8 Apr 2016 16:39
8 April 2016
THE VITEC GROUP PLC
Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs)
The Vitec Group plc ("the Company") announces that the following transactions were undertaken by Directors or PDMRs in the ordinary shares of the Company on the dates indicated in the tables below:
· transfer of Core Awards and associated dividend shares under the Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP") made in 2013; and
· lapsing of Matching Awards under the DBP made in 2013.
The Company confirms that neither of the performance conditions associated with awards made on 8 April 2013 under the DBP reached threshold conditions for vesting and hence the Matching Awards under the DBP have lapsed. The performance conditions were based 50% on earnings per share growth and 50% on Total Shareholder Return performance compared to a comparator group.
Stephen Bird, Group Chief Executive
Transaction | Date of acquisition or lapse | Number of shares acquired
| Number of awards lapsed | Price per share at which associated dividend shares were acquired |
Transfer of Core Award shares and acquisition of associated dividend shares | 8 April 2016 | 17,899 (of which 15,969 were Core Award shares purchased with funds from Stephen Bird in 2013) | - | £5.79 |
Lapse of Matching Award | 8 April 2016 | - | 15,969 | n/a |
Following the above transactions, Stephen Bird's holding has increased to 269,544 ordinary shares in the Company. This includes 37,553 ordinary shares purchased in the market with funds provided by Stephen Bird and held by Capita Trustees Limited, the Trustee used to hold shares in respect of awards made under The Vitec Group 2005 Deferred Bonus Plan and 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan.
Paul Hayes, Group Finance Director
Transaction | Date of acquisition or lapse | Number of shares acquired
| Number of awards lapsed | Price per share at which associated dividend shares were acquired |
Transfer of Core Award shares and acquisition of associated dividend shares | 8 April 2016 | 12,381 (of which 11,046 were Core Award shares purchased with funds from Paul Hayes in 2013) | - | £5.79 |
Lapse of Matching Award | 8 April 2016 | - | 11,046 | n/a |
Following the above transactions, Paul Hayes' holding has increased to 79,464 ordinary shares in the Company. This includes 26,678 ordinary shares purchased in the market with funds provided by Paul Hayes and held by Capita Trustees Limited, the Trustee used to hold shares in respect of awards made under The Vitec Group 2005 Deferred Bonus Plan and 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan.
Marco Pezzana, PDMR
Transaction | Date of acquisition or lapse | Number of shares acquired
| Number of awards lapsed | Price per share at which associated dividend shares were acquired |
Transfer of Core Award shares and acquisition of associated dividend shares | 8 April 2016 | 4,299 (of which 3,836 were Core Award shares purchased with funds from Marco Pezzana in 2013) | - | £5.79 |
Lapse of Matching Award | 8 April 2016 | - | 3,836 | n/a |
Following the above transactions, Marco Pezzana's holding has increased to 28,667 ordinary shares in the Company. This includes 7,203 ordinary shares purchased in the market with funds provided by Marco Pezzana and held by Capita Trustees Limited, the Trustee used to hold shares in respect of awards made under The Vitec Group 2005 Deferred Bonus Plan and 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan.
Martin Green, PDMR
Transaction | Date of acquisition or lapse | Number of shares acquired
| Number of awards lapsed | Price per share at which associated dividend shares were acquired |
Transfer of Core Award shares and acquisition of associated dividend shares | 8 April 2016 | 4,098 (of which 3,656 were Core Award shares purchased with funds from Martin Green in 2013) | - | £5.79 |
Lapse of Matching Award | 8 April 2016 | - | 3,656 | n/a |
Following the above transactions, Martin Green's holding has increased to 33,335 ordinary shares in the Company. This includes 11,365 ordinary shares purchased in the market with funds provided by Martin Green and held by Capita Trustees Limited, the Trustee used to hold shares in respect of awards made under The Vitec Group 2005 Deferred Bonus Plan and 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan.
Jon Bolton, PDMR
Transaction | Date of acquisition or lapse | Number of shares acquired
| Number of awards lapsed | Price per share at which associated dividend shares were acquired |
Transfer of Core Award shares and acquisition of associated dividend shares | 8 April 2016 | 1,651 (of which 1,473 were Core Award shares purchased with funds from Jon Bolton in 2013) | - | £5.79 |
Lapse of Matching Award | 8 April 2016 | - | 1,473 | n/a |
Following the above transactions, Jon Bolton's holding has increased to 27,230 ordinary shares in the Company. This includes 4,115 ordinary shares purchased in the market with funds provided by Jon Bolton and held by Capita Trustees Limited, the Trustee used to hold shares in respect of awards made under The Vitec Group 2005 Deferred Bonus Plan and 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan.
Enquiries:
Jon Bolton
Group Company Secretary
020 8332 4600
A Snapshot of The Vitec Group
Vitec is a global provider of premium branded products and services to the Broadcast and Photographic markets. Vitec is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2015 revenue of £317.8 million.
The Group is organised in two Divisions:
The Broadcast Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded products for broadcasting, film and video production for broadcasters and independent content creators. It also provides premium services including equipment rental and technical solutions to TV production teams and film crews.
The Photographic Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded equipment for photographic and video cameras and provides dedicated solutions to professional and non-professional image takers.
More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com.