Coats Group PLC — Director's Dealing 2018

Feb 28, 2018

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RNS Number : 2729G

Coats Group PLC

28 February 2018

28 February 2018

Coats Group plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and their Closely Associated Persons

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Rajiv Sharma
b)	Position/status	Director
c)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Full name of entity	Coats Group plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier Code	2138003SPYWGAITNFY17
3	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 £0.05
b)	Identification code/ ISIN	GB00B4YZN328
c)	Nature of the transaction	Award of nil cost share options under the terms of the Coats Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and Deferred Annual Bonus Plan ("DABP") as set out below:         1.   LTIP awards vest on 28 February 2021 subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions measured over a three year performance period commencing on 1 January 2018 relating to growth in earnings per share, total shareholder return and cumulative free cash flow; and 2.   The DABP awards represent a proportion of the annual bonus awarded for the year ended 31 December 2017 and vest after 3 years from the date of the award.  DABP awards are not subject to performance conditions, as the bonus targets in respect of 2017 have already been met, but awards are subject to certain forfeiture and clawback provisions in certain situations such as personal misconduct or a misstatement of results.
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		1.   Nil 2.   Nil	1.   1,044,578 2.   184,542
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	1,229,120 n/a
f)	Date of the transaction	28 February 2018
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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Enquiry details
Investors	Rob Mann	Coats Group plc	+44 (0)20 8210 5175

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