PZ CUSSONS PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (9651W)

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RNS Number : 9651W

PZ CUSSONS PLC

06 August 2018

6(th) August 2018

PZ Cussons Plc (the "Company")

Persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMR') shareholding

On 6(th) August 2018 the following Directors of the Company and other persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') were granted conditional awards ('Awards') under the PZ Cussons Performance Share Plan to acquire the following numbers of ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company as set out below.

 
   Executive Director    Number of shares 
    Mr B H Leigh                     4,141 
 
  PDMR                     Number of shares 
   Mrs C Doyle-Heffernan               2,931 
   Mr G Kostianis                      3,059 
 
 

The Awards will ordinarily vest at nil cost on the third anniversary of grant subject to the grantee's continued employment and the attainment of performance targets, save that the Awards to the Executive Directors will be subject to a two year holding period on vested shares such that all shares (other than any shares required to be sold to meet any tax liabilities) will need to be retained for a minimum period of five years from grant.

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

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                                      B H Leigh 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                           Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                            Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                                                      PZ Cussons Plc 
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 b)   LEI                                                       XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of           Ordinary Shares of 1p each 
      instrument                                                  GB00B19Z1432 
      Identification code 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                                 Conditional share award over ordinary shares of 1p 
                                                                each in the Company granted under the PZ 
                                                                Cussons Performance Share Plan 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                     Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                                                     Nil        4,141 
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 d)   Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume              N/A 
        -   Price 
           ------------------ 
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 e)   Date of the transaction                                   2018-08-06 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                                  LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON) 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                                      C Doyle-Heffernan 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                           Group HR Director 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                            Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                                                      PZ Cussons Plc 
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 b)   LEI                                                       XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35 
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 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                                                  GB00B19Z1432 
      Identification code 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                 Conditional share award over ordinary shares of 1p 
                                                                each in the Company granted under the PZ 
                                                                Cussons Performance Share Plan 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                     Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                                                     Nil        2,931 
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 d)   Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume              N/A 
        -   Price 
           ------------------ 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction                                   2018-08-06 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                                  LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON) 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                                      G Kostianis 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                           Global Supply Chain Director 
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 b)   Initial notification/Amendment                            Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                                                      PZ Cussons Plc 
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 b)   LEI                                                       XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 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 

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 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of           Ordinary Shares of 1p each 
      instrument                                                  GB00B19Z1432 
      Identification code 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                 Conditional share award over ordinary shares of 1p 
                                                                each in the Company granted under the PZ 
                                                                Cussons Performance Share Plan 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                     Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                                                     Nil        3,059 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume              N/A 
        -   Price 
           ------------------ 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction                                   2018-08-06 
     --------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction                                  LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAIN MARKET (XLON) 
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Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Sam Plant

Company Secretary, PZ Cussons Plc

(T) (00) 44 (0)161 435 1000

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