4th Nov 2016 12:30
4 November 2016
Share plc
(the "Company")
Directors' Dealings
Share plc (AIM: SHRE.LN) notifies the following option grants on 1 November 2016 to Company Directors as part of its policy of awarding options to Senior Managers and Directors every six months.
Gavin Oldham, Chairman, has been granted options over 10,406 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.01% of the current issued Ordinary Shares) at an exercise price of 27.5 pence per Ordinary Share. These options have been granted on an unapproved basis outside of the Company's CSOP arrangements. Following this grant, Gavin Oldham holds 325,327 Ordinary Shares under option (representing 0.2% of the current issued Ordinary Shares).
Richard Stone, Chief Executive, has been granted options over 12,400 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.01% of the current issued Ordinary Shares) at an exercise price of 27.5 pence per Ordinary Share. These options have been granted on an unapproved basis outside of the Company's CSOP arrangements. Following this grant, Richard Stone now holds 4,767,437 Ordinary Shares under option or co-ownership arrangements with the Employee Benefit Trust (representing 3.3% of the current issued Ordinary Shares).
Mike Birkett, Finance Director, has been granted options over 9,487 Ordinary Shares (representing approximately 0.01% of the current issued Ordinary Shares) at an exercise price of 27.5 pence per Ordinary Share. These options have been granted on an unapproved basis outside of the Company's CSOP arrangements. Following this grant, Mike Birkett now holds 1,284,108 Ordinary Shares under option (representing 0.9% of the current issued Ordinary Shares).
The Company has, and will continue to operate, a policy of seeking to settle all option exercises, Share Incentive Plan awards and any other equity settled payments to staff using shares purchased by the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) in the secondary market. As at 31 December 2015 the EBT held just over 5.9 million Ordinary Shares.
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and their Closely Associated Persons
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
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Gavin Oldham | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chairman | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Share plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800GEZ4DHXJKGPB78 | ||||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB0001977866
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| GRANT OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES AT AN EXERCISE PRICE OF 27.5 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A - single transaction
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 01/11/16 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and their Closely Associated Persons
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
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Richard Stone | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Share plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800GEZ4DHXJKGPB78 | ||||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB0001977866
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| GRANT OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES AT AN EXERCISE PRICE OF 27.5 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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N/A - single transaction
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 01/11/16 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and their Closely Associated Persons
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
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MIKE BIRKETT | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| FINANCE DIRECTOR | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Share plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800GEZ4DHXJKGPB78 | ||||
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
Identification code
| ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB0001977866
| ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| GRANT OF OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES AT AN EXERCISE PRICE OF 27.5 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
N/A - single transaction
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 01/11/16 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
For further information please contact:
Share plc
Richard Stone - Chief Executive 01296 41 41 41
Barbara Pierssene - Company Secretary
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Advisor)
Ivonne Cantu/Mark Connelly 0207 397 8900
Related Shares:
SHRE.L