Stagecoach Group plc
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and their Closely Associated Persons
The Yorkshire Building Society (the "Trustee"), as the Trustee of the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Stagecoach Group plc 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), notified the Company on 18 March 2019 that on 15 March 2019, it reinvested dividends paid on shares held through the Plan to purchase additional ordinary shares of 125/228th pence each in the capital of the Company ("Dividend Shares") on behalf of the following persons discharging managerial responsibility.
The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail of the number of Dividend Shares purchased on 15 March 2019 through reinvestment of dividends under the Plan.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Martin Griffiths | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | |
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | This is an initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Stagecoach Group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 4L663LRNTBQ008OK2N07 | |
| 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 of 125/228p ISIN: GB00B6YTLS95 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Dividend Shares purchased on behalf of the above named person by Yorkshire Building Society (the "Trustee"), as the Trustee of the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Stagecoach Group plc 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), through the reinvestment of dividends paid on shares held under the Plan. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| Dividend Shares | GBP 1.631 | 149 | |
| d) | Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price | Aggregated volume: 149 GBP 1.631 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-03-15 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Ross Paterson | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Finance Director | |
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | This is an initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Stagecoach Group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 4L663LRNTBQ008OK2N07 | |
| 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 of 125/228p ISIN: GB00B6YTLS95 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Dividend Shares purchased on behalf of the above named person by Yorkshire Building Society (the "Trustee"), as the Trustee of the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Stagecoach Group plc 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), through the reinvestment of dividends paid on shares held under the Plan. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| Dividend Shares | GBP 1.631 | 149 | |
| d) | Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price | Aggregated volume: 149 GBP 1.631 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-03-15 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Robert Andrew | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Managing Director, UK Bus Division (Scotland) | |
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | This is an initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Stagecoach Group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 4L663LRNTBQ008OK2N07 | |
| 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 of 125/228p ISIN: GB00B6YTLS95 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Dividend Shares purchased on behalf of the above named person by Yorkshire Building Society (the "Trustee"), as the Trustee of the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Stagecoach Group plc 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), through the reinvestment of dividends paid on shares held under the Plan. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| Dividend Shares | GBP 1.631 | 149 | |
| d) | Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price | Aggregated volume: 149 GBP 1.631 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-03-15 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Mark Threapleton | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Managing Director, UK Bus Division (England and Wales) | |
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | This is an initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Stagecoach Group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 4L663LRNTBQ008OK2N07 | |
| 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 of 125/228p ISIN: GB00B6YTLS95 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Dividend Shares purchased on behalf of the above named person by Yorkshire Building Society (the "Trustee"), as the Trustee of the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Stagecoach Group plc 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), through the reinvestment of dividends paid on shares held under the Plan. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| Dividend Shares | GBP 1.631 | 149 | |
| d) | Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price | Aggregated volume: 149 GBP 1.631 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-03-15 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | |
For further information, please contact:
Stagecoach Group plc www.stagecoach.com
Mike Vaux, Company Secretary
01738 442111
19 March 2019