Ocado Group PLC

Director's Dealing • Mar 16, 2022

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RNS Number : 0427F

Ocado Group PLC

16 March 2022

DIRECTOR/PDMR NOTIFICATION

OCADO GROUP PLC

16 March 2022

Ocado Group plc

Director/PDMR Notification

Ocado Group plc (the "Company") makes the following announcement regarding its PDMRs' participation in The Ocado Share Incentive Plan.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Tim Steiner
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Tim Steiner participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares ("Matching Shares"). Tim Steiner purchased 13 Partnership Shares at a price of £11.94 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 2 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
£11.94		13
		£0.00		2
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
£10.348	15		£155.22
e)	Date of the transaction	15 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Richardson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operations Officer
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Mark Richardson participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares ("Matching Shares"). Mark Richardson purchased 13 Partnership Shares at a price of £11.94 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 2 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
£11.94		13
		£0.00		2
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
£10.348	15		£155.22
e)	Date of the transaction	15 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Neill Abrams
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Neill Abrams participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares ("Matching Shares"). Neill Abrams purchased 13 Partnership Shares at a price of £11.94 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 2 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
£11.94		13
		£0.00		2
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
£10.348	15		£155.22
e)	Date of the transaction	15 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Luke Jensen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO, Ocado Solutions
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Luke Jensen participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares ("Matching Shares"). Luke Jensen purchased 12 Partnership Shares at a price of £11.94 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 2 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
£11.94		12
		£0.00		2
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
£10.234	14		£143.28
e)	Date of the transaction	15 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Stephen Daintith
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Stephen Daintith participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares ("Matching Shares"). Stephen Daintith purchased 12 Partnership Shares at a price of £11.94 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 1 Matching Share. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
£11.94		12
		£0.00		1
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
£11.022	13		£143.28
e)	Date of the transaction	15 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	James Matthews
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO, Ocado Technology
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ocado Group plc
b)	LEI	213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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 in Ocado Group plc ISIN GB00B3MBS747
b)	Nature of the transaction	James Matthews participated in the Ocado Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The SIP is a HMRC approved tax-advantaged all-employee share scheme that was approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011. Under it, employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company at market value ("Partnership Shares"), using deductions from salary each month, and receive allocations of matching ordinary shares ("Matching Shares"). James Matthews purchased 13 Partnership Shares at a price of £11.94 per Partnership Share, and was granted by the Company (for no consideration) 2 Matching Shares. These shares are held by the employee benefit trust for the SIP.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)		Volume(s)
£11.94		13
		£0.00		2
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Price	Aggregated volume		Aggregate total
£10.348	15		£155.22
e)	Date of the transaction	15 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement:

Robert Cooper

Deputy Company Secretary

Ocado Group plc

Buildings One & Two Trident Place

Mosquito Way

Hatfield

Hertfordshire

AL10 9UL

Fax: +44 (0)1707 227997

email: company.secretary@ocado.com 

Ocado Group plc LEI: 213800LO8F61YB8MBC74

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