FirstGroup PLC
6 June 2017
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Exercise and Sale under the Executive Annual Bonus Plan 2014 ("EABP 2014")
FirstGroup plc (the "Company") has been notified that the Executive Director
and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs��
65533;) detailed below, exercised conditional awards over 331,424 ordinary
shares of 5 pence each under the EABP 2014. Following the release, 159,174 were
sold at a price of £1.41.
Participant Reason for EABP 2014 award Transaction
notification
Tim O'Toole Executive Director 223,554 Sell sufficient to cover
tax
David Leach PDMR 34,703 Sell all
Bradley PDMR 73,167 Sell sufficient to cover
Thomas tax
Exercise and Sale under the Executive Annual Bonus Plan 2015 ("EABP 2015")
The Company has also been notified that Matthew Gregory, Executive Director,
exercised an option over 89,530 ordinary shares of 5 pence each under the EABP
2015. Following the exercise, the Executive Director sold 42,164 shares at a
price of £1.3987 per share to cover his Income Tax and National Insurance
liabilities.
The transactions listed above took place in London (XLON) on 5 June 2017 and
the Company was notified on 6 June 2017.
This notification is made under Article 19.3 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Enquiries:
Sarah Steadman
Share Schemes & Company Secretarial Assistant
0207 725 2731
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person
closely associated
a) Name Tim O'Toole
David Leach
Bradley Thomas
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Executive Director
PDMR
PDMR
b) Initial notification / Initial
Amendment
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name FirstGroup plc
b) LEI 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
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 Ordinary shares of 5p each
financial instrument,
type of instrument
GB0003452173
Identification code
b) Nature of the transaction Release of awards under the EABP 2014
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
NIL Tim O'Toole -223,554
David Leach - 34,703
Bradley Thomas - 73,167
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 331,424
- Price NIL
e) Date of the transaction 5/06/2017
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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
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 Ordinary shares of 5p each
financial instrument,
type of instrument
GB0003452173
Identification code
b) Nature of the transaction Subsequent sale to cover for tax and social
security liabilities - Tim O'Toole and
Bradley Thomas.
Sale of all shares - David Leach
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.41 Tim O'Toole - 100,362
£1.41 David Leach - 34,703
£1.41 Bradley Thomas - 24,109
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Tim O'Toole - 100,362
David Leach - 34,703
Bradley Thomas - 24,109
- Price
Tim O'Toole - £141,510
David Leach - £48,931
Bradley Thomas - £33,993
e) Date of the transaction 05/06/2017
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person
closely associated
a) Name Matthew Gregory
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Executive Director
b) Initial notification / Initial
Amendment
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name FirstGroup plc
b) LEI 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
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 Ordinary shares of 5p each
financial instrument,
type of instrument
GB0003452173
Identification code
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of awards under the EABP 2015.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
NIL 89,530
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 89,530
- Price NIL
e) Date of the transaction 5/06/2017
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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
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 Ordinary shares of 5p each
financial instrument,
type of instrument
GB0003452173
Identification code
b) Nature of the transaction Subsequent sale to cover Income Tax and
National insurance liabilities
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.3987 42,164
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 42,164
- Price £58,978
e) Date of the transaction 5/06/2017
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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