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Wynnstay Group PLC - WYN Grant of Options

Released 10:59 23-Jan-2020

RNS Number : 7403A

Wynnstay Group PLC

23 January 2020

23 January 2020

AIM: WYN

WYNNSTAY GROUP PLC

("Wynnstay" or "the Company")

Award of Opons under the Company's Performance Share Plan

Wynnstay, the agricultural supplies group, announces the award of opons ("Opons") over ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") approved under the terms of the established Wynnstay Performance Share Plan (the "Plan").

The Opons offer the recipients the entlement to acquire a maximum number of Ordinary Shares ("Award Shares") on or aer 31 October 2022 at nil cost subject to the Company achieving the following minimum reported performance criteria:

  1. 75% of the Award Shares will vest if the Company's Earnings Per Share ("EPS") grows at an annual rate exceeding the rate of growth of the Retail Price Index ("RPI") plus 8%. Where this growth is not met, provided EPS grows at an annual rate of at least RPI plus 1%, 30% of the Award Shares tested under the EPS target will vest. Between these criteria, the Award Shares will vest on a straight-line basis.
  2. 25% of the Award Shares will vest if the Company's Return on Capital Employed ("ROCE") increases to at least 12.6% for the financial year ending 31 October 2022. Where this target is not met, provided a minimum ROCE employed of 10% is met, the Award Shares will vest between these two criteria on a straight-line basis.

The total number of Award Shares over which Opons have been granted amounts to 146,647, and included in this grant were Opons made to the following execuve directors of the Company:

Maximum number of

Name

Title

Award Shares

Mr G.W. Davies

Chief Execuve Officer

27,896

Mr B.P. Roberts

Finance Director

22,318

Mr D.A.T. Evans

Agriculture Director

20,226

The Remuneraon Commiee has responsibility for determining the award of Opons and the performance targets under the Plan.

Enquiries:

Wynnstay Group plc

Gareth Davies, Chief Execuve

T: 1691 827 142

Paul Roberts, Finance Director

KTZ Communicaons

Kae Tzouliadis / Dan Mahoney

T: 020 3178 6378

Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker)

Stephane Auton / Patrick Castle /

T: 020 7408 4090

John More

  • Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Gareth Davies

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification

Initial notification

/Amendment

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,

auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Wynnstay Group plc

b)

LEI

213800TOLA726AITR960

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

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company

instrument, type of instrument

("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

GB0034212331

b)

Nature of the transaction

Award of Options under the Company's Performance

Share Plan

Price(s)

Volume(s)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Nil

27,896 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

N/A single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

23/01/2020

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

associated

a)

Name

Bryan Paul Roberts

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification

Initial notification

/Amendment

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,

auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Wynnstay Group plc

b)

LEI

213800TOLA726AITR960

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

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company

instrument, type of instrument

("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

GB0034212331

b)

Nature of the transaction

Award of Options under the Company's Performance

Share Plan

Price(s)

Volume(s)

  1. Price(s) and volume(s)

Nil

22,318 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

N/A single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

23/01/2020

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

associated

a)

Name

David Andrew Evans

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification

Initial notification

/Amendment

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,

auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Wynnstay Group plc

b)

LEI

213800TOLA726AITR960

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

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company

instrument, type of instrument

("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

GB0034212331

b)

Nature of the transaction

Award of Options under the Company's Performance

Share Plan

Price(s)

Volume(s)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Nil

20,226 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

N/A single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

23/01/2020

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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