Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1621N

Kingfisher PLC

04 May 2018

 

KINGFISHER PLC

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

Kingfisher plc (the 'Company') today announces the following share transactions made by Steve Willett, Chief Transformation Officer, (a PDMR) which occurred on Tuesday, 1 May 2018.

Steve exercised options over ordinary shares of 15 5/7p in the Company granted under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP'). Steve exercised a total of 4,670 options and sold 2,209 shares to cover the tax liability arising on the exercise of these options. 2,461 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	Steve Willett
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Chief Transformation 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 share options under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP').
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil (nil-cost options)	2,521
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2018-05-01
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 shares under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP').
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) 300 pence per share		Volume(s) 1,192
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2018-05-01
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)
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 share options under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP').
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Nil (nil-cost options)	2,149
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2018-05-01
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 shares under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP').
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) 300 pence per share		Volume(s) 1,017
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)	2018-05-01
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON (London Stock Exchange)

Date the Company received notification of the above dealings: 2018-05-02

For further information, please contact:

Paul Moore, Group Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

Kingfisher plc

3 Sheldon Square, London W2 6PX

 

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