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RNS Number : 1278G
Hastings Group Holdings plc
18 November 2015
 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release

Hastings Group Holdings plc (the "Company")

Replacement Notification of Transactions by Directors/Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")

18 November 2015

The following amendments have been made to the 'Notification of Transactions by Directors/Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")' announcement released on 17 November 2015 at 15.59 under RNS No 0558G.

1. Over-allotment

Name

Title

Entity holding legal ownership of shares

Number of shares disposed

Percentage of issued class disposed

Number of shares held following disposal

Percentage of shareholding following disposal

Gary Hoffman

Chief Executive Officer

Hastings Nominees G Limited

5,945

<0.1%

2,771,785

0.4%

Tobias van der Meer

MD, Retail

Hastings Nominees G Limited

2,932

<0.1%

1,367,006

0.2%

Michael Lee

MD, Insurer Services

Hastings Nominees G Limited

2,345

<0.1%

1,093,602

0.1%

Pierre Lefèvre

Director

Hastings Nominees G Limited

176

<0.1%

82,169

<0.1%

Richard Brewster

Director

Hastings Nominees F Limited

41,041

<0.1%

19,133,222

2.9%

 

2. Unwind of nominee holding structure

 Name

Title

Entity holding legal ownership of shares

Number of shares transferred

Percentage of direct holdings following transfer

Gary Hoffman

Chief Executive Officer

Hastings Nominees G Limited

2,771,785

0.4%

Tobias van der Meer

MD, Retail

Hastings Nominees G Limited

1,367,006

0.2%

Michael Lee

MD, Insurer Services

Hastings Nominees G Limited

1,093,602

0.1%

Pierre Lefèvre

Director

Hastings Nominees G Limited

82,169

<0.1%

Richard Brewster

Director

Hastings Nominees F Limited

19,133,222

2.9%

Anthony Leppard

Group Company Secretary

Hastings Nominees G Limited

1,017,530 

0.1%

 

All other details remain unchanged.

 

The full amended text is shown below.

1.   Over-allotment

On 11 November 2015, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, as stabilising manager, exercised the over-allotment option granted by Hastings Investco Limited and certain other individual shareholders in respect of 974,794 ordinary shares in the Company (the "Over-allotment Shares") (the "Over-allotment"). The Over-allotment Shares were sold at the offer price of 170 pence per Over-allotment Share. Settlement of the Over-allotment took place on 16 November 2015.

Pursuant to the Over-allotment, the following PDMRs disposed of their beneficial interest in ordinary shares in the Company held by nominee entities at the offer price of 170 pence per share, as follows:

Name

Title

Entity holding legal ownership of shares

Number of shares disposed

Percentage of issued class disposed

Number of shares held following disposal

Percentage of shareholding following disposal

Gary Hoffman

Chief Executive Officer

Hastings Nominees G Limited

5,945

<0.1%

2,771,785

0.4%

Tobias van der Meer

MD, Retail

Hastings Nominees G Limited

2,932

<0.1%

1,367,006

0.2%

Michael Lee

MD, Insurer Services

Hastings Nominees G Limited

2,345

<0.1%

1,093,602

0.1%

Pierre Lefèvre

Director

Hastings Nominees G Limited

176

<0.1%

82,169

<0.1%

Richard Brewster

Director

Hastings Nominees F Limited

41,041

<0.1%

19,133,222

2.9%

2.   Unwind of nominee holding structure

On 17 November 2015, the Company issued a notice to each of Hastings Nominees F Limited and Hastings Nominees G Limited to transfer the legal title to the ordinary shares in the Company held by each such entity to the relevant beneficial owners of those shares (the "Nominee Structures Unwind").

Pursuant to the Nominee Structures Unwind, on 17 November 2015, the legal title to the ordinary shares in the Company that the following PDMRs had a beneficial interest in were transferred to them for nil-consideration as follows:

Name

Title

Entity holding legal ownership of shares

Number of shares transferred

Percentage of direct holdings following transfer

Gary Hoffman

Chief Executive Officer

Hastings Nominees G Limited

2,771,785

0.4%

Tobias van der Meer

MD, Retail

Hastings Nominees G Limited

1,367,006

0.2%

Michael Lee

MD, Insurer Services

Hastings Nominees G Limited

1,093,602

0.1%

Pierre Lefèvre

Director

Hastings Nominees G Limited

82,169

<0.1%

Richard Brewster

Director

Hastings Nominees F Limited

19,133,222

2.9%

Anthony Leppard

Group Company Secretary

Hastings Nominees G Limited

1,017,530 

0.1%

 

The above information is disclosed pursuant to Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1).

 

Enquiries

Hastings Group                                                                                      +44 (0) 1424 738 220

Tony Leppard, Company Secretary

Paul Pavey, Director of Investor Relations

 

Instinctif Partners                                                                                   +44 (0) 207 457 2020

Mike Davies

Nick Woods

 


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