Director/PDMR Shareholding

Stagecoach Group plc Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Persons Closely Associated with them   Stagecoach Group plc 2013 Executive Participation Plan (the "2013 EPP") Vesting of AwardsAwards made on 26 June 2014 ("2014...

London, 30/06/2017 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - turismo)

Awards made on 26 June 2014 ("2014 Awards") under the 2013 EPP to directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"s) of Stagecoach Group plc (the "Company"), vested on 28 June 2017, resulting in awards of notional interests in Ordinary Shares of 125/228 p in the Company ("Deferred Shares") being released and transferred to those persons for nil consideration in accordance with the rules of the 2013 EPP.

The Company will transfer to Martin Griffiths, Ross Paterson, Tim Shoveller and Mark Threapleton, ordinary shares of 125/228 p each ("Ordinary Shares") equivalent to the number of Deferred Shares in their respective awards, less a number of shares equivalent in value to payroll tax deductions due on the vesting of those awards.

A summary of these proposed transactions is set out below:

Robert Andrew's Award of 10,921 Deferred Shares vested on 28 June 2017 and will be satisfied by a payment equivalent to the market value of an Ordinary Share on the vesting date for each Deferred Share that vested under his 2014 Award, subject to deduction of payroll taxes.

The Company will satisfy the vesting of the above awards and other 2014 Awards held by Stagecoach employees that vested on 28 June 2017 by cash settlement and by the transfer of 190,231 of its shares held in treasury.

On 29 June 2017, each of the directors/ persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"s) set out below was granted new Deferred Share awards under the 2013 EPP. The transactions have been notified in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

The 2013 EPP awards are notional interests in Ordinary Shares of 125/228 p in the Company ("Deferred Shares") together with an entitlement to receive a payment on vesting in respect of any dividends declared on the Deferred Shares throughout the vesting period. The awards were made on 29 June 2017 and are subject to a restricted period of three years from the date of grant. The awards will generally vest on the expiry of this three-year period and the normal date of vesting will be 29 June 2020.

The awards made were as follows:

The announcements on the vesting and granting of EPP Awards, including the notifications below, are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

For further information, please contact:

Analysts
Martin Griffiths, Chief Executive                                            01738 442111
Ross Paterson, Finance Director                                           01738 442111

Media
Steven Stewart, Director of Corporate Communications      07764 774680