RNS Number : 2398O
Smiths News PLC
29 November 2024
 

Smiths News plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

Deferred Bonus Plan - Exercise and Sale

Pursuant to the grant of nil cost options announced on 20 November 2024 under the Deferred Bonus Plan award, for the deferral of 50% of the FY2024 annual bonus into shares, the Participants named below have subsequently exercised such awards and sold the number of ordinary shares noted in the table below to cover the tax and NI liability levied on the transaction and retained the net number of shares as a result of the exercise of their respective awards.  Pursuant to the award, each Participant shall be subject to a dealing restriction over the net balance acquired for a period of two (2) years calculated from the Date of Grant (i.e. until 20 November 2026).

 

Name of Participant

Grant Share Price (£)

Form of Award

Normal Vesting Date

Number of Options Exercised

Number of shares sold

Sell Share Price (£)

Net Number of Shares Acquired

Jonathan Bunting

0.6063

Nil-cost option

20 November 2024

307,568

145,065

0.6080

162,503

Paul Baker

0.6063

Nil-cost option

20 November 2024

210,423

99,247

0.6080

111,176

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

 

 

Jonathan Bunting

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Smiths News plc

b)

 

LEI

 

 

2138004033ONVOOQXB02

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

Ordinary 5p shares



Identification code

ISIN: GB00B17WCR61



b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Exercise of 307,568 Deferred Bonus Plan (2024) shares.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




Nil consideration

307,568







d)

 

Aggregated information

n/a single transaction



- Aggregated volume




- Price




e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

27 November 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

London Stock Exchange, Main Market

 

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Jonathan Bunting

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Smiths News plc

b)

 

LEI

 

 

2138004033ONVOOQXB02

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

Ordinary 5p shares



Identification code

ISIN: GB00B17WCR61



b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of 145,065 shares to cover the tax and NI liability arising following exercise of 307,568 Deferred Bonus Plan (2024) shares.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




0.6080

145,065







d)

 

Aggregated information

n/a single transaction



- Aggregated volume




- Price




e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

27 November 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

London Stock Exchange, Main Market

 

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Paul Baker

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Smiths News plc

b)

 

LEI

 

 

2138004033ONVOOQXB02

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

Ordinary 5p shares



Identification code

ISIN: GB00B17WCR61



b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Exercise of 210,423 Deferred Bonus Plan (2024) shares.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




Nil consideration

210,423







d)

 

Aggregated information

n/a single transaction



- Aggregated volume




- Price




e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

27 November 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

London Stock Exchange, Main Market

 

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Paul Baker

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

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

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Smiths News plc

b)

 

LEI

 

 

2138004033ONVOOQXB02

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

Ordinary 5p shares



Identification code

ISIN: GB00B17WCR61



b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of 99,247 shares to cover the tax and NI liability arising following exercise of 210,423 Deferred Bonus Plan (2024) shares.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




0.6080

99,247







d)

 

Aggregated information

n/a single transaction



- Aggregated volume




- Price




e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

27 November 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

London Stock Exchange, Main Market

 

 

Person responsible for arranging release of this announcement:

Karen Mills, Deputy Company Secretary

Smiths News plc

Rowan House

Cherry Orchard North

Kembrey Park

Swindon

SN2 8UH

email: cosec@smithsnews.co.uk

LEI: 2138004O33ONVOOQXB02

 

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