Kingfisher PLC
Notification of Transactions by Director/Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR')
Kingfisher plc (the 'Company') today announces that on 23 April 2021 the following share transactions were undertaken by Henri Solère, Chief Offer and Sourcing Officer and Sebastien Krysiak, CEO Poland (PDMRs).
Henri's conditional share award of 31,525 shares over ordinary shares of 15 5/7p in the Company granted under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan (French Sub-Plan) vested. 6,608 shares were sold to cover the tax liability and the remaining 24,917 shares were retained.
Sebastien exercised an option over 55,285 ordinary shares of 15 5/7p in the Company granted under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan. All shares were retained.
The PDMR notifications below, which are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail of the notifiable transactions.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) b) | Natural person: Legal person | Henri Solère | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status: | Chief Offer and Sourcing Officer (PDMR) | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the Issuer | ||
| a) | Name | Kingfisher plc | |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier: | 213800KBMEV7I92FY281 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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 instrument (Identification code) | Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each
(ISIN: GB0033195214) | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition and subsequent sale of shares to cover tax arising from the automatic vesting of shares under the Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan (French Sub-Plan) | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £0.00 | 31,525 | ||
| £3.642 | 6,608 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price - Aggregated volume - Price |
31,525 (automatic vesting) £0.00 (automatic vesting) 6,608 (sale) £24,067.30 (sale) | |
| e) | Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD) | 2021-04-23 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction
| XLON (London Stock Exchange) | |
Date the Company received notification of the above dealings: 2021-04-23.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) b) | Natural person: Legal person | Sebastien Krysiak | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status: | CEO Poland | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the Issuer | ||
| a) | Name | Kingfisher plc | |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier: | 213800KBMEV7I92FY281 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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 instrument (Identification code) | Kingfisher Ordinary Shares of 15 5/7 pence each
(ISIN: GB0033195214) | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of a share option under Kingfisher Alignment Shares and Transformation Incentive Plan. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £0.00 | 55,285 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
55,285 £0.00 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD) | 2021-04-23 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON (London Stock Exchange) | |
Date the Company received notification of the above dealings: 2021-04-26.
For further information, please contact:
Paul Moore, Group Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)7887 456498
Kingfisher plc
3 Sheldon Square, London W2 6PX
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