All Employee Share Plans
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The Company announces that each of the following PDMRs have exercised their options to purchase Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") under the Company's All Employee Share Plans.
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Name of PDMR | Name of All Employee Share Plan | Grant Date | Number of Options Exercised | Date of Exercise | Option Cost | Number of shares sold |
Nick Varney | UK Sharesave 2015 | 17 March 2015 | 2,780 | 2 May 2018 | £3.2371 | NIL |
Hans-Aksel Pedersen | US Employee Stock Purchase Plan 2016 | 16 February 2016 | 1,699 | 1 May 2018 | £3.5275 | NIL |
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For further information please contact:
Matthew Jowett
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Merlin Entertainments plc
00 44 1202 634 955
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3 May 2018
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated  | |||||
a) | Name | Nick Varney | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification  | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer  | ||||
b) | Initial Notification / Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Merlin Entertainments plc  | ||||
b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007 Â | ||||
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  | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of Sharesave options  | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volumes | Â
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |  n/a  | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2 May 2018 Â | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue  | ||||
g) | Additional Information | none  |
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated  | |||||
a) | Name | Hans Aksel Pedersen | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification  | |||||
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  | ||||
b) | LEI | 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007 Â | ||||
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 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Options over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each  GB00BDZT6P94  | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of Sharesave options  | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volumes | Â
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |  n/a  | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 May 2018 Â | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue  | ||||
g) | Additional Information | none  |
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