Merlin Entertainments plc Director/PDMR Shareholding - Sharesave (9380V)
11 April 2019 - 10:30PM
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RNS Number : 9380V
Merlin Entertainments plc
11 April 2019
Merlin Entertainments plc
(the "Company")
11 April 2019
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
GRANT OF OPTIONS UNDER THE COMPANY'S ALL EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN
The Company announces that the following persons discharging
managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) have on 9 April 2019 been
granted options ("Options") to purchase 1 pence ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company ("Shares") pursuant to the Company's All
Employee Share Plan at an exercise price per Share of GBP2.8768 for
the UK Sharesave and GBP3.0711 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 over Plan
which Options granted
Justin Platt 5,944 UK Sharesave
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Hans Aksel Pedersen 2,035 US Employee Stock Purchase
Plan
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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 2022 and will then be
exercisable for a period of 6 months. The exercise period will,
therefore, in normal circumstances, be from 1 May 2022 until 31
October 2022.
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 2021. 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 2019
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
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a) Name Justin Platt
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Strategy Officer
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b) Initial Notification / Amendment Initial Notification
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3 Details of the issuer
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a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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
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a) Description of the financial UK Sharesave Options over Ordinary
instrument, Shares of 1 pence each
type of instrument GB00BDZT6P94
Identification code
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b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Sharesave options
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c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
GBP2.8768 5,944
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d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2019
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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g) Additional Information none
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
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a) Name Hans Aksel Pedersen
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Managing Director LEGOLAND Parks
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b) Initial Notification / Amendment Initial Notification
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3 Details of the issuer
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a) Name Merlin Entertainments plc
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b) LEI 549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007
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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
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a) Description of the financial US Employee Stock Purchase Plan Options
instrument, over Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
type of instrument GB00BDZT6P94
Identification code
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b) Nature of the transaction Grant of US Employee Stock Purchase
Plan Options
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c) Price(s) and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
GBP3.0711 2,035
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d) Aggregated information n/a
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 9 April 2019
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f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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g) Additional Information none
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