Last checked at 24 Aug 2018 16:21
24 August 2018
Wynnstay Group plc
(the "Company")
PDMR Transactions
The Company announces that on 24 August 2018, Mr Andrew Evans a director of the Company, exercised 8,000 options over ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") with an exercise price of 375 pence. The exercise was satisfied by the allotment of Ordinary Shares held in the Wynnstay ESOP Trust (the "ESOP"). Subsequently, the ESOP repurchased the same 8,000 Ordinary Shares from Mr Evans at a market price of 488.75 pence per Ordinary Share. Following these transactions, Mr Evans holding of Ordinary Shares is unchanged at 20,963 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.1 per cent. of the Company's current issued share capital.
In addition, on 24 August 2018, the ESOP allocated 1,297 Ordinary Shares to an employee in satisfaction of the employee's exercise of options over Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of 370 pence.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details of above transactions.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Wynnstay ESOP Trust (the "ESOP") | ||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Gareth Davies and Paul Roberts, both directors of the Company, are trustees of the ESOP | ||||||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Wynnstay Group plc
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b)
| LEI
| 213800TOLA726AITR960 | ||||||||
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 25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
GB0034212331
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Allotment of Ordinary Shares to satisfy an exercise of options over Ordinary Shares and purchase of Ordinary Shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Allotments of Ordinary Shares to satisfy an exercise of options
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Satisfaction of Options 9,297 Ordinary Shares Purchase 8,000 Ordinary Shares
Satisfaction of Options 374.30 pence per share Purchase 488.75 pence per share | ||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 24/08/2018 | ||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| David Andrew Thomas Evans | ||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Director of the Company | ||||||||
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
| Wynnstay Group plc
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b)
| LEI
| 213800TOLA726AITR960 | ||||||||
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 25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
GB0034212331
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Excersise of Options and Sale of Ordinary Shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Exercise of Options
Sale of Ordinary Shares
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A single transactions | ||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 24/08/2018 | ||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside of a trading venue | ||||||||
Enquiries:
Wynnstay Group plc | Ken Greetham, Chief Executive Paul Roberts, Finance Director |
T: 01691 827142 |
KTZ Communications | Katie Tzouliadis | T: 020 3178 6378 |
Shore Capital (Nomad) | Stephane Auton / Patrick Castle | T: 020 7408 4090 |