Director/PDMR Shareholding
Equiniti Group plc
Incorporated in England and Wales
Registration number: 07090427
LEI: 213800TS721HGE2JIV94
ISIN: GB00BYWWHR75
Equiniti Group plc
(the Company)
Grant of Awards to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)
The following notifications are made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) relating to certain transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) in the shares of the Company.
On 31st March 2020 awards over ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company were granted under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan 2015 (the DABP) in respect of 2019 financial year performance to persons discharging managerial responsibilities as follows:
PDMR | Grant Price (£)1 | Number of shares over which awards were granted under the DABP |
Guy Wakeley | 1.704 | 17,769 |
John Stier | 1.704 | 15,947 |
Kevin O'Connor | 1.704 | 14,085 |
Thera Prins | 1.704 | 11,444 |
Paul Matthews | 1.704 | 9,583 |
Enrique Sacau | 1.704 | 7,336 |
Lina Brown | 1.704 | 7,102 |
Duncan Watson | 1.704 | 5,900 |
Adam Green | 1.704 | 5,509 |
Amy Madden | 1.704 | 4,525 |
1 Calculated using the closing market quotation as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange on 30th March 2020, being the day before the date of grant of the awards.
Each award under the DABP Scheme is structured as a conditional award that shall vest on the third anniversary of the grant of the award subject to continued service and in accordance with the DABP scheme rules.
The relevant FCA notifications are set out below:
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Guy Wakeley | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | Chief Executive/Executive Director | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN: GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | John Stier | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | Chief Financial Officer/ Executive Director | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN: GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Kevin O'Connor | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | Chief Information Officer/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Thera Prins | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | Chief Operating Officer/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Paul Matthews | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | CEO of EQ Boardroom/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Enrique Sacau | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | CEO of EQ Digital/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Lina Brown | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||||
a) | Position/Status | Chief Commercial Officer/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Duncan Watson | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | CEO of EQ Paymaster/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Adam Green | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | Chief Risk Officer/PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Amy Madden | ||||||
2 | Reason for notification |
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a) | Position/Status | Chief Customer Officer / PDMR | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Equiniti Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800TS721HGE2JIV94 | ||||||
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, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.001 each
ISIN:GB00BYWWHR75 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction | Grant of awards under the Equiniti Group Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DABP) | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | See above 4 c) | ||||||
e) | Date of transaction | 31 March 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of transaction | Outside of trading venue |
Enquiries:
Kathy Cong
Company Secretary
Tel: +44(0)20 7469 1800
31st March 2020
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