11 Mar 2020 17:53
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Marks and Spencer Group plc (the 'Company') announces that it has been notified of the following transactions in the Company's Ordinary 25p shares undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs'):
2016 Performance Share Plan
Exercise of options under the 2016 Performance Share Plan ('PSP') and subsequent sale of shares by two PDMRs, as set out below.
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | S Berendji | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR (Retail, Operations & Property Director) | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Marks and Spencer Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800EJP14A79ZG1X44 | ||||
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 25p shares
ISIN: GB0031274896 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of 77,234 shares from the 2016 Performance Share Plan, followed by the sale of 36,230 shares to cover the tax and NI liability, with 41,004 shares retained. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
| n/a (single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-03-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | P Friston | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR (International Director) | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Marks and Spencer Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800EJP14A79ZG1X44 | ||||
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 25p shares
ISIN: GB0031274896 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of 77,234 shares from the 2016 Performance Share Plan, followed by the sale of 36,429 shares to cover the tax and NI liability, with 40,805 shares retained. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
| n/a (single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-03-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
Marks & Spencer (MKS)