REG - City of Lon Inv Grp - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 8670RCity of London Investment Group PLC31 October 201931 October 2019
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
("City of London", "CLIG", "the Group" or "the Company")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
Thomas Griffith, an Executive Director and a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") of City of London Investment Group PLC (LSE: CLIG), has been awarded 27,786 Restricted Share Awards (the "Award") comprising 27,786 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") from the Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT") under the Company's Employee Incentive Plan (the "EIP"). Of these, 13,893 Ordinary Shares relate to an employee waived bonus ("Deferred Shares"), with the remaining 13,893 Ordinary Shares representing matching awards made by the Company ("Bonus Shares") under the terms of the Plan. The cost to Mr Griffith was £4.258 per Deferred Share and nil cost per Bonus Share. The Deferred Shares and Bonus Shares awarded under the EIP carry certain restrictions which will lift on vesting of the Award. For further details of the EIP scheme please refer to CLIG's latest annual report and accounts.
Following the grant of the Award, Mr Griffith's beneficial interest is 440,257 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.7% of the Company's issued share capital.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Thomas Griffith
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
City of London Investment Group plc
b)
LEI
549300BV85TFYXK2Y635
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 £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00B104RS51
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of an award under the Company's Employee Incentive Plan (EIP) approved by shareholders in 2016.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
1. £4.258
2. Nil cost
1. 13,893
2. 13,893
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
27,786 Ordinary Shares
Average price: £2.129
e)
Date of the transaction
26 October 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
For further information, please visit www.citlon.co.uk or contact:
Tom Griffith, CEO
City of London Investment Group PLC
Tel: 001-610-380-0435
Martin Green
Zeus Capital Limited
Financial Adviser & Broker
Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000
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