RNS Number : 3734E

NCC Group PLC

15 July 2016

15 July 2016

NCC Group plc ("Company")

Grant of new Share Options

Today the Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") listed below were granted share options over a total of 437,586 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") at nil cost.

The new options granted pursuant to the Company's LTIP will become exercisable in the period from 1 June 2019 to 14 July 2020. The exercise price is £1.00 on each occasion of exercise.

Those Directors/PDMRs listed below were today granted share options over a total of 81,384 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan ("DB Plan") at nil cost.

The new options granted pursuant to the DB Plan will become exercisable in the period from 1 June 2018 to 14 July 2026. The exercise price is £1.00 on each occasion of exercise

Name	Director/ PDMR	Number of options  awarded pursuant to the LTIP over Ordinary Shares	Number of options  awarded pursuant to the DB Plan over Ordinary Shares	Total number of shares over which options held as at the date of this announcement
Robert Cotton	Director	182,069	41,357	736,771
Atul Patel	Director	84,828	19,266	342,690
Roger Rawlinson	PDMR	91,379	20,761	368,255
Daniel Liptrott	PDMR	79,310	-	283,777

PDMR notification - Robert Cotton
1.   Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
a)    Name	Robert Cotton
2.     Reason for the notification
a)    Position/status	CEO
b)    Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)    Name	NCC Group plc
b)    LEI	213800DJCGZRB6523934
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	Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of NCC Group plc
b)    Identification code	ISIN GB00B01QGK86
c)     Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
d)    Price(s) and volume(s)	Volume(s) granted 182,089 (LTIPs), 41,357 (DB Plan) Price(s) aggregate £0
e)    Aggregated information: i.  Aggregated volume ii. price	Aggregate volume granted 223,426 Price(s) aggregate £0
f)      Date of the transaction	2016-07-15
g)    Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market
PDMR notification - Atul Patel
1.   Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
a)    Name	Atul Patel
2.     Reason for the notification
a)    Position/status	CFO
b)    Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)    Name	NCC Group plc
b)    LEI	213800DJCGZRB6523934
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	Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of NCC Group plc
b)    Identification code	ISIN GB00B01QGK86
c)     Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
d)    Price(s) and volume(s)	Volume(s) granted 84,828 (LTIPs), 19,266 (DB Plan) Price(s) aggregate £0
e)    Aggregated information: i.  Aggregated volume ii. Price	Aggregate volume granted 104,094 Price(s) aggregate £1
f)      Date of the transaction g)    Place of the transaction	2016-07-15 London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market

PDMR notification -  Roger Rawlinson
1.   Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
a)    Name	Roger Rawlinson
2.     Reason for the notification
a)    Position/status	PDMR
b)    Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)    Name	NCC Group plc
b)    LEI	213800DJCGZRB6523934
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	Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of NCC Group plc
b)    Identification code	ISIN GB00B01QGK86
c)     Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
d)    Price(s) and volume(s)	Volume(s) granted 91,379 (LTIPs), 20,761 (DB Plan) Price(s) aggregate £0
e)    Aggregated information: i.  Aggregated volume ii. price	Aggregate volume granted 112,140 Price(s) aggregate £0
f)      Date of the transaction	2016-07-15
g)    Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market
PDMR notification -  Daniel Liptrott
1.   Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
a)    Name	Daniel Liptrott
2.     Reason for the notification
a)    Position/status	PDMR
b)    Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)    Name	NCC Group plc
b)    LEI	213800DJCGZRB6523934
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	Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of NCC Group plc
b)    Identification code	ISIN GB00B01QGK86
c)     Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
d)    Price(s) and volume(s)	Volume(s) granted 79,310 Price(s) aggregate £0
e)    Aggregated information: i.  Aggregated volume ii. price	Aggregate volume granted 79,310 Price(s) aggregate £0
f)      Date of the transaction	2016-07-15
g)    Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); Main Market
Enquiries:
NCC Group (www.nccgroup.trust)
Rob Cotton, CEO Peel Hunt	0161 209 5200
Dan Webster/Adrian Trimmings/George Sellar	020 7418 8900

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