Director/PDMR Shareholding
April 28 2006 - 10:36AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:2083C
Woolworths Group PLC
28 April 2006
Woolworths Group plc
Directors' Interests: Share Awards
Annual Incentive Plan
The following awards of ordinary shares of 12.5p each nominal in the Company
have been made on 27 April 2006 under the Company's Annual Incentive Plan.
These conditional awards were made at a price of 34p and will vest, subject to
the rules of the Plan on 27 April 2009, provided also that the director remains
in employment with the Company at that time.
The basic Award is as follows:
Shares
Stephen East 98,471
Stephen Lewis 86,718
Lloyd Wigglesworth 86,718
In accordance with the rules of the Plan additional shares may be awarded for
achievement of performance targets over the vesting period which ends on 27
April 2009 and provided that the director remains in employment with the Company
at that time. The following table sets out how any additional share award will
vary in line with the increase in EPS.
Increase in EPS Shares
Stephen East Less than 2% pa Nil
2% pa 29,541
3% pa 49,235
4% pa 73,853
5% pa 98,471
Stephen Lewis Less than 2% pa Nil
2% pa 26,015
3% pa 43,359
4% pa 65,038
5% pa 98,718
Lloyd Wigglesworth Less than 2% pa Nil
2% pa 26,015
3% pa 43,359
4% pa 65,038
5% pa 98,718
No new shares will be issued to satisfy these awards.
Performance Share Plan
The following awards of ordinary shares of 12.5p each nominal in the Company
have been made on 27 April 2006 under the Company's Performance Share Plan.
These conditional awards were made at a price of 34p and will vest, subject to
the rules of the Plan and the future performance of the Company, on 27 April
2009, provided also that the director remains in employment with the Company at
that time.
The awards for on target performance are as follows:
Shares
Stephen East 182,353
Stephen Lewis 160,588
Lloyd Wigglesworth 160,588
In accordance with the rules of the Plan, the conditional awards may increase or
decrease depending on the increase in the Company's fully diluted, adjusted
earnings per share ("EPS") over the next three years. The increase in EPS is in
addition to the increase in the Retail Prices Index. The following table sets
out how the awards will vary in line with the increase in EPS.
Increase in EPS Shares
Stephen East Less than 6% pa Nil
6% pa 91,176
8% pa 182,353
10% pa 273,529
12% pa 364,706
15% pa 455,882
Stephen Lewis Less than 6% pa Nil
6% pa 80,294
8% pa 160,588
10% pa 240,882
12% pa 321,176
15% pa 401,471
Lloyd Wigglesworth Less than 6% pa Nil
6% pa 80,294
8% pa 160,588
10% pa 240,882
12% pa 321,176
15% pa 401,471
No new shares will be issued to satisfy these awards.
The interest of each of the directors in options and ordinary shares of
Woolworths Group plc, following the grant of these awards, is:
Conditional
Shares Share options Share Awards
Stephen East 100,000 Nil 456,006*
Stephen Lewis 38,728 1,372,490 659,863*
Lloyd Wigglesworth 17,000 251,189 650,305*
* This figure assumes on target performance is achieved.
The company was notified of the awards on 27 April 2006.
28 April 2006
Jonathan Bloom
Company Secretary
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For further information contact :-
Jonathan Bloom, Company Secretary, Woolworths Group plc: 020 7706 5033
Tulchan Communications: 020 7353 4200
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