The following awards over GVC ordinary shares of €0.01 each (“Shares”) under the GVC 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) approved by the shareholders at the General Meeting held on 14 December 2017 were granted to Executive Directors of the Company on 28 December 2017 as set out below.
| Name | Number of Shares subject to the Award |
| Kenneth Alexander | 242,587 |
| Paul Miles | 94,339 |
The awards will normally vest on 28 December 2020 being the third anniversary of the Award Date subject to the satisfaction of the relative Total Shareholder Return (50%) and the cumulative Earning Per Share (50%) performance conditions.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Kenneth Alexander | ||||
| 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 | GVC Holdings PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
| 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 GVC Holdings PLC of €0.01 each
IM00B5VQMV65 |
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Nil-Cost Option award under the GVC Holdings PLC 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
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242,587 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 28 December 2017 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Paul Miles | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | GVC Holdings PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | ||||
| 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 GVC Holdings PLC of €0.01 each
IM00B5VQMV65 |
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Nil-Cost Option award under the GVC Holdings PLC 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
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94,339 ordinary shares of €0.01 each Nil consideration |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 28 December 2017 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Enquiries
| Robert Hoskin Company Secretary GVC Holdings PLC |
+350 200 78700 |