NCC Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (2508X)

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RNS Number : 2508X

NCC Group PLC

08 August 2018

8 August 2018

NCC Group plc

("NCC" or the "Company")

Exercise of Share Options

Director / PDMR Dealing

NCC Group plc (LSE: NCC) received notification on 3 August 2018 that on the same day Roger, Rawlinson, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), was awarded 20,761 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by the trustees of NCC Group Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") pursuant to options granted to him under the Deferred Bonus Plan (part of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan). The aggregate exercise price paid by the PDMR in relation to the options exercised by him was GBP1.

On 7 August 2018, Roger Rawlinson sold 9,758 Ordinary Shares at a price of 220.2 pence per Ordinary Share to satisfy the costs of the income tax, national insurance and other liabilities arising on the exercise of the options.

As a result of the exercise of the options and the subsequent sale of Ordinary Shares mentioned above, the net number of Ordinary Shares acquired by the PDMR is set out below:

 
        Name           Director              Former       Ordinary       Ordinary          Resultant        Percentage 
                         / PDMR        shareholding         Shares         Shares       shareholding         of issued 
                                                           awarded           sold                                share 
                                                                                                               capital 
        Roger 
      Rawlinson*         PDMR               982,242         20,761          9,758            993,245            0.358% 
                  --------------  -----------------  -------------  -------------  -----------------  ---------------- 
 

* Including 41,454 shares held by spouse

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
       1         Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                  / person closely 
                  associated 
      a)         Name                                  Roger Rawlinson 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
       2         Reason for the notification 
           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      a)         Position/status                      PDMR 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
      b)         Initial notification                 Initial notification 
                  /Amendment 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
       3         Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
                  auction platform, 
                  auctioneer or auction monitor 
           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      a)         Name                                 NCC Group plc 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
      b)         LEI                                   213800DJCGZRB6523934 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
       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                   Ordinary shares of 1p each 
                  instrument 
 
                  Identification code                   ISIN: GB00B01QGK86 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
      b)         Nature of the transaction          1) Exercise of options under the NCC 
                                                     Group plc Deferred Bonus Plan; and 
                                                     2) Disposal of shares to cover income 
                                                     tax and national insurance liabilities 
                                                     pursuant to the exercise of the options 
                                                     referred to in (1). 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
      c)         Price(s) and volume(s)                         Price(s)                       Volume(s) 
           -----------------------------------  --------  -----------------------------  --------------- 
                                                      1)         GBP1 in aggregate             20,761 
                                                --------  -----------------------------  --------------- 
                                                      2)        220.2p                         9,758 
 ---------------------------------------------  --------  -----------------------------  --------------- 
 
      d)    Aggregated information                               Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
              *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
              *    Price 
           -----------------------------------  ---------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
                                                      1)         GBP1 in aggregate        20,761 
                                                ---------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
                                                      2)         220.2p                   9,758 
 ---------------------------------------------  ---------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
      e)         Date of the transaction                    1) 2018-08-03 
                                                             2) 2018-08-07 
 ---------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
      f)         Place of the transaction             London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
           -----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
     Enquiries: 
 
       NCC Group (www.nccgroup.trust) 
     Suzy Cross, Company Secretary           0161 209 5200 
 
 

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