RNS Number : 4140J
Personal Group Holdings PLC
05 April 2024
 

 

5 April 2024

 

 

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc

 

("the Company" or "the Group")

 

 

Grant of LTIP & CSOP options

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH), the workforce benefits and services provider, announces the grant of options under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") and the Company's HMRC approved Company Share Option Plan ("CSOP") as detailed below.

 

LTIP Awards

A total of 656,108 share awards have been granted under the LTIP. These are in the form of an option over ordinary shares in the Company and vest subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria and have a nominal value exercise price of £0.05 per share (the "LTIP Awards").

 

The vesting of the Awards is subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions assessed over the three financial years ending 31 December 2026. Once vested, the options may be exercised at any time until the tenth anniversary of the award date. The Awards are subject to claw back and malus provisions.

 

Performance conditions

 

The Awards are subject to attainment of targets over two areas:

 

Attainment target

% of Awards subject to Attainment Target

 

Measurement Period

Number of Awards that vest if Attainment Target is satisfied

Total Shareholder Return ("TSR")

50%

1 January 2024 to

31 December 2026

12.5% of the LTIP Awards will vest at achievement of the threshold target with 50.0% vesting at maximum target and a linear sliding scale between 12.5% - 50.0%.

EBITDA

50%

1 January 2024 to

31 December 2026

5.0% of the LTIP Awards will vest at achievement of the threshold target with 50.0% vesting at maximum target and a linear sliding scale between 5.0% - 50.0%

 

 

The core performance measures underpinning the LTIP Awards are the delivery of:

·     

at least 23% per annum cumulative TSR growth up to a maximum of 39% for full vesting; and

·     

a minimum of a 60% increase in EBITDA per share in 2026 in comparison to the 2023 value. The maximum threshold is achieved with a 90% increase in EBITDA per share in 2026 in comparison to 2023.

 

On 4 April 2024 the LTIP Awards were granted to the following PDMRs:

 

PDMR

Number of options over ordinary shares subject to Award

Paula Constant - Chief Executive Officer

294,643

Sarah Mace - Chief Financial Officer

123,440

Hywel Phillips - Chief Operating Officer

55,060

Karen Thornley - Chief Commercial Officer

53,625

Steve Bush - Chief Transformation Officer

51,071

Other senior staff members (not a PDMR)

78,269

 

CSOP Awards

 

The Company also announces that, on 4 April 2024, it granted options over 55,726 new ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company to certain employees and PDMRs. These options were granted to continue the appropriate incentivisation of the Company's senior management team and employee base and will continue to be granted from time to time as the Remuneration Committee deems appropriate. These options were granted under the Company's CSOP and may be exercised within 10 years from 4 April 2024, at an exercise price of 161.5p per share and vest subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria.

 

 


Number of options

Exercise price (pence per share)

Total number of CSOP options held following this grant

Total number of ordinary shares currently held

% holding of ordinary shares

Paula Constant

37,151

£1.615

37,151

-

-

Sarah Mace

18,575

£1.615

32,463

12,275

0.039%

 

The Grant of the Awards constitutes a related party transaction for the purposes of AIM Rule 13. The independent directors consider, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, that the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable insofar as its shareholders are concerned.

 

Further detail is provided below in accordance with Article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Paula Constant

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

Chief Executive

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800TN8BH2YYWAH345

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

Options over ordinary shares of 5p each

 

 

ISIN: GB0002760279

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of options

 

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

LTIP - £0.05 per share

CSOP - £1.615 per share

294,643

37,151

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

331,794

 

 

Aggregate exercise price of £74,731.01

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

4 April 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Sarah Mace

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

CFO

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800TN8BH2YYWAH345

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

Options over ordinary shares of 5p each

 

 

ISIN: GB0002760279

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of options

 

 

c)

 

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

LTIP - £0.05 per share

CSOP - £1.615 per share

123,440

18,575

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

142,015

 

 

Aggregate exercise price of £36,170.65

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

4 April 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Hywel Phillips

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800TN8BH2YYWAH345

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

Options over ordinary shares of 5p each

 

 

ISIN: GB0002760279

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of options

 

 

c)

 

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

LTIP - £0.05 per share

 

55,060

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

55,060

 

 

Aggregate exercise price of £2,752.98

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

4 April 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Karen Thornley

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

Chief Product and Partnerships Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800TN8BH2YYWAH345

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

Options over ordinary shares of 5p each

 

 

ISIN: GB0002760279

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of options

 

 

c)

 

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

LTIP - £0.05 per share

53,625

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

53,625

 

 

Aggregate exercise price of £2,681.25

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

4 April 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Steve Bush

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

Chief Transformation Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800TN8BH2YYWAH345

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

Options over ordinary shares of 5p each

 

 

ISIN: GB0002760279

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Grant of options

 

 

c)

 

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

LTIP - £0.05 per share

51,071

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

51,071

 

 

Aggregate exercise price of £2,553.57

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

4 April 2024

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 

 

- ENDS - 

 

For more information please contact:



Personal Group Holdings Plc

 

Paula Constant (CEO) / Sarah Mace (CFO)

Via Alma

 

 

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited

 

Camilla Hume / Callum Davidson (Nomad)

+44 (0)20 7397 8900

Jasper Berry (Sales)




Alma Strategic Communications

+44 (0)20 3405 0205

Caroline Forde / Joe Pederzolli / Kinvara Verdon

personalgroup@almastrategic.com 




 

 

Notes to Editors

 

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a workforce benefits and services provider. The Group enables employers across the UK to improve employee engagement and support their people's physical, mental, social and financial wellbeing. Its vision is to create a brighter future for the UK workforce.

Personal Group provides health insurance services and a broad range of employee benefits, engagement, and wellbeing products. Its offerings can also be delivered through its proprietary app, Hapi.

Group Clients include Airbus, Barchester Healthcare, British Airways, Merseyrail, Randstad, Royal Mail Group, The Royal Mint, the Sandwell & Birmingham NHS Trust, Stagecoach Group plc, and The University of York.

For further information on the Group please see www.personalgroup.com

 

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