Merlin Entertainments plc Director/PDMR Shareholding - Sharesave (5559K)
11 April 2018 - 8:00PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMMERL
RNS Number : 5559K
Merlin Entertainments plc
11 April 2018
Merlin Entertainments plc
Notification of Transactions of
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs)
Grant of Options to PDMRs under the Company's
All Employee Share Plan
The Company announces that the following PDMRs have on 9 April
2018 been granted options ("Options") to purchase Ordinary Shares
of GBP0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") pursuant
to the Company's All Employee Share Plan at an exercise price per
Share of GBP2.8309 for the UK Sharesave and an exercise price per
Share of GBP2.9691 for the US Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The awards in favour of each of the PDMRs set out below are made
under Merlin's Global All Employee Share Plan which is available to
all Merlin's employees, subject to qualifying conditions.
Name of PDMR Number of Shares Plan
over which
Options Granted
==================== ================= ==================
Mark Allsop 3,179 UK Sharesave
==================== ================= ==================
Natalie Bickford 6,358 UK Sharesave
==================== ================= ==================
Mark Fisher 6,358 UK Sharesave
==================== ================= ==================
John Jakobsen 3,179 UK Sharesave
==================== ================= ==================
Fraser Montgomery 3,179 UK Sharesave
==================== ================= ==================
Anne-Francoise 6,358 UK Sharesave
Nesmes
==================== ================= ==================
Justin Platt 317 UK Sharesave
==================== ================= ==================
Hans-Aksel Pedersen 2,546 US Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
==================== ================= ==================
The Options issued under the UK Sharesave scheme are, in normal
circumstances, not exercisable until the completion of a 3 year
savings period, which will end on 1 May 2021 and will then be
exercisable for a period of 6 months. The exercise period will,
therefore, in normal circumstances, be from 1 May 2021 until 31
October 2021.
The Options issued under the US Employee Stock Purchase Plan
are, in normal circumstances, not exercisable until the completion
of a 2 year savings period, which will end on 1 May 2020. The
Options will then automatically vest on this date.
This announcement, including the notifications below, is made
pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation:
For further information please contact:
Matthew Jowett
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Merlin Entertainments plc
00 44 1202 634 955
11 April 2018
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =========================================================
a) Name Mark Allsop
=== ========================== =============================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =========================================================
a) Position/status Chief Digital Marketing and
Information Officer
=== ========================== =============================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =============================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =========================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =============================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =============================
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, UK Sharesave Options over
type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =============================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =============================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.8309 3,179
========= ==========
=== ========================== =============================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =============================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =============================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =============================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =============================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =========================================================
a) Name Natalie Bickford
=== ========================== =============================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =========================================================
a) Position/status Group HR Director
=== ========================== =============================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =============================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =========================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =============================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =============================
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, UK Sharesave Options over
type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =============================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =============================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.8309 6,358
========= ==========
=== ========================== =============================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =============================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =============================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =============================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =============================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =========================================================
a) Name Mark Fisher
=== ========================== =============================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =========================================================
a) Position/status Chief Development Officer
=== ========================== =============================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =============================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =========================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =============================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =============================
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, UK Sharesave Options over
type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =============================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =============================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.8309 6,358
========= ==========
=== ========================== =============================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =============================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =============================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =============================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =============================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =========================================================
a) Name John Jakobsen
=== ========================== =============================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =========================================================
a) Position/status Chief New Openings Officer
=== ========================== =============================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =============================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =========================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =============================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =============================
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, UK Sharesave Options over
type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =============================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =============================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.8309 3,179
========= ==========
=== ========================== =============================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =============================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =============================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =============================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =============================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =========================================================
a) Name Fraser Montgomery
=== ========================== =============================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =========================================================
a) Position/status Group Commercial Director
=== ========================== =============================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =============================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =========================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =============================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =============================
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, UK Sharesave Options over
type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =============================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =============================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.8309 3,179
========= ==========
=== ========================== =============================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =============================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =============================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =============================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =============================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =========================================================
a) Name Anne-Francoise Nesmes
=== ========================== =============================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =========================================================
a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
=== ========================== =============================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =============================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =========================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =============================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =============================
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, UK Sharesave Options over
type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =============================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =============================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.8309 6,358
========= ==========
=== ========================== =============================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =============================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =============================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =============================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =============================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =============================================================
a) Name Justin Platt
=== ========================== =================================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =============================================================
a) Position/status Managing Director - Resort
Theme Parks
=== ========================== =================================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =================================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =============================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =================================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =================================
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, US Stock Purchase Plan Options
type of instrument over Ordinary Shares of 1
pence each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =================================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =================================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.8309 317
========= ==========
=== ========================== =================================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =================================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =================================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =================================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =================================
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
=== =========================================================
a) Name Hans Aksel Pedersen
=== ========================== =============================
2 Reason for the notification
=== =========================================================
a) Position/status Managing Director - LEGOLAND
Parks
=== ========================== =============================
b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
/ Amendment
=== ========================== =============================
3 Details of the issuer
=== =========================================================
a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
=== ========================== =============================
b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
=== ========================== =============================
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, UK Sharesave Options over
type of instrument Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each
Identification code
GB00BDZT6P94
=== ========================== =============================
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
=== ========================== =============================
c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
========= ==========
2.9691 2,546
========= ==========
=== ========================== =============================
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume n/a
- Price
=== ========================== =============================
e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2018
=== ========================== =============================
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
=== ========================== =============================
g) Additional Information none
=== ========================== =============================
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