LAVENDON GROUP PLC (the "Company")

Director and PDMR announcement

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a).

On 21 May 2015, the Company granted awards over ordinary shares of 1p in Lavendon Group plc (the "Ordinary Shares") under the Lavendon 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to the following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs):

No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards which are structured as options with a nil option price. 

The vesting of the awards is subject to the satisfaction of the following performance conditions, measured over a performance period of three financial years ending on 31 December 2017:

1)   40% of the award is based on relative total shareholder return (TSR) targets, measured

against the constituent companies of the FTSE SmallCap Index (excluding companies in the financials industry). 25% of the TSR-related part of the award will vest if the Company's TSR is ranked at the median of the comparator group, increasing on a straight-line basis to 100% vesting if the Company's TSR is ranked at the upper quartile of the comparator group.

2)   40% of the award is based on the average return on capital employed (ROCE) performance

of the Company. 25% of the ROCE-related part of the award will vest if average ROCE over the performance period is 11.75%, increasing on a straight-line basis to 100% vesting if average ROCE is 13.00%.

3)   20% of the award is based on the Company's compound annual growth in earnings per

Share (EPS). 25% of the EPS-related part of the award will vest for compound annual growth of 7.00% over the performance period, increasing on a straight-line basis to 100% vesting for compound annual growth of at least 14.00%.

Performance against each target is assessed independently. Irrespective of the extent to which the performance conditions have been met, the Company's Remuneration Committee may, at its discretion, scale back the level of vesting of the award if it considers that the proposed level of vesting does not reflect the underlying financial and/or corporate performance of the Company.

The award will normally vest on the later of the third anniversary of grant and the determination of the performance conditions. Don Kenny and Alan Merrell are required to hold any awards that vest for a minimum period of two years from date of vesting.

Following the grant of these awards under the Plan, the beneficial interests of the PDMRs in the share capital of the Company and their total interest in share incentive schemes over Ordinary Shares in the Company are detailed below:

22 May 2015

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Notes to Editors

Lavendon is the European and Middle East market leader in the rental of powered access equipment. The quality of diversity of its hire fleet, coupled with the professionalism and accessibility of its depot network, provides an exceptional product range for customers. 

Powered access equipment is designed to enable people to work safely, productively and comfortably at height. It can be used in a comprehensive range of applications, both inside and outside buildings and structures.