Pets At Home Group Plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (6004Q)

TIDMPETS

RNS Number : 6004Q

Pets At Home Group Plc

30 November 2016

Notification of Transaction of Director/PDMRs

Pets at Home Group Plc

(the "Company")

Grant of Awards/Options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plans

The Company announces that on 29 November 2016 (the "Award Date") it granted nil-cost options ("Awards") over ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares") to a Director of the Company and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") under the Company's Performance Share Plan ("PSP"), details of which are set out below:

The Company further announces that on the Award Date it granted options ("Options") over Shares to a Director of the Company and PDMR under the Company's Company Share Option Plan ("CSOP"), at an exercise price of 212.80 pence per Share, details of which are set out below

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
       with them ("PCA") 
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 a)   Name                       Michael Iddon 
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 b)   Position / status          CFO 
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 c)   Initial notification       Initial Notification 
       / amendment 
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 2.   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 
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 a)   Description of             Options over ordinary shares 
       the financial              of 1 pence each in Pets at 
       instrument                 Home Group Plc 
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 b)   Nature of the                    On 29 November 2016, the 
       transaction                      Company granted to Michael 
                                        Iddon, a Director of the 
                                        Company and a Person Discharging 
                                        Managerial Responsibilities: 
                                         *    nil-cost options ("Awards") over ordinary shares of 
                                              1p each in the Company ("Shares") under the PSP; and 
 
 
                                         *    options ("Options") over Shares under the CSOP. 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)   Volume(s)        Aggregated 
                                                                 Total 
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                                    212.80p    185,620          GBP395,000 
                                                Awards 
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                                    212.80p    14,097 Options   GBP30,000 
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 e)   Date of the transaction    29(th) November 2016 
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 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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The Company was notified of the grant of the Awards/Options on 29 November 2016.

This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Persons responsible for arranging the release of this announcement

Louise Stonier

Group Legal Director and Company Secretary

Pets at Home Group Plc

Tel: 0161 486 3590

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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