Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4058Q
Ferguson PLC
18 October 2019
 

FERGUSON PLC ("Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMRs") IN ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH IN THE COMPANY ("Shares")

On 17 October 2019 the Company granted the following awards to Executive Directors and/or PDMRs under the following plans:

Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019 ("POSP")

Awards were made to six PDMRs as set out in the table below under the POSP:

PDMR

Conditional share awards

M Brooks

11,047

I Graham

15,107

A Hutcherson

12,082

S Long

15,297

S Oakland

14,664

M Sajor

14,429

 

The awards were granted as conditional share awards to all awardees. No consideration is payable at allocation or on vesting of the awards. These awards will vest upon, normally, continued employment and the achievement of trading profit growth performance conditions tested over a three year period. Subject to, normally, continued employment and the meeting of performance conditions the awards will vest on 17 October 2022.

Ferguson Group Deferred Bonus Plan 2019 ("DBP")

An award was made to one Executive Director as set out in the table below under the DBP.

 

Executive Director

Share option award

M Powell

85

 

The award was granted as a nil cost option. No consideration is payable at allocation or on exercise of all or part of the award.

Awards are made under the DBP to an Executive Director who has not met their shareholding guidelines requirement in any financial year in which an annual bonus is paid. The award is subject to forfeiture for three years from the date the bonus is awarded.

The attached notifications, which have been made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulations, provide further detail.

 

POSP Awards

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Michael Brooks

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Marketing Officer, USA

b)

Initial/Amendment notification

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Ferguson plc

b)

LEI

213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42

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

 

 

 

ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

11,047

 

GBP - British Pound

d)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

Not applicable

 

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-10-17; UTC time

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Ian Graham

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group General Counsel

b)

Initial/Amendment notification

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Ferguson plc

b)

LEI

213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42

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

 

 

 

ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

15,107

 

GBP - British Pound

d)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

Not applicable

 

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-10-17; UTC time

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Alex Hutcherson

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer, USA

b)

Initial/Amendment notification

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Ferguson plc

b)

LEI

213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42

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

 

 

 

ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

12,082

 

GBP - British Pound

d)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

Not applicable

 

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-10-17; UTC time

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Samantha Long

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

b)

Initial/Amendment notification

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Ferguson plc

b)

LEI

213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42

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

 

 

 

ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

15,297

 

GBP - British Pound

d)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

Not applicable

 

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-10-17; UTC time

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Simon Oakland

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CEO, Canada and Central Europe and Head of Corporate Development

b)

Initial/Amendment notification

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Ferguson plc

b)

LEI

213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42

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

 

 

 

ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

14,664

 

GBP - British Pound

d)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

Not applicable

 

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-10-17; UTC time

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Michael Sajor

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Information Officer 

b)

Initial/Amendment notification

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Ferguson plc

b)

LEI

213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42

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

 

 

 

ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

The grant of conditional shares under the Ferguson Group Performance Ordinary Share Plan 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

14,429

 

GBP - British Pound

d)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

Not applicable

 

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-10-17; UTC time

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

DBP Award

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Michael Powell

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial/Amendment notification

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Ferguson plc

b)

LEI

213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42

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

 

 

 

ISIN: JE00BJVNSS43

b)

Nature of the transaction

The grant of nil cost share options under the Ferguson Group Deferred Bonus Plan 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.00

85

 

GBP - British Pound

d)

Aggregated information

 

-      Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

Not applicable

 

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-10-17; UTC time

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

Enquiries:

 

Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary

(0118 927 3800)

 

18 October 2019

 


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