REG - boohoo group plc - SAYE Share Scheme 2019
RNS Number : 8969Rboohoo group plc01 November 2019
For Immediate Release
1 November 2019
boohoo group plc
("boohoo" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries the "Group" or "the boohoo group")
SAYE Share Scheme 2019
boohoo group plc (AIM: BOO) announces the grant of options to employees as part of its Save As You Earn ('SAYE') share scheme for 2019. The scheme is open to all employees, giving them the opportunity to participate in the future growth of the Company via share option arrangements.
Eligible employees were invited to subscribe for options over Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of 216.92 pence, a 20% discount to the closing middle market price of the Ordinary Shares on 4 October 2019, the day before the invitation to participate was made. The options have a contract start date of 1 December 2019 and are exercisable between 1 December 2022 and 31 May 2023.
A total of 791 employees elected to participate, and pursuant to these elections a total of 2,017,468 options over Ordinary Shares were issued on 30 October 2019 equating to 0.18% of the current issued share capital.
John Lyttle, Chief Executive Officer and Neil Catto, Chief Financial Officer, are participants in the Company's SAYE scheme and are included in the total figures above. Their individual option grants pursuant to this year's SAYE scheme are 8,297 shares each.
As a result of these option grants, John and Neil's interest in Ordinary Shares is as follows:
Director
Shares held beneficially
Shares held under option schemes
Shares held under SIP
Shares under option in SAYE
Total interest
% of issued share capital
John Lyttle
-
357,446
884
8,297
366,627
0.031%
Neil Catto
64,773
671,603
11,393
17,434
765,203
0.066%
Following these grants the Company has a total of 38,975,249 Shares under option representing approximately 3.343% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
John Lyttle
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
CEO
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
boohoo group plc
b)
LEI
213800SZF3KFCECWY243
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 1p
ISIN: JE00BG6L7297
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options under the Company's Save As You Earn Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.1692
8297
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/Ae)
Date of the transaction
30 October 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Neil Catto
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
CFO
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
boohoo group plc
b)
LEI
213800SZF3KFCECWY243
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 1p
ISIN: JE00BG6L7297
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options under the Company's Save As You Earn Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.1692
8297
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/Ae)
Date of the transaction
30 October 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market
Enquiries
boohoo group plc
Neil Catto, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050
Alistair Davies, Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050
Clara Melia, Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0)20 3289 5520
Zeus Capital - Nominated adviser and joint broker
Nick Cowles/Andrew Jones (Corporate Finance)
Tel: +44 (0)161 831 1512
John Goold/Benjamin Robertson (Corporate Broking)
Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000
Jefferies Hoare Govett - Joint broker
Philip Noblet/Max Jones
Tel: +44 (0)20 7029 8000
Buchanan - Financial PR adviser
boohoo@buchanan.uk.com
Richard Oldworth/Kim Looringh-van Beeck/Toto Berger
Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000
About boohoo group plc
"Leading the fashion eCommerce market"
Founded in Manchester in 2006, boohoo is an inclusive and innovative brand targeting young, value-orientated customers. For 13 years, boohoo has been pushing boundaries to bring its customers up-to-date and inspirational fashion, 24/7. boohoo has grown rapidly in the UK and internationally, expanding its offering with range extensions into menswear, through boohooMAN.
In early 2017 the group extended its customer offering through the acquisitions of the vibrant fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, and free-thinking brand Nasty Gal. In March 2019 the group acquired the MissPap brand and in August 2019, the Karen Millen and Coast brands, all complementary to the group's scalable multi-brand platform. United by a shared customer value proposition, our brands design, source, market and sell great quality clothes, shoes and accessories at unbeatable prices. These investment propositions have helped us grow from a single brand, into a major multi-brand online retailer, leading the fashion eCommerce market for 16 to 40-year-olds around the world. As at 31 August 2019, the boohoo group had around 13 million active customers across all its brands around the world.
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