30 Mar 2023 14:00
PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS PLC ("Company")
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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION OF DIRECTOR AND PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMR")
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The Company announces that on 29 March 2023, Quentin Zentner, General Counsel and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities "PDMR" exercised and sold their nil-cost options of ordinary shares of ÂŁ0.10 each in the Company under the Deferred Bonus Share Scheme (DBSS) granted on 13 March 2020.Â
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Vesting of these options was subject to a three-year holding period in respect of the deferred bonus for the 2019 financial year to 31 December 2022. The options become exercisable for up to six- months with effect from 13 March 2023.Â
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Name | Title | Number of ordinary shares acquired of ÂŁ0.10 each on exercise of options |
Quentin Zentner | General Counsel | 17,714 |
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The exercised options were sold on 29 March 2023 at a price of 558 pence per share, Income Tax and National Insurance liabilities were paid on exercise.
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Name | Title | Number of ordinary shares sold |
Quentin Zentner | General Counsel | 17,714 |
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The Notification of Dealing Form can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 (as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
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Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 | ||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a. | Name | Quentin Zentner | ||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||
a. | Position/Status | General Counsel/PDMR | ||||
b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. | Name | Phoenix Group Holdings plc | ||||
b. | LEI | Â 2138001P49OLAEU33T68 | ||||
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 instrumentIdentification Code | ordinary shares of 10 pence each GB00BGXQNP29 | ||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | a) Exercise of the Company's DBSS Award nil cost options b) Sale of the exercised DBSS Award options | ||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price | Â Â N/A | ||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 29 March 2023 | ||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
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Enquiries:
Media Douglas Campbell Teneo +44 (0)7753 136628 Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Phoenix Group +44 (0) 204 559 3031 | Investors Claire Hawkins, Corporate Affairs Director, Phoenix Group +44 (0) 204 559 3161 Andrew Downey, Investor Relations Director, Phoenix Group +44 (0) 204 559 3145 |
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NOTE: Please email any major shareholding notifications under DTR 5.1.2 R to the Group Company Secretary (kulbinder.dosanjh@thephoenixgroup.com) copying in andrew.downey@thephoenixgroup.com and vickie.reuben@thephoenixgroup.com
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