Merlin Entertainments plc Director/PDMR Shareholding - PSP Vesting (1436L)
December 20 2018 - 7:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMMERL
RNS Number : 1436L
Merlin Entertainments plc
20 December 2018
Merlin Entertainments plc
20 December 2018
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN (PSP) - VESTING OF 2015 AWARD
The following disclosure is made in accordance with Article
19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
The Company announces that, as a result of the relevant
employment period having being satisfied, the awards granted in
December 2015 under the Company's PSP vested in part on 18 December
2018.
Following such vesting, the following persons (PDMRs) sold a
proportion of the shares that vested in order to satisfy the
relevant employment taxes and fees arising on vesting at a price of
327.044 pence per share.
The following sets out the awards that vested on 18 December
2018, the number of shares sold following such vesting and,
following such sales, the respective beneficial holdings in the
Company to which voting rights are attached for each of the persons
listed below:
PDMR Number of 2015 Number of Shares Beneficial Holding
PSP Awards vesting* sold to meet after sale
tax liabilities
Mark Allsop 59,145 28,009 127,904 (0.013%)
--------------------- ----------------- -------------------
Hans Aksel Pedersen 35,487 0 348,697 (0.034%)
--------------------- ----------------- -------------------
Justin Platt 35,487 16,805 98,626 (0.010%)
--------------------- ----------------- -------------------
* includes accrued dividends
For further information please contact:
Matthew Jowett
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Merlin Entertainments plc
00 44 1202 634955
20 December 2018
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
=== ===================================================================================================
a) Name Mark Allsop
=========================================== ======================================================
2 Reason for the notification
===================================================================================================
a) Position/status Chief Digital Marketing and Information
Officer
=========================================== ======================================================
b) Initial Notification / Amendment Initial Notification
=========================================== ======================================================
3 Details of the issuer
===================================================================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=========================================== ======================================================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=========================================== ======================================================
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 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
instrument,
type of instrument GB00BDZT6P94
Identification code
=========================================== ======================================================
b) Nature of the transaction Shares issued to PDMR following Performance
Share Plan award vesting
=========================================== ======================================================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
NIL 59,145
==========
=========================================== ======================================================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=========================================== ======================================================
e) Date of the transaction 18 December 2018
=========================================== ======================================================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=========================================== ======================================================
g) Additional Information none
=========================================== ======================================================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
=== ===========================================================================================
a) Name Mark Allsop
=========================================== ==============================================
2 Reason for the notification
===========================================================================================
a) Position/status Chief Digital Marketing and Information
Officer
=========================================== ==============================================
b) Initial Notification / Amendment Initial Notification
=========================================== ==============================================
3 Details of the issuer
===========================================================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=========================================== ==============================================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=========================================== ==============================================
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 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
instrument,
type of instrument GB00BDZT6P94
Identification code
=========================================== ==============================================
b) Nature of the transaction Sale of shares to satisfy relevant
employment taxes and fees following
Performance Share Plan award vesting.
=========================================== ==============================================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
GBP3.27044 28,009
==========
=========================================== ==============================================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=========================================== ==============================================
e) Date of the transaction 18 December 2018
=========================================== ==============================================
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
=========================================== ==============================================
g) Additional Information none
=========================================== ==============================================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
=== ==============================================================================================
a) Name Hans Aksel Pedersen
=========================================== =================================================
2 Reason for the notification
==============================================================================================
a) Position/status Managing Director - LEGOLAND Parks
=========================================== =================================================
b) Initial Notification / Amendment Initial Notification
=========================================== =================================================
3 Details of the issuer
==============================================================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=========================================== =================================================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=========================================== =================================================
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 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
instrument,
type of instrument
GB00BDZT6P94
Identification code
=========================================== =================================================
b) Nature of the transaction Shares issued to PDMR following Performance
Share Plan award vesting
=========================================== =================================================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
NIL 35,487
==========
=========================================== =================================================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=========================================== =================================================
e) Date of the transaction 18 December 2018
=========================================== =================================================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=========================================== =================================================
g) Additional Information none
=========================================== =================================================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
=== ===========================================================================================
a) Name Justin Platt
=========================================== ==============================================
2 Reason for the notification
===========================================================================================
a) Position/status Chief Strategy Officer
=========================================== ==============================================
b) Initial Notification / Amendment Initial Notification
=========================================== ==============================================
3 Details of the issuer
===========================================================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=========================================== ==============================================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=========================================== ==============================================
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 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
instrument,
type of instrument GB00BDZT6P94
Identification code
=========================================== ==============================================
b) Nature of the transaction Shares issued to PDMR following Performance
Share Plan award vesting
=========================================== ==============================================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
NIL 35,487
==========
=========================================== ==============================================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=========================================== ==============================================
e) Date of the transaction 18 December 2018
=========================================== ==============================================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=========================================== ==============================================
g) Additional Information none
=========================================== ==============================================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
=== ===========================================================================================
a) Name Justin Platt
=========================================== ==============================================
2 Reason for the notification
===========================================================================================
a) Position/status Chief Strategy Officer
=========================================== ==============================================
b) Initial Notification / Amendment Initial Notification
=========================================== ==============================================
3 Details of the issuer
===========================================================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=========================================== ==============================================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=========================================== ==============================================
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 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
instrument,
type of instrument GB00BDZT6P94
Identification code
=========================================== ==============================================
b) Nature of the transaction Sale of shares to satisfy relevant
employment taxes and fees following
Performance Share Plan award vesting.
=========================================== ==============================================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
GBP3.27044 16,805
==========
=========================================== ==============================================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=========================================== ==============================================
e) Date of the transaction 18 December 2018
=========================================== ==============================================
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
=========================================== ==============================================
g) Additional Information none
=========================================== ==============================================
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