Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0297I

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

04 December 2015

 



Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (the Company)

Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) Interests

Imperial Tobacco Group Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

In respect of the conditional award granted on 3 December 2012 under the Company's LTIP, following partial achievement of the performance criteria, none of the EPS element, approximately 65% of the TSR v FTSE 100 element and approximately 30% of the TSR v Comparator Group element have vested. Further details relating to the operation of the LTIP can be found within the Annual Report & Accounts available on the Company's website.

Vesting takes the form of the award over the Company's ordinary shares of 10 pence each (Shares) becoming exercisable, upon the payment of the notional exercise price, at any time until the seventh anniversary of the date on which the award became exercisable.  Alternatively, in some jurisdictions, vesting takes the form of the granting of an option over the Company's Shares exercisable, upon the payment of the notional exercise price, at any time until the seventh anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.

The following awards have vested/lapsed in respect of the Directors and PDMRs listed below.

DIRECTORS	Award Vesting Number of Shares	Award Lapsing Number of Shares
Alison Cooper	17,500	56,188
Matthew Phillips	5,171	16,605
PDMRs	Award Vesting Number of Shares	Award Lapsing Number of Shares
Helen Clatworthy	1,996	6,414
Fernando Dominguez	2,341	7,522
Andy Newall	2,281	7,330
Walter Prinz	2,601	8,357
Arthur van Benthem	3,101	9,964

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was advised on 3 December 2015 that the following Directors and PDMRs sold Shares in the Company, as detailed below, arising from the exercise of the LTIP options and awards. 

The respective sales are detailed below: -

Name	Date sold	Price per Share (GBP)	Number of Shares Sold
Alison Cooper	3 December 2015	35.78	17,500
Matthew Phillips	3 December 2015	35.78	5,171
Helen Clatworthy	3 December 2015	35.78	1,966
Andy Newall	3 December 2015	35.78	1,078
Fernando Dominguez	3 December 2015	35.78	1,083
Walter Prinz	3 December 2015	35.78	1,159

Following all of the above, the relevant Directors' current shareholdings are:-

Name	Shares Held
Alison Cooper	168,858
Matthew Phillips	43,870

T M Williams

Deputy Company Secretary

Copies of our announcements are available on our website, www.imperial-tobacco.com.

 

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