28th Oct 2016 07:00
28 October 2016
Defenx PLC("Defenx" or the "Company")
Director Dealings
Defenx PLC (AIM:DFX), the mobile security solutions company, announces that, pursuant to the placing and subscription announced on 7 October 2016 and following the passing of all resolutions at the Company's General Meeting held on 26 October 2016, Andrea Stecconi, Chief Executive Officer, and Philipp Prince, Chief Financial Officer, were issued 218,750 and 31,250 new ordinary shares of £0.018 each ("Ordinary Shares") respectively on 27 October 2016 (the "Director Subscriptions").
Andrea Stecconi transferred 218,750 Ordinary Shares to North Investment SA, a company which he wholly owns, on 27 October 2016 and his aggregate beneficial interest remains unchanged as a result of this transfer.
Following the Director Subscriptions, Andrea Stecconi is beneficially interested in 1,826,836 Ordinary Shares, of which 1,608,086 Ordinary Shares are held directly and 218,750 Ordinary Shares are held through North Investment SA, representing, in aggregate, approximately 21.2 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. Philipp Prince is now beneficially interested in 71,255 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.8 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital and, in addition, he holds 167,000 options over Ordinary Shares.
Enquiries:
Defenx PLCAndrea Stecconi - Chief Executive OfficerPhilipp Prince - Chief Financial Officer | 020 3769 0687 |
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated and Financial Adviser)Richard Tulloch / Ritchie Balmer / James Bellman | 020 7409 3494 |
WH Ireland (Joint-Broker)Adrian Hadden / Nick Prowting | 020 7220 1666 |
Beaufort Securities (Joint-Broker)Jon Belliss | 020 7382 8300 |
IFC Advisory (Financial PR and IR)Graham Herring / Tim Metcalfe / Heather Armstrong | 020 3053 8671 |
About Defenx
Founded in 2009, Defenx is a fast-growing and profitable software company that offers a range of products for the mobile, PC and network security markets. Defenx security and protection software is priced competitively, fully featured and efficient (reduced use of memory, processing capacity and therefore power).
A flexible marketing strategy, focused on white-label and profit-share arrangements with distributors, telecoms companies and hardware manufacturers, enables Defenx to compete with established industry incumbents. Since inception, Defenx has sold over 3.8 million security software licenses, primarily in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Defenx's global distribution partners currently include 3Italia, Seagate Technology, Türk Telecom and Western Digital, amongst others including telecoms operators, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers. Defenx was admitted to trading on AIM on 3 December 2015 and acquired Memopal Srl in August 2016, which has allowed the Group to diversify its product portfolio and grow its customer base by adding proprietary cloud backup and synchronisation technology as well as new channel partners.
Website
www.defenx.com/company/investors
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Andrea Stecconi | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Defenx PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | N/A | ||||
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 £0.018 pence each | ||||
Identification code | GB00BYNF4J61 | |||||
b) | Nature of the Transaction | Subscription for Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 27/10/2016 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Andrea Stecconi | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Defenx PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | N/A | ||||
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 £0.018 pence each | ||||
Identification code | GB00BYNF4J61 | |||||
b) | Nature of the Transaction | Transfer of ordinary shares. No change in beneficial interest. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 27/10/2016 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Philipp Prince | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Defenx PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | N/A | ||||
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 £0.018 pence each | ||||
Identification code | GB00BYNF4J61 | |||||
b) | Nature of the Transaction | Subscription for Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 27/10/2016 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Related Shares:
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