Headlam Group PLC Deferred Bonus Plan awards (4585K)

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RNS Number : 4585K

Headlam Group PLC

10 April 2018

10 April 2018

Headlam Group plc

(the 'Company')

Grant of awards under the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan

On 9 April 2018, Headlam Group plc granted awards in the form of nil-cost options over a total of 55,922 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') under the Deferred Bonus Plan ('DBP'), as detailed in the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts, to the following Executive Directors in relation to the annual bonus in respect of the 2017 financial year:

 
 Director               Number of Ordinary 
                         Shares over which 
                           award granted 
---------------------  ------------------- 
 Steve Wilson (Chief 
  Executive)                  29,514 
---------------------  ------------------- 
 Tony Judge (Chief 
  Operating Officer)          26,408 
---------------------  ------------------- 
 

The DBP was adopted at the 2017 Annual General Meeting. Under the DBP one-third of any annual bonus amount earned by Executive Directors is to be deferred into a right to acquire Ordinary Shares at nil cost. These options may not vest until the second anniversary of the date on which the annual bonus pay-out is determined.

Enquiries:

 
Headlam Group plc                Tel: [phone] 
Steve Wilson, Chief Executive 
 Catherine Miles, Director 
 of Communications 
Investec Bank plc (Corporate     Tel: [phone] 
 Broker) 
Garry Levin / David Flin 
 / Alex Wright 
 
Buchanan (Financial PR and       Tel: [phone] 
 IR) 
Mark Court / Sophie Wills 
 / Catriona Flint 
 
 

Notes for Editors:

Headlam is Europe's largest distributor of floorcoverings having grown significantly via organic growth and acquisition since 1992.

Headlam's core business provides the distribution link between suppliers and customers of floorcoverings, providing suppliers with the greatest coverage and customer penetration for their products across the UK and Continental Europe, and customers with the broadest range of products supported by next day delivery.

The Company is engaged with suppliers across 16 primary countries whose products cover a significant proportion of the floorcoverings market including carpet, residential vinyl, engineered wood, laminate, luxury vinyl tiles, ceramic tiles, underlay and commercial flooring. The Company's customers are within both the residential and commercial sectors and comprise principally independent retailers and flooring contractors.

The Company comprises 64 wholly-owned businesses in the UK and Continental Europe (UK 60, Continental Europe 4) each operating under their own trade brand and utilising their individual sales team which achieves greater market penetration.

Each of the businesses is supported by the Company's centralised and financial resources and extensive distribution network across the UK and Continental Europe.

www.headlam.com

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMRs and persons closely associated with them

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
       with them ("PCA") 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                   Steve Wilson 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position /             Chief Executive 
       status 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification   Initial notification 
       / amendment 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                   Headlam Group plc 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                    213800I4AZZUJEYX9O90 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 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            Ordinary shares of GBP0.05 each. 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification         GB0004170089 
       code 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of              Grant of nil-cost options over 
       the transaction        Ordinary Shares under the Company's 
                              Deferred Bonus Plan 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)   Price(s) and           Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)             ----------  ---------- 
                              N/A         29,514 
                             ----------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)   Aggregated             N/A 
       information 
        *    Volume 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)   Date of the            9 April 2018 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 g)   Place of the           Outside a trading venue 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
       with them ("PCA") 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                   Tony Judge 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position /             Chief Operating Officer 
       status 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification   Initial notification 
       / amendment 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                   Headlam Group plc 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                    213800I4AZZUJEYX9O90 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 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            Ordinary shares of GBP0.05 each. 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification         GB0004170089 
       code 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of              Grant of nil-cost options over 
       the transaction        Ordinary Shares under the Company's 
                              Deferred Bonus Plan 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)   Price(s) and           Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)             ----------  ---------- 
                              N/A         26,408 
                             ----------  ---------- 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)   Aggregated             N/A 
       information 
        *    Volume 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)   Date of the            9 April 2018 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 g)   Place of the           Outside a trading venue 
       transaction 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 

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