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Kingfisher PLC
20 October 2017
 

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 Thursday, 19 October 2017.

 

Steve exercised nil cost options over ordinary shares of 15 5/7p in the Company granted under the Kingfisher Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP'). Steve exercised 236,110 options and sold 111,084 shares to cover the tax liability arising on the exercise of these options. 125,026 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-f 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)

Nil (nil-cost option)

Volume(s)

236,110

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2017-10-19

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)

304.3903 pence per share

Volume(s)

111,084

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2017-10-19

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON (London Stock Exchange)

 

Date the Company received notification of the above dealings: 2017-10-19

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Paul Moore, Group Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0)207 644 1041

Kingfisher plc

3 Sheldon Square, London W2 6PX

 


This information is provided by RNS
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