NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONNECTED PERSONS
In accordance with DTR 3.1.4R (1), GKN plc (the "Company") announces that on 12
August 2009 the Executive Directors and other PDMRs received options/awards as
set out below under the GKN Executive Share Option Scheme 2004 ("ESOS") and GKN
Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 ("LTIP").
ESOS:
Director/PDMR Number of Exercise price Total number of
options (fixed at time options held
of grant) under ESOS
Sir Kevin Smith 1,154,509 110.08p 2,565,791
Marcus Bryson 579,124 110.08p 647,251
Andrew Reynolds 617,732 110.08p 738,784
Smith
William Seeger 617,732 110.08p 617,732
Nigel Stein 752,861 110.08p 1,435,437
Judith Felton 55,877 110.08p 95,518
Douglas McIldowie 171,693 110.08p 171,693
Walter Rohregger 271,582 110.08p 316,763
The options can be exercised between 12 August 2012 and 11 August 2019 to the
extent that certain performance criteria are satisfied by the Company over a
three year performance period, which commenced on 1 January 2009, and subject
to the satisfaction by the Executive Director/PDMR of a personal shareholding
requirement. No consideration was paid for the grant of the options.
LTIP:
Director/PDMR Number of awards Total number of awards
* held under LTIP
Sir Kevin Smith 400,000 746,398
Marcus Bryson 200,647 231,047
Andrew Reynolds 214,024 251,818
Smith
William Seeger 214,024 214,024
Nigel Stein 260,841 467,288
* The number of awards also reflects a subsequent adjustment made to take
account of the impact of the rights issue completed in July 2009.
The awards can be exercised between 12 August 2013 and 11 August 2019 to the
extent that certain performance criteria are satisfied by the Company over a
three year performance period, which commenced on 1 January 2009, and subject
to the satisfaction by the Executive Director of a personal shareholding
requirement. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no
payment is due on exercise of the awards.
12 August 2009