Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7622U

Kingfisher PLC

26 October 2017

 

KINGFISHER PLC

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs')

Kingfisher plc (the 'Company') today announces the following share transactions made by Véronique Laury, Chief Executive Officer, (a PDMR) which occurred on Tuesday, 24 October 2017.

Véronique exercised nil cost options over ordinary shares of 15 5/7p in the Company granted under the Kingfisher Incentive Share Scheme (the 'KISS'). Véronique exercised 8,367 options and sold 2,294 shares to cover the tax liability arising on the exercise of these options. 6,073 shares were retained following the above transactions.

The PDMR notifications below, which were made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulations, provide further detail of the notifiable transactions.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) b)	Natural person:                 Legal person	Véronique Laury
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the Issuer
a)	Name	Kingfisher plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier:	213800KBMEV7I92FY281
4	Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)	Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each (ISIN: GB0033195214)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of nil-cost share options under the Kingfisher Incentive Share Scheme (the 'KISS').
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil (nil-cost options)	8,367
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2017-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument (Identification code)	Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each (ISIN: GB0033195214)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares to cover the tax arising from the exercise of share options awarded under the Kingfisher Incentive Share Scheme (the 'KISS').
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) 302.9 pence per share	Volume(s) 2,294
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2017-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

Date the Company received notification of the above dealings: 2017-10-26

For further information, please contact:

Paul Moore, Group Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

Kingfisher plc

3 Sheldon Square, London W2 6PX

 

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