24 May 2019 12:19
24 May 2019
LEI: 2138005C7REHURGWHW31
River and Mercantile Group PLC ("the Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF
PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMRs")
The Company announces that on:
· 21 May 2019, Mr Kevin Hayes, Chief Financial Officer, and Jack Berry, Director; and
· 23 May 2019, James Barham, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
PDMRs of the Company, exercised options, which were granted at 186.53p pursuant to the Company's SAYE Option Scheme, to subscribe for 9,649 ordinary shares of 0.003 pence each ("Shares").
Following this notification and on the allotment and issue of the Shares:
· Mr Barham will hold 1,171,496 Ordinary Shares; and
· Mr Berry and Mr Hayes have indicated their intention to each sell 9,649 Shares respectively. This will the subject of a further announcement following such sale.
Formal notification in respect of the PDMRs is set out below in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.
For further information please contact:
River and Mercantile Group PLC +44 (0)20 3327 5100
Sally Buckmaster, Senior Counsel and Group Company Secretary
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Kevin Hayes | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a)
| Name | River and Mercantile Group PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 2138005C7REHURGWHW31 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.003 pence each | |||
Identification code | GB00BLZH7X42 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 186.53p | 9,649 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | See above | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 21 May 2019 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name | James Barham
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2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status
| Deputy 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 | River and Mercantile Group PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 2138005C7REHURGWHW31 | |||
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| 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 | Ordinary shares of £0.003 pence each | |||
Identification code | GB00BLZH7X42 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 186.53p | 9,649 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | See above | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 23 May 2019 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name
| Jack Berry
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2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a)
| Name | River and Mercantile Group PLC | |||
b)
| LEI | 2138005C7REHURGWHW31 | |||
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| 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 | Ordinary shares of £0.003 pence each | |||
Identification code | GB00BLZH7X42 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 186.53p | 9,649 |
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d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | See above | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 21 May 2019 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |||