De La Rue plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
19 December 2016
De La Rue plc (the "Company") announces that on 19 December 2016, Joanne Easton, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, completed the exercise of 9,807 nil-cost options over ordinary shares of 44 152/175p in the capital of the Company, in accordance with the Performance Share Plan. 4,626 shares were sold at £6.219396 per share to cover the tax liabilities and transaction costs. Joanne Easton retained the remaining shares (5,181).
The notification below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulations.
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Joanne Easton
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| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Group Director of HR (PDMR) | ||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| De La Rue plc | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| 213800DH741LZWIJXP78 | ||||
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| 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 instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 44 152/175p
GB00B3DGH821 | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of 4,626 shares to cover PAYE/NI liabilities and transaction costs on exercise of 9,807 shares under the De La Rue Performance Share Plan. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Aggregated total |
4,626
£6.219396
£28,770.93
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2016-12-16 (GMT) | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Ed Peppiatt, Company Secretary
Contact Number: 01256 605343
19 December 2016