13th Dec 2016 07:00
ANNOUNCEMENT 13 DECEMBER 2016
GRANT OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Coal of Africa Limited ("CoAL" or the "Company") confirms the following awards to executive directors following the shareholder approval received at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") on 25 November 2016.
Following the approval of shareholders David Brown, Chief Executive Officer and De Wet Schutte, Chief Financial Officer, will be granted a total of 11,254,933 Performance Rights and 7,983,715 Performance Rights respectively under the Company's Performance Rights Plan, being direct beneficial in nature. The performance rights were granted off-market.
As detailed in the notice of meeting for the AGM, the annual Performance Rights issued have been determined by dividing the resultant remuneration factor of ZAR 5,032,912 and ZAR 2,835,000 (for Mr Brown and Mr Schutte respectively) by the volume weighted average price of the Shares of the Company over the 5 trading days prior to the date of grant of the Performance Rights to determine the annual allocation. The value of the forfeited options were calculated by using a Black Scholes model and the resultant value as determined by BDO was then similarly divided by the volume weighted average price of the Shares of the Company over the 5 trading days prior to the date of grant. This amounted to a further value of ZAR 1,441,725 and ZAR 1,757,800 (for Mr Brown and Mr Schutte respectively).
The Performance Rights are granted as conditional awards over ordinary shares of no par value for no consideration. The awards will ordinarily vest three years after the grant date subject to the vesting conditions.
Current Shares and Performance Rights Held by Executive Directors:
In addition to the above Performance Rights Mr Brown holds 825,000 ordinary shares in the Company which represents 0.04% of the Company's issued share capital. He also holds 9,714,021 Performance Rights issued in 2015 which will vest on 1 December 2018 subject to the vesting conditions. Mr Brown no longer holds any share options in the company.
Mr Schutte does not currently hold any shares or share options in the Company. In addition to the above Performance Rights, Mr Schutte holds 5,449,944 Performance Rights issued in 2015 which will vest on 1 December 2018 subject to the vesting conditions.
AUTHORISED BY:
Tony Bevan
For more information contact:
David Brown | Chief Executive Officer | Coal of Africa | +27 10 003 8000 |
De Wet Schutte | Chief Financial Officer | Coal of Africa | +27 10 003 8000 |
Celeste Riekert | Investor Relations | Coal of Africa | +27 10 003 8000 |
Tony Bevan | Company Secretary | Endeavour Corporate Services | +61 08 9316 9100 |
Company advisors:
Jos Simson/Emily Fenton | Financial PR (United Kingdom) | Tavistock | +44 20 7920 3150 |
Matthew Armitt/Ross Allister | Nominated Adviser and Broker | Peel Hunt LLP
| +44 20 7418 8900 |
Charmane Russell/Olwen Auret | Financial PR (South Africa) | Russell & Associates | +27 11 880 3924 or +27 82 372 5816 |
Investec Bank Limited is the nominated JSE Sponsor
About CoAL:
CoAL is an AIM/ASX/JSE listed coal exploration, development and mining company operating in South Africa. CoAL's key projects include the Vele Colliery (coking and thermal coal), the Greater Soutpansberg Project /MbeuYashu, including CoAL's Makhado Project (coking and thermal coal).
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. | Name | David Hugh Brown | ||||
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 | Coal of Africa | ||||
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 Identification code | Performance Rights issued have been determined by dividing the resultant remuneration factor of ZAR 5,032,912 by the volume weighted average price of the Shares of the Company over the 5 trading days prior to the date of grant of the Performance Rights to determine the annual allocation.
The Performance Rights have a three year vesting period.
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b. | Nature of the transaction |
Share Grant according to Employee scheme
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c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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11,254,933 at nil value. | ||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 2016/12/12 | ||||
f. | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
1.
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. | Name | De Wet Olivier Schutte | ||||
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 | Coal of Africa | ||||
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 Identification code | Performance Rights issued have been determined by dividing the resultant remuneration factor of ZAR 2,835,000 by the volume weighted average price of the Shares of the Company over the 5 trading days prior to the date of grant of the Performance Rights to determine the annual allocation.
The Performance Rights have a three year vesting period.
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b. | Nature of the transaction |
Share Grant according to Employee scheme
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c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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7,983,715 at nil value | ||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 2016/12/12 | ||||
f. | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
Related Shares:
MCM.L