Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3107H

Dixons Carphone PLC

02 August 2021

 

NOTIFICATION DEALING WITH GRANT OF AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN

Dixons Carphone plc (the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

Awards under the Dixons Carphone plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016

On 2 August 2021, the following awards over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were granted under the Dixons Carphone plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016 ("LTIP"):

Name of Director / PDMR	Base Salary for Award (£)	Award Reference Value (£)	No. of Ordinary Shares under Award	Vesting Date	Exercise Price
Alex Baldock	867,000	2,167,500	1,677,632	2 August 2024	Nil
Bruce Marsh	415,000	1,037,500	803,018	2 August 2024	Nil

The share price for the Awards (each a nil cost option) was calculated using the mid-market price on the business day prior to grant, being 30 July 2021.

The number of Ordinary Shares stated above is the maximum number that could vest to each PDMR upon full satisfaction of the performance conditions attaching to the Awards.

The Awards will ordinarily vest and become exercisable on 2 August 2024 (the "Vesting Date"), subject to each PDMR's continued service with the Company and the extent to which the performance conditions applicable to the Awards are achieved. In the case of the awards granted to Alex Baldock and Bruce Marsh, any Ordinary Shares which vest will be subject to an additional two-year holding period (on a net of tax basis) from the Vesting Date.

The performance conditions applicable to the Award are two equally weighted performance measures:

1)  Relative Total Shareholder Return ("TSR")

One half of each Award is subject to the achievement of a relative TSR performance condition, measured against a bespoke comparator group comprised of 21 European Special Lines Retailers[1] and other comparable companies. The starting point for measurement will be 2 May 2021 and the closing point will be 1 May 2024 with one month averaging periods up to the beginning and end of the performance period. 25% of this portion of the Award will vest for achievement of median TSR versus the comparator group, with maximum vesting at upper quartile or above and straight-line vesting between these two points.

2)  Cumulative Free Cash Flow

The other half of the Award is subject to the achievement of a performance condition measuring the Company's cumulative free cash flow over the three-year period starting on 2 May 2021 and ending on 1 May 2024. 10% of this portion of the Award will vest if cumulative free cash flow over the three-year period is £504m, rising to 25% of this portion of the Award vesting if cumulative free cash flow over the three-year period is £593m, and with maximum vesting if cumulative free cash flow over the three-year period is £682m or higher, and straight-line vesting between these points.

The Remuneration Committee believes that these targets represent a significant degree of stretch. In determining the targets, the Committee took account of the fact that there had been a one-off receipt of a £189m outstanding receivable from EE in FY21, which would not be repeated during the FY22-24 performance period of this award.

As at the date of this announcement, the Company has 1,166,458,443 Ordinary Shares in issue.

Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Market Abuse Regulation Article 19. 

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alex Baldock
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dixons Carphone plc
b)	LEI	2138001E12GWLLDQQF16
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 Shares of 0.1 pence each in Dixons Carphone plc
	Identification code	GB00B4Y7R145
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a nil cost option award under the Dixons Carphone plc Long Term Incentive Plan. The award will ordinarily become exercisable three years from the date of grant, subject to the grantee's continued service and the extent to which the performance conditions applicable to the award have been met, and then may be exercised for a period of ten years from the date of grant.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 1,677,632
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	2 August 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Bruce Marsh
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dixons Carphone plc
b)	LEI	2138001E12GWLLDQQF16
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 Shares of 0.1 pence each in Dixons Carphone plc
	Identification code	GB00B4Y7R145
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a nil cost option award under the Dixons Carphone plc Long Term Incentive Plan. The award will ordinarily become exercisable three years from the date of grant, subject to the grantee's continued service and the extent to which the performance conditions applicable to the award have been met, and then may be exercised for a period of ten years from the date of grant.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 803,018
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	2 August 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

Sarah Thomas  Deputy Company Secretary  [phone]

Dan Homan   Head of Investor Relations  [phone]

 

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[1] TSR comparator Group for the 2021 Award cycle: AO World, Ceconomy AG, Dufry AG, Dunelm Group, Fenix Outdoor International AG, Fielmann AG, FNAC Darty SA, Frasers plc, Grandvision N.V., JD Sports Fashion, Kingfisher, Maisons Du Monde S.A., Marks & Spencer Group., Mobilezone Holding AG, Pets At Home Group, SMCP S.A.S., Superdry, Valora Holding AG, WH Smith, XXL ASA, Zur Rose Group AG.


 

 

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