Topps Tiles PLC
Director/PDMR Shareholding
22 December 2015
Topps Tiles plc. (the "Company")
Notification of Dealings in the Company's shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") and connected persons.
The Company announces the following dealings by PDMRs in the Company's ordinary shares totalling 695,718 shares
On 16th December 2015 the Company granted awards in the form of nil cost options ("Awards") in connection with the Topps Tiles 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") as follows:-
Director/PDMR | Number of Shares subject to Awards | Date of Award |
Matthew Williams | 388,323 | 16 December 2015 |
Rob Parker | 167,107 | 16 December 2015 |
Richard Carter | 132,893 | 16 December 2015 |
Brian Linnington | 132,893 | 16 December 2015 |
The number of shares under option was determined using a share price of 147.75 pence based on 3 days prior to year end
The Awards will vest and become exercisable from the 27th November 2018 but only to the extent that certain performance conditions are met including the following adjusted EPS targets:-
Cumulative Adjusted EPS for the period 2015/2016 to 2017/2018 | Percentage of the Award that will vest |
27.29 pence per Share | 25% |
Greater than 27.29 pence per Share but less than 29.42 pence per Shares | Determined on a straight line basis between 25% and 100% |
29.42 pence per Share | 100% |
The above targets equate to adjusted EPS growth from the 2014/2015 outturn of c 7% growth per annum for 25% vesting and c 11% per annum for 100% vesting
Notwithstanding the Cumulative Adjusted EPS calculated above the extent to which the Award will vest will be subject to the Board's assessment of the quality of earnings over the performance period. The Board may reduce the extent to which the Award would otherwise vest if the Board determines that the Cumulative Adjusted EPS is not consistent with the achievement of commensurate underlying financial performance taking into account such factors as the Board considers appropriate, including:
market share, margin performance, net debt, overall returns to shareholders; and
shareholder value creation.
The Board may make such adjustments to the method of calculating Cumulative EPS or any other feature of the terms of the performance condition as it considers appropriate to take account of:
any increase or variation of the share capital of the Company;
any change to accounting standards or the reporting of financial results;
the impact of discontinued businesses on results for any relevant financial year;
there being no earnings per share of the Company for any relevant financial year;
any other factors considered by the Board to be relevant.
No consideration is payable on the grant of these Awards.
The above notification is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4.
Stuart Davey
Company Secretary
Topps Tiles plc.
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