Last checked at 15 May 2018 17:12
GENERAL TEXT AMENDMENT
The following amendment has been made to the Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights announcement released on 15 May 2018 at 16.25 under RNS No 1807O.
The number of Shares in issue has been amended from 55,840,281 to 54,840,281.
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
M.P. Evans Group Plc
(the "Company" or "M.P. Evans")
PDMR transaction
and
Total Voting Rights
PDMR transaction
The Company has been notified of the exercise of share options today under the executive share-option scheme by Mr TRJ Price, a director of the Company. Mr TRJ Price exercised his share options over 75,000 shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") granted at 159.5p per Share and due to expire on 24 November 2018. Accordingly, the Company issued Mr TRJ Price 75,000 Shares.
Simultaneously, Mr TRJ Price sold 43,000 Shares at 750p per Share in order to fund the exercise cost of the share options and the associated tax liabilities. In addition, Mr TRJ Price transferred the remaining 32,000 Shares to Mrs JA Price, Mr TRJ Price's wife.
Total Voting Rights
Following the above transactions the Company has 54,840,281 Shares in issue. All of the Shares have equal voting rights and there are no Shares held in Treasury.
The above figure of 54,840,281 represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Tristan Price | |
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
| M.P.Evans Group PLC | |
b) | LEI | 2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26 | |
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
| Shares of 10 pence per share in M.P.Evans Group PLC ("Shares").
Identification code: ISIN GB007538100
| |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options over Shares Sale of Shares Transfer of Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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Exercise of share options over Shares: Price(s) 159.5p (exercise price) Volume(s) 75,000
Sale of Shares: Price(s) 750p Volume(s) 43,000
Transfer of Shares: Price(s) Nil Volume(s) 32,000
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d) | Aggregated information
| N/A
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e) | Date of transaction | 15 May 2018
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f) | Place of transaction |
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Judith Price | |
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| Person Closely Associated with the Chief Executive Officer | |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||
a) | Name
| M.P.Evans Group PLC | |
b) | LEI | 2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26 | |
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
| Shares of 10 pence per share in M.P.Evans Group PLC ("Shares").
Identification code: ISIN GB007538100
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares
| |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Acquisition of Shares: Price(s) Nil Volume(s) 32,000
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d) | Aggregated information
| N/A
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e) | Date of transaction | 15 May 2018
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f) | Place of transaction |
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15 May 2018
Enquiries:
M.P. Evans Group PLC Telephone: +44 (0)1892 516333
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, Chairman
Tristan Price, Chief executive
Matthew Coulson, Finance director
Peel Hunt LLP Telephone: +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Dan Webster
George Sellar
Nicole McDougall
Hudson Sandler Telephone: +44 (0)20 7796 4133
Charlie Jack
Bertie Berger