Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Robert Watson

Philip Heffer

Nigel Majewski

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CEO

COO

CFO

b)

Initial notification /Amendment 

Initial notification

Initial notification

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 

a)

Name

Hilton Food Group plc

b)

LEI

213800JY7VJFS2OOX355

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

Identification code 

Ordinary Shares of 10p each

HFG - GB00B1V9NW54

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of Awards of Shares to Directors under the Hilton Food Group

Long-Term Incentive Plan 2012.

Awards will normally vest on 24 April 2020 subject to continued employment and meeting a performance condition covering the three financial years 2017-2019. The performance condition includes threshold performance EPS growth of 6% per annum where 10% of the options will vest rising to EPS growth of at least 14% per annum where 100% of the options will vest.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable.

e)

Date of the transaction 

24 April 2017

f)

Place of the transaction 

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