UDG Healthcare Public Limited Co. Director/PDMR Shareholding (3298Z)

TIDMUDG

RNS Number : 3298Z

UDG Healthcare Public Limited Co.

25 May 2016

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 
      Name of the Issuer                   Name of person discharging 
                                            managerial responsibilities 
 
 1     UDG HEALTHCARE PLC             2     MR. CHRIS CORBIN 
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                                           Indicate whether the notification 
                                            is in respect of a holding 
                                            of the person referred 
                                            to in 2 or 3 above or 
      State whether notification            in respect of a non-beneficial 
       relates to a person                  interest 
       closely associated 
       with a person discharging 
       managerial responsibilities 
       named in 2 and identify              RELATES TO PERSON NAMED 
 3     the connected person           4     IN 2 
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      Description of shares 
       or derivatives or other             Name of registered shareholder(s) 
       financial instruments                and, if more than one, 
       linked to them                       number of shares or derivatives 
                                            or other financial instruments 
                                            linked to them, held by 
                                            each shareholder 
       ORDINARY SHARES OF 
 5     EUR0.05 EACH                   6     MR. CHRIS CORBIN 
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      State the nature of 
       the transaction 
                                           Number of shares, derivatives 
       EXERCISE OF 20,000                   or other financial instruments 
       SHARE OPTIONS AND DISPOSAL           linked to them acquired 
       OF 20,000 ORDINARY 
 7     SHARES OF EUR0.05 EACH         8     20,000 
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                                           Price per share or derivative 
                                            or other financial instrument 
                                            linked to them or value 
      Number of shares, derivatives         of transaction 
       or other financial 
       instruments linked                   20,000 SHARE OPTIONS EXERCISED 
       to them disposed of                  @ EUR0.05 AND 
                                            20,000 ORDINARY SHARES 
 9     20,000                         10    DISPOSED @ GBP6.06 EACH 
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      Date and place of transaction        Date issuer informed of 
                                            transaction 
       23 MAY 2016 
 11    LSE                            12    23 MAY 2016 
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                                           Name of contact and telephone 
                                            number for queries 
      Any additional information 
                                            TARA GRIMLEY 
 13    N/A                            14    + 353 1 463 2300 
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        Name and signature of duly designated officer 
        of issuer responsible for making notification 
 
        Tara Grimley 
 
        Date of notification 25 May 2016 
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The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.

The issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland.

 
                                       Percentage of issued class 
      Description of class              acquired (treasury shares 
       of share                         of that class should not 
                                        be taken into account when 
                                        calculating percentage) 
 
 15    ORDINARY SHARES            16    0.008% 
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      Percentage of issued             Total holding following 
       class disposed (treasury         notification and total percentage 
       shares of that class             holding following notification 
       should not be taken              (any treasury shares should 
       into account when                not be taken into account 
       calculating percentage)          when calculating percentage) 
 
 17    0.008%                     18    1,862,681 (0.76%) 
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

 
                                   Period during which or date 
 19   Date of grant           20    on which it can be exercised 
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      Total amount paid 
       (if any) for grant          Description of shares involved 
 21    of the option          22    (class and number) 
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      Exercise price (if 
       fixed at time of 
       grant) or indication 
       that the price is           Total number of shares over 
       to be fixed at the           which options are held following 
 23    time of exercise       24    notification 
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