22 October 2021
JD SPORTS FASHION PLC
(the "Company")
Executive Director Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") Grant Notification
The Company announces that on 20 October 2021, the Executive Directors noted below were granted awards under the JD Sports Fashion plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021 in the form of performance-based nil cost options over ordinary shares.
These options will ordinarily vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, subject to the achievement of performance conditions.
| PDMR | Number of Shares granted under the LTIP |
| Peter Cowgill, Executive Chairman | 81,855 |
| Neil Greenhalgh, Chief Financial Officer | 10,645 |
The Notification of Dealing Form for the above grant may be found below. This notification is provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
Enquiries:
JD Sports Fashion Plc Tel: 0161 767 1000
Peter Cowgill, Executive Chairman
Neil Greenhalgh, Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Iveson, Investor Relations
Siobhan Mawdsley, Company Secretary
MHP Communications Tel: 0203 128 8193
Andrew Jaques
Peter Hewer
Charles Hirst
Catherine Chapman
| 1. | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Peter Cowgill | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Executive Chairman (Director/PDMR) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | JD Sports Fashion Plc | ||||
| 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 instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares in JD Sports Fashion Plc
GB00BYX91H57 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of performance-based nil cost option over ordinary shares of JD Sports Fashion plc pursuant to the JD Sports Fashion plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021 | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 20 October 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a Trading Venue | ||||
| 1. | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Neil Greenhalgh | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Financial Officer (Director/PDMR) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | JD Sports Fashion Plc | ||||
| 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 instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares in JD Sports Fashion Plc
GB00BYX91H57 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of performance-based nil cost option over ordinary shares of JD Sports Fashion plc pursuant to the JD Sports Fashion plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021 | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 20 October 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a Trading Venue | ||||
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