Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8567Y
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
13 May 2019
 

 

 

 

13 May 2019

 

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

 

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

 

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company" or "RB") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

 

2015 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")

 

1. Vesting and Release of Performance Share Awards

Following the assessment of the Compound Average Annual Growth in EPS performance condition over the three-year period ended 31 December 2018 and confirmation of partial vesting of awards at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 9 May 2019, performance share awards made under the LTIP on 2 December 2015, vested at 65% and the following Shares were released:

 

Name

 

Director/PDMR

Number of

Shares vested

Rakesh Kapoor

Director

156,000

Adrian Hennah

Director

29,250

Rob de Groot

PDMR

32,500

Aditya Sehgal

PDMR

7,800

 

 

The Shares noted below were sold on 10 May 2019 at £61.4302 per Share to realise sufficient funds to settle resultant tax and social security liabilities arising from the above vestings:

 

Name

Number of Shares sold

Rakesh Kapoor

73,067

Adrian Hennah

13,701

Rob de Groot

11,734



In addition, Aditya Sehgal had a performance share award made to him under the LTIP on 1 May 2017 which was subject to annual vesting in three tranches on the date of the AGM based on his continued employment. 3,333 Shares vested under this award and were released to him. Aditya Sehgal made arrangements to settle his liability on release of both awards directly with RB and retained the gross number of Shares released on vesting. 

 

Following the transactions detailed above, total holdings for the Directors and PDMRs noted above are as shown below:

 

 

Name

 

Number

of Shares

Percentage of Issued

Share Capital

(excl Treasury Shares)

Rakesh Kapoor

710,987

0.1003%

Adrian Hennah

120,142

0.0170%

Rob de Groot

384,249

0.0542%

Aditya Sehgal

57,602

0.0081%

 

 

2. Grant of Performance Share Awards and Share Options

On 10 May 2019, the grant of performance share awards and share options were made under the LTIP to the Director and PDMRs listed below:

 

 

Name

Number of

share options

Number of shares under performance award

Adrian Hennah

80,000

40,000

Rob de Groot

80,000

40,000

Aditya Sehgal

40,000

20,000

 

The number of Shares and options shown is the maximum available if the stretching performance conditions for the three-year performance period ending on 31 December 2021 are satisfied in full.  Further details of the performance targets are set out in the Company's 2018 Annual Report. The awards granted are subject to a two-year holding period following the end of the three-year performance period. Options will be exercisable at £60.83 per share. 

 

There will be no retesting of these awards.  No consideration was paid for the grant of these awards.

 

 

The following notifications are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Rakesh Kapoor

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director - 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

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of share awards under the Reckitt Benckiser Group 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

156,000

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-09

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£61.4302

73,067

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

£61.4302

73,067

£4,488,520.40

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market - XLON

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Adrian Hennah

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director - 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

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of share awards under the Reckitt Benckiser Group 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

29,250

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-09

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£61.4302

13,701

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

£61.4302

13,701

£841,655.17

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market - XLON

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share options for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£60.83

80,000

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

 

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

£60.83

80,000

£4,866,400

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of performance share awards for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

40,000

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

 

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Rob de Groot

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR - President, Hygiene Home

b)

Initial notification/
Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of share awards under the Reckitt Benckiser Group 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

32,500

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-09

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£61.4302

11,734

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

£61.4302

11,734

£720,821.96

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market - XLON

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share options for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£60.83

80,000

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

£60.83

80,000

£4,866,400

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of performance share awards for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

40,000

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

 

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Aditya Sehgal

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR - Chief Operating Officer, Health

b)

Initial notification/
Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

b)

LEI

5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of share awards under the Reckitt Benckiser Group 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

11,133

 

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-09

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share options for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan of

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£60.83

40,000

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

£60.83

40,000

£2,433,200

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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 of 10p each in Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

GB00B24CGK77 - ID code for ordinary shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of performance share awards for nil consideration under the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

20,000

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

 

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-05-10

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

 

For further Information:
Christine Logan

Deputy Company Secretary
Tel +44 (0) 1753 217 800

 

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108

About RB*:

 

RB is the global leading consumer health, hygiene and home company. Driven by a purpose of providing innovative solutions for healthier lives and happier homes, RB has operations in over 60 countries.  From the foundations of wellness and infant nutrition, to the fundamentals of a hygienic home, its global brands help people live healthier, happier lives.

RB has world leading Powerbrands which include household names such as Enfamil, Nutramigen, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Scholl, Clearasil, Lysol, Dettol, Veet, Harpic, Cillit Bang, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, Calgon, Woolite and Air Wick.

RB's unique culture is at the heart of its success.  Its drive to achieve, passion to outperform and commitment to quality and scientific excellence is manifested in the work of over 40,000 employees worldwide. 

 


For more information visit
www.rb.com 

 

*RB is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of companies

 

 

 

 

 


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