25 June 2021
Oxford Instruments plc
(the “Company”)
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology
solutions, information and services for industry and research, was
notified on 24 June 2021 that on that
date Ian Barkshire, Chief Executive
Officer, and Gavin Hill, Group
Finance Director, exercised, as detailed below, share options
awarded under the Company Performance Share Plan (“PSP”) and
Executive Share Option Scheme (“ESOS”). Sufficient shares
were then sold to meet the option price on the approved option and
to meet the tax liabilities on the unapproved awards and the
Executives sold the balance of the shares.
Option Holder |
Scheme & Year
Granted |
Number of Shares
under option |
Option
Price |
No. of Shares
allotted |
Ian Barkshire |
ESOS – award granted December 2011
(Approved)
Unapproved awards subject to PAYE and NI
ESOS – award granted December 2011
(Share Appreciation Rights)
ESOS – award granted June 2015
(Share Appreciation Rights)
PSP – award granted June 2016
PSP – Dividend Equivalents
(awarded from June 2016 award) |
463
14,537
37,549
77,385
3,588 |
£ 9.90
£ 9.90
£10.28
£ 0.00
£ 0.00 |
463
8,400
21,088
77,385
3,588
|
Gavin Hill |
Unapproved awards
subject to PAYE and NI
PSP – award granted June 2016
PSP – Dividend Equivalents (awarded
from June 2016 award ) |
60,398
2,800 |
£ 0.00
£ 0.00 |
60,398
2,800 |
In addition to the above Ian
Barkshire sold 11,982 shares that were held in his own
name.
The average share price achieved for all shares sold was £23.30
per share.
Susan Johnson-Brett
Company Secretary
Tel: 01865 393324
Oxford Instruments plc
LEI: 213800J364EZD6UCE231
Notification and public disclosure of
transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and
persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market
Abuse Regulations
1 |
Details of the person discharging
managerial responsibilities / person
closely associated |
a) |
Name |
Ian
Barkshire |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive |
b) |
Initial
notification/Amendment |
Initial
Notification |
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction
monitor |
a) |
Name |
Oxford Instruments
plc |
b) |
LEI |
213800J364EZD6UCE231 |
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 5p each in Oxford Instruments plc
ISIN - GB0006650450 |
b) |
Nature of the
transaction |
Exercise of awards
under the ESOS and PSP, as detailed above, the sale of shares to
meet tax liabilities and option price, the sale of the balance
shares and sale of 11,982 shares held in own name |
c) |
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
£23.299951 |
463 |
£23.299951 |
29,488 |
£23.299951 |
80,973 |
£23.299951 |
11,982 |
|
d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
122,906
£2,863,704 |
e) |
Date of the
transaction |
24 June
2021 |
f) |
Place of the
transaction |
London
Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1 |
Details of the person discharging
managerial responsibilities / person
closely associated |
a) |
Name |
Gavin
Hill |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Group Finance
Director |
b) |
Initial
notification/Amendment |
Initial
Notification |
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction
monitor |
a) |
Name |
Oxford Instruments
plc |
b) |
LEI |
213800J364EZD6UCE231 |
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 5p each in Oxford Instruments plc
ISIN - GB0006650450 |
b) |
Nature of the
transaction |
Exercise of awards
under the PSP, as detailed above, the sale of shares to meet tax
liabilities and the sale of the balance shares. |
c) |
Price(s) and
volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
£23.299951 |
63,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
63,198
£1,472,510 |
e) |
Date of the
transaction |
24 June
2021 |
f) |
Place of the
transaction |
London
Stock Exchange (XLON) |