28 Jul 2017 13:00
28 July 2017
Royal Mail plc
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 (LTIP 2014) Vesting
On 28 July 2017, the shares vesting under the Royal Mail plc (the "Company") LTIP 2014 were transferred to the plan's participants. As a result of the Company achieving 46 per cent of the performance target relating to the LTIP 2014, the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") listed below received the total number of shares shown in the table below. This is 46 per cent of each PDMR's original award, granted in July 2014:
PDMRs | No of Shares |
Moya Greene | 57,870 |
Stuart Simpson | 27,307 |
Sue Whalley | 38,928 |
Also on 28 July 2017, the shares vesting under the GLS LTIP 2014 were transferred to the plan's participants, and to the PDMR listed below:
PDMR | No of Shares |
Rico Back | 79,346 |
Long Term Incentive Plan 2017 (LTIP 2017) Grant
On 28 July 2017, the PDMRs listed below were granted conditional share awards over ordinary shares in Royal Mail plc under the Royal Mail LTIP 2017. The number of shares awarded under the LTIP 2017 is set out in the table below, which is the maximum grant that the PDMRs are eligible for, and will only vest in full if the maximum performance conditions are achieved. Over the last three years, the LTIP has vested, on average, at 59 per cent of the maximum.
PDMRs | No of Shares |
Moya Greene | 138,602 |
Stuart Simpson | 113,857 |
Sue Whalley | 101,206 |
The LTIP 2017 share awards will normally vest at the end of the three year performance period, once the Remuneration Committee has determined achievement against the performance condition. The earliest release date will be 28 July 2020, subject to the participant continuing to hold office or employment within the Royal Mail Group, and then be subject to a two year holding period.
In addition, a conditional share award over ordinary shares in Royal Mail plc was also granted on 28 July 2017 to Rico Back, a PDMR, under the GLS Long Term Incentive Plan. This share award will normally vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to the achievement of performance conditions. The earliest release date will be 28 July 2020. The number of shares awarded under the GLS LTIP 2017:
PDMR | No of Shares |
Rico Back | 53,154 |
No consideration was paid for the grant of the share awards.
The PDMRs are bound by the Shareholder Guidelines Policy which sets a minimum shareholding requirement and are expected to retain any shares released under the LTIP until this is achieved.
The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail.
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a) | Name | 1. Moya Greene 2. Stuart Simpson 3. Sue Whalley 4. Rico Back | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Finance Officer 3. Chief Operations Officer 4. Chief Executive Officer, GLS | ||||
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
| Royal Mail plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800TC22U84G8Z2M70 | ||||
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
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 001 pence each in Royal Mail plc
GB00BDVZYZ77
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to an exercise of options under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan. | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| Not applicable - single transaction
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 28 July 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a) | Name | 1. Moya Greene 2. Stuart Simpson 3. Sue Whalley 4. Rico Back | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Finance Officer 3. Chief Operations Officer 4. Chief Executive Officer, GLS | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Royal Mail plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800TC22U84G8Z2M70 | ||||
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
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 001 pence each in Royal Mail plc
GB00BDVZYZ77
| ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of ordinary shares under the 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| Not applicable - single transaction
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 28 July 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||
Contacts:
Company Secretariat
Kulbinder Dosanjh
Phone: 020 7449 8133
Email: cosec@royalmail.com
Media
Andrew Moys
Phone: 07841 803 321
Email: andrew.moys@royalmail.com
Royal Mail press office out of hours: 020 3338 1007
Investor Relations
Catherine Nash
Phone: 020 7449 8183
Email: investorrelations@royalmail.com