Greencore Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6424Z)

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RNS Number : 6424Z

Greencore Group PLC

13 January 2020

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 
       Greencore Group plc                         Name of person discharging managerial 
                                                    responsibilities 
 1     LEI: 635400GGBEWULJXM5868              2     Patrick Coveney 
 3    State whether notification              4    Indicate whether the notification 
       relates to a person closely                  is in respect of a holding of 
       associated with a person discharging         the person referred to in 2 or 
       managerial responsibilities                  3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial 
       named in 2 and identify the                  interest 
       connected person                             Holding of Executive Director 
       Notification relates to Executive            named in 2 
       Director named in 2 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      Description of shares or derivatives         Name of registered shareholder(s) 
       or other financial instruments               and, if more than one, number 
       linked to them                               of shares or derivatives or other 
       Ordinary shares of GBP0.01                   financial instruments linked to 
       each                                         them, held by each shareholder 
 
 5     ISIN: IE0003864109                     6     Patrick Coveney 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      State the nature of the transaction          Number of shares, derivatives 
       Exercise of conditional awards               or other financial instruments 
       under the Greencore Group                    linked to them acquired 
       plc 2007 Deferred Bonus Plan                 186,895 shares, all of which were 
 7     in the amount of 186,895 shares.       8     IMMEDIATELY DISPOSEd OF 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      Number of shares, derivatives                Price per share or derivative 
       or other financial instruments               or other financial instrument 
       linked to them disposed of                   linked to them or value of transaction 
 9     186,895                                10    GBP2.481 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      Date and place of transaction 
       10 January 2020, Jersey and                 Date issuer informed of transaction 
 11    London                                 12    10 January 2020 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
                                                   Name of contact and telephone 
                                                    number for queries 
      Any additional information                    Jolene Gacquin 
 13    N/A                                    14    [phone] 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
 
        Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible 
        for making notification 
 
        Jolene Gacquin 
 
        Date of notification: 13 January 2020 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

Regulation 12(8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 ('the Regulations') provides that:

"person discharging managerial responsibilities", in relation to an issuer of financial instruments, means a person who is -

   (a)      a member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of the issuer, or 
   (b)      a senior executive - 
   (i)       who is not a member of the bodies referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition, 

(ii) having regular access to inside information relating, directly or indirectly, to the issuer, and

(iii) having the power to make managerial decisions affecting the future developments and business prospects of the issuer.

"person closely associated", in relation to a person discharging managerial responsibilities within an issuer of financial instruments, means -

   (a)      the spouse of the person discharging managerial responsibilities, 
   (b)      dependent children of the person discharging managerial responsibilities, 

(c) other relatives of the person discharging managerial responsibilities, who have shared the same household as that person for at least one year on the date of the transaction concerned,

   (d)      any person - 
   (i)       the managerial responsibilities of which are discharged by a person - 
   (i)       discharging managerial responsibilities within the issuer, or 
   (ii)      referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this definition, 

(ii) that is directly or indirectly controlled by a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition,

(iii) that is set up for the benefit of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition, or

(iv) the economic interests of which are substantially equivalent to those of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition;

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 
       Greencore Group plc                         Name of person discharging managerial 
                                                    responsibilities 
 1     LEI: 635400GGBEWULJXM5868              2     Eoin Tonge 
 3    State whether notification              4    Indicate whether the notification 
       relates to a person closely                  is in respect of a holding of 
       associated with a person discharging         the person referred to in 2 or 
       managerial responsibilities                  3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial 
       named in 2 and identify the                  interest 
       connected person                             Holding of Executive Director 
       Notification relates to Executive            named in 2 
       Director named in 2 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      Description of shares or derivatives         Name of registered shareholder(s) 
       or other financial instruments               and, if more than one, number 
       linked to them                               of shares or derivatives or other 
       Ordinary shares of GBP0.01                   financial instruments linked to 
       each                                         them, held by each shareholder 
 
 5     ISIN: IE0003864109                     6     Eoin Tonge 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      State the nature of the transaction          Number of shares, derivatives 
       Exercise of conditional awards               or other financial instruments 
       under the Greencore Group                    linked to them acquired 
       plc 2007 Deferred Bonus Plan                 67,972 shares, all of which were 
 7     in the amount of 67,972 shares         8     IMMEDIATELY DISPOSEd OF 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      Number of shares, derivatives                Price per share or derivative 
       or other financial instruments               or other financial instrument 
       linked to them disposed of                   linked to them or value of transaction 
 9     67,972                                 10    GBP2.481 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
      Date and place of transaction 
       10 January 2020, Jersey and                 Date issuer informed of transaction 
 11    London                                 12    10 January 2020 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
                                                   Name of contact and telephone 
                                                    number for queries 
      Any additional information                    Jolene Gacquin 
 13    N/A                                    14    [phone] 
     --------------------------------------  ---  ------------------------------------------- 
 
        Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible 
        for making notification 
 
        Jolene Gacquin 
 
        Date of notification: 13 January 2020 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

Regulation 12(8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 ('the Regulations') provides that:

"person discharging managerial responsibilities", in relation to an issuer of financial instruments, means a person who is -

   (a)      a member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of the issuer, or 
   (b)      a senior executive - 
   (i)       who is not a member of the bodies referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition, 

(ii) having regular access to inside information relating, directly or indirectly, to the issuer, and

(iii) having the power to make managerial decisions affecting the future developments and business prospects of the issuer.

"person closely associated", in relation to a person discharging managerial responsibilities within an issuer of financial instruments, means -

   (a)      the spouse of the person discharging managerial responsibilities, 
   (b)      dependent children of the person discharging managerial responsibilities, 

(c) other relatives of the person discharging managerial responsibilities, who have shared the same household as that person for at least one year on the date of the transaction concerned,

   (d)      any person - 
   (i)       the managerial responsibilities of which are discharged by a person - 
   (i)       discharging managerial responsibilities within the issuer, or 
   (ii)      referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this definition, 

(ii) that is directly or indirectly controlled by a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition,

(iii) that is set up for the benefit of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition, or

(iv) the economic interests of which are substantially equivalent to those of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of this definition;

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