Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3090F
Ocado Group PLC
18 March 2022
 

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
OCADO GROUP PLC

18 March 2022

 

Ocado Group plc
Director/PDMR Notification

 

Ocado Group plc ("the Company") announces that it had notification from its PDMRs', in connection with their participation in the Ocado Annual Incentive Plan ("AIP").

 

On 17 March 2022, the Ocado PDMRs' were granted awards under the AIP in the form of nil-cost Options (the "Award") over such ordinary shares in the Company.

 

The AIP was approved by Shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 1 May 2019.

 

No payment is required for the grant of the AIP Award, or issue of the shares on vesting. For these AIP Awards, the number of shares was determined based on a price of 1,195.5004 pence per share, being the volume weighted average price of a share for the three business days immediately before the Award Date.

 

A summary of the principal terms of the AIP are set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 5 February 2019.

 

Details of the Award are as set out below.

 


1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Tim Steiner

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

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

 

a)

Name

 

Ocado Group plc

b)

LEI

 

213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

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 Ocado Group plc

 

 

ISIN GB00B3MBS747

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of a nil-cost option, subject to the rules of the AIP.

50% of the AIP achieved in the financial year ended 28 November 2021 is deferred into shares for three years and is also subject to a two-year holding period on vesting.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0.00

 

49,128

d)

Aggregated information

 

-  Aggregated volume

 

-  Price

 

Price

Aggregated volume

Aggregate total

£0.00

49,128

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

 

17 March 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a regulated market

 


1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Mark Richardson

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Chief Operations Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

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

 

a)

Name

 

Ocado Group plc

b)

LEI

 

213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

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 Ocado Group plc

 

 

ISIN GB00B3MBS747

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of a nil-cost option, subject to the rules of the AIP.

50% of the AIP achieved in the financial year ended 28 November 2021 is deferred into shares for three years and is also subject to a two-year holding period on vesting.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0.00

 

23,245

d)

Aggregated information

 

-  Aggregated volume

 

-  Price

 

Price

Aggregated volume

Aggregate total

£0.00

23,245

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

 

17 March 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a regulated market

 


1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Neill Abrams

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

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

 

a)

Name

 

Ocado Group plc

b)

LEI

 

213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

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 Ocado Group plc

 

 

ISIN GB00B3MBS747

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of a nil-cost option, subject to the rules of the AIP.

50% of the AIP achieved in the financial year ended 28 November 2021 is deferred into shares for three years and is also subject to a two-year holding period on vesting.  

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0.00

 

23,699

d)

Aggregated information

 

-  Aggregated volume

 

-  Price

 

Price

Aggregated volume

Aggregate total

£0.00

23,699

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

 

17 March 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a regulated market

 

 

 


1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Luke Jensen

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

CEO, Ocado Solutions

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

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

 

a)

Name

 

Ocado Group plc

b)

LEI

 

213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

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 Ocado Group plc

 

 

ISIN GB00B3MBS747

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of a nil-cost option, subject to the rules of the AIP.

50% of the AIP achieved in the financial year ended 28 November 2021 is deferred into shares for three years and is also subject to a two-year holding period on vesting.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0.00

 

22,896

d)

Aggregated information

 

-  Aggregated volume

 

-  Price

 

Price

Aggregated volume

Aggregate total

£0.00

22,896

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

 

17 March 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a regulated market

 

 


1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Stephen Daintith

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

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

 

a)

Name

 

Ocado Group plc

b)

LEI

 

213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

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 Ocado Group plc

 

 

ISIN GB00B3MBS747

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of a nil-cost option, subject to the rules of the AIP.

50% of the AIP achieved in the financial year ended 28 November 2021 is deferred into shares for three years and is also subject to a two-year holding period on vesting.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0.00

 

19,512

d)

Aggregated information

 

-  Aggregated volume

 

-  Price

 

Price

Aggregated volume

Aggregate total

£0.00

19,512

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

 

17 March 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a regulated market

 

 

 


1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

James Matthews

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

CEO, Ocado Technology

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

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

 

a)

Name

 

Ocado Group plc

b)

LEI

 

213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

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 Ocado Group plc

 

 

ISIN GB00B3MBS747

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of a nil-cost option, subject to the rules of the AIP.

50% of the AIP achieved in the financial year ended 28 November 2021 is deferred into shares for three years and is also subject to a two-year holding period on vesting.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0.00

 

23,626

d)

Aggregated information

 

-  Aggregated volume

 

-  Price

 

Price

Aggregated volume

Aggregate total

£0.00

23,626

£0.00

e)

Date of the transaction

 

17 March 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a regulated market

 

Further information concerning each Director's other interests in shares and share schemes are set out in the Company's annual report and accounts for the 52 weeks ended 28 November 2021, except as otherwise amended by a subsequent announcement.

This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

 

 

Person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement:

Robert Cooper
Deputy Company Secretary
Ocado Group plc
Buildings One & Two Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL10 9UL
Fax: +44 (0)1707 227997
email:
company.secretary@ocado.com  

 

Ocado Group plc LEI: 213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

 

 

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