Grant of Share Options
THG granted nil-cost share options to CFO and COO vesting in 2027 subject to performance targets.
- Shares awarded to CFO (Damian Sanders) 1,939,788
- Shares awarded to COO (John Gallemore) 1,745,810
- Shares to be admitted for employee benefit trust 30,629,135
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The Company announces that on 7 March 2024 it made awards of nil cost options over ordinary voting shares of £0.005 each in the Company ("Awards" and "Shares") to certain directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") of the Company, under the rules of the THG PLC 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
The Awards have been granted over the number of Shares shown below. The Awards will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the rules of the Plan and the achievement of stretching performance targets as summarised below.
The details of the Awards are as follows:
| PDMR | Title | Number of Shares subject to Award |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Sanders | Chief Financial Officer | 1,939,788 |
| John Gallemore | Chief Operating Officer | 1,745,810 |
| A summary of the performance targets is below: | ||
| Measure | Target details | |
| Relative TSR vs FTSE 250 Index (80% weighting) | Threshold (25% vesting): median Maximum (100% vesting): upper quartile Straight-line vesting between these points | |
| Achievement of our ESG strategy (20% weighting) | By end of 2026, THG operational sites to achieve Zero Waste TRUE Gold Certification | |
In addition, the Company shortly intends to make an application for 30,629,135 Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's Official List. These Shares will be issued to VG Corporate Trustee Limited, acting as trustee of the THG Employee Benefit Trust. Consistent with the Company's strong track record of incentivising employees, and in order to continue to attract and retain world-class talent, these Shares will be used to make awards to certain key employees below Executive level, which will be subject to the achievement of various targets. Subject to the satisfaction of such targets, a third of these Shares are expected to vest on each of 31 December 2024, 2025 and 2026. A separate announcement will follow in due course once such application has been made.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Damian Sanders |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | THG PLC |
| b) | LEI | 21380066N3SV9O8IDP37 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.005 each ISIN Code: GB00BMTV7393 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of a nil-cost option under the THG PLC 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) nil 1,939,788 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - Single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 7 March 2024 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | John Gallemore |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | THG PLC |
| b) | LEI | 21380066N3SV9O8IDP37 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.005 each ISIN Code: GB00BMTV7393 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of a nil-cost option under the THG PLC 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) nil 1,745,810 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - Single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 7 March 2024 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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