Capital & Regional plc Director Shareholding (0444Y)

TIDMCAL

RNS Number : 0444Y

Capital & Regional plc

16 August 2018

16 August 2018

CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC ("Capital & Regional" or "the Company")

UK company number 01399411

LSE share code: CAL

ISIN: GB0001741544

LEI: 21380097W74N9OYF5Z25

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

The Company has been notified of the following transactions in its ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Shares") by Directors of the Company.

On 14 August 2018 share awards that were made on 14 August 2014 under the Company's 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") became available to exercise after the performance conditions had been satisfied and following the conclusion of a one year holding period. The total number of options exercised by Directors of the Company under the LTIP is shown in the table below:

 
  Name of          Role          Number       Number        Number of 
  Director                       of LTIP     of Shares    Shares retained 
                                 options       sold 
                                exercised 
-----------  ---------------  -----------  -----------  ----------------- 
 Charles      Group Finance 
  Staveley       Director       105,591       49,727          55,864 
-----------  ---------------  -----------  -----------  ----------------- 
 

For all of the transactions in the above tables the options were exercised on 14 August 2018 at nil cost. The sale of Shares took place on 15 August 2018 at an average price of 45.08 pence per share in order to satisfy the tax liability crystallising as a result of exercise of the options.

Following the above transactions, the total beneficial shareholdings of the Directors in the Company are as follows:

 
  Name of          Role          Interest      Total Shares    Total Shares 
  Director                       in Shares       following       held post 
                                  prior to      transactions    transactions 
                                transactions                     as a % of 
                                                                total voting 
                                                                   rights 
-----------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Charles      Group Finance 
  Staveley       Director        1,090,860       1,146,724         0.16% 
-----------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

- ENDS -

For further information:

 
 Capital & Regional:         Tel: [phone] 
 Lawrence Hutchings, Chief 
  Executive 
 
 FTI Consulting:             Tel: [phone] 
 Richard Sunderland 
  Claire Turvey 
  [e-mail] 
 

Notes to editors:

About Capital & Regional plc

Capital & Regional is a UK focused retail property REIT specialising in shopping centres that dominate their catchment, serving the non-discretionary and value orientated needs of the local communities. It has a strong track record of delivering value enhancing retail and leisure asset management opportunities across a c. GBP1 billion portfolio of in-town shopping centres. Capital & Regional is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Capital & Regional owns seven shopping centres in Blackburn, Hemel Hempstead, Ilford, Luton, Maidstone, Walthamstow and Wood Green. It also has a 20% joint venture interest in the Kingfisher Centre in Redditch. Capital & Regional manages these assets through its in-house expert property and asset management platform.

For further information see capreg.com.

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