Director/PDMR Shareholding

Kier Group PLC

20 November 2023

 

20 NOVEMBER 2023

KIER GROUP PLC

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 17 November 2023, the following PDMRs were granted share awards under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") (the "Awards"). The Awards were made at no cost to the individuals and will only vest to the extent that certain performance conditions are satisfied by the Company over a three-year performance period which runs from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026. The performance conditions relating to the Awards can be found on our website and will be set out in the 2024 Annual Report and accounts. The price used for the purpose of calculating the Awards was 0.992 pence per share, being the average 3-month share price prior to the date of grant.

PDMR	Date of transaction	Number of Awards granted under LTIP
Mr AOB Davies	17 November 2023	1,382,623
Mr SJ Kesterton	17 November 2023	966,058
Ms A Amar	17 November 2023	198,462
Mr AW Bradshaw	17 November 2023	230,216
Ms L Finlay	17 November 2023	257,691
Mr G Incutti	17 November 2023	257,691
Mr LP Thomas	17 November 2023	257,691
Ms S Timms	17 November 2023	95,770
Mr SJ Togwell	17 November 2023	502,772

The following notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. The Company's Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.

For enquiries, please contact:

Jaime Tham

Company Secretary

07801 975672

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Andrew Davies
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status		Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	Kier Group plc
b)	LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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 in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 1,382,623
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	1,382,623 shares Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Simon Kesterton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status		Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
3	Details of issuer
a)	Name	Kier Group plc
b)	LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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 in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 966,058
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	966,058 shares Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Alpna Amar
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Corporate Development Director
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 198,462
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	198,462 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name	Andrew Bradshaw
Reason for the notification
Position / status	Group Managing Director - Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks
Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 230,216
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	230,216 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Louisa Finlay
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Chief People Officer
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 257,691
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	257,691 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Giuseppe Incutti
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Group Managing Director - Transportation
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 257,691
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	257,691 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Leigh Thomas
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Group Managing Director - Property
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 257,691
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	257,691 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Sophie Timms
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Corporate Affairs Director
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 95,770
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	95,770 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
Name		Stuart Togwell
Reason for the notification
Position / status		Group Managing Director - Construction
Initial notification / Amendment		Initial notification
Details of issuer
Name	Kier Group plc
LEI	2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Kier Group plc GB0004915632
Nature of the transaction	Grant of award over shares under the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan for nil consideration.
Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 502,772
Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	502,772 shares Nil
Date of the transaction	2023-11-17
Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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