Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2159L
TheWorks.co.uk PLC
04 September 2019
 

4 September 2019

TheWorks.co.uk plc

(the "Company")

 

Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

TheWorks.co.uk plc, one of the UK's leading multi-channel specialist retailers of value gifts, arts, crafts, toys, books and stationery, announces that on 3 September 2019, the Company granted awards over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company under the The Works.co.uk 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP Awards") and the The Works.co.uk 2018 Long Term Incentive (CSOP Options) Plan ("CSOP Awards").

Name of individual

Position / status

Type of award

Number of shares subject to LTIP Award

Kevin Keaney

Chief Executive Officer

LTIP Award - nil cost option

388,456

Gavin Peck

Chief Financial Officer

LTIP Award - nil cost option

250,617

Andrea Bennett

Trading Director - PDMR

LTIP Award - nil cost option

143,321

On the same date, each individual set out above was granted a tax qualifying CSOP Award over 37,037 shares at a per share exercise price of 81 pence under the TheWorks.co.uk 2018 Long Term Incentive (CSOP Options) Plan.  Each CSOP Award is linked to the LTIP Award such that, at the time of exercise, to the extent that there is a gain in the CSOP Award, the LTIP Award will be forfeited to the value of that gain to ensure that the total pre-tax value of the original LTIP Award is not increased by the grant of the CSOP Award.

The release of all the above awards is subject to the achievement of performance targets as set out in the Company's Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 28 April 2019. 

The awards granted to Kevin Keaney and Gavin Peck are subject to a two year holding period beginning on the date on which the awards vest and will be released immediately following the end of the holding period.

The Notification of Dealing Forms set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Notification of Dealing Form

1.

Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Kevin Keaney

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

TheWorks.co.uk plc

b)

LEI code

894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

ISIN: GB00BF5HBF20

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of awards over ordinary shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volumes(s)

LTIP Award

Price

Volume

Nil cost award

388,456

CSOP Award

Price

Volume

81p (per share exercise price payable to exercise the option in due course)

37,037

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregate volume

-     Price

 

 

 

Awards granted over 425,493 ordinary shares in total

N/A

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-09-03

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1.

Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Gavin Peck

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

TheWorks.co.uk plc

b)

LEI code

894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03

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

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

 

ISIN: GB00BF5HBF20

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of awards over ordinary shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volumes(s)

LTIP Award

Price

Volume

Nil cost award

250,617

CSOP Award

Price

Volume

81p (per share exercise price payable to exercise the option in due course)

37,037

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregate volume

 

-     Price

 

 

 

Awards granted over 287,654 ordinary shares in total

 

 

N/A

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-09-03

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1.

Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Andrea Bennett

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director / PDMR

b)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

TheWorks.co.uk plc

b)

LEI code

894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03

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

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each

 

ISIN: GB00BF5HBF20

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of awards over ordinary shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volumes(s)

LTIP Award

 

Price

Volume

Nil cost award

143,321

CSOP Award

Price

Volume

81p (per share exercise price payable to exercise the option in due course

37,037

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregate volume

 

-     Price

 

 

 

Awards granted over 180,358 ordinary shares in total

 

 

N/A

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2019-09-03

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 


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