25th Apr 2018 07:00
Applied Graphene Materials plc
("Applied Graphene Materials", "the Group" or "the Company")
Issue of share options to Directors
Applied Graphene Materials announces that share options over ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company were granted on 24th April 2018 to the following Directors under the terms of the Company's Non-Approved Executive Option Scheme ("Non-Approved"):
Name | Number of shares subject to an Non-Approved option | Option exercise price per share | Total number of options held under all schemes |
Gareth Jones | 585,265 | £nil | 585,265 |
Karl Coleman | 45,673 | £nil | 73,616 |
The vesting of Non-Approved options is subject to the relative performance of the Company's share price, compared to the FTSE AIM All Share Index, for the period from the date of grant to November 2020.
In the event that the Company's share price performs better than the FTSE AIM All Share Index for the performance period, then 25% of the options will vest. Further vesting will be dependent upon the extent to which the Company's share price outperforms the FTSE AIM All Share Index, with full vesting arising for performance exceeding the benchmark by 25%. Percentage vesting is weighted towards the upper parts of the vesting scale. Performance will be measured using the one month average Company share price and FTSE AIM All Share Index values prior to the start and end of the performance period.
Subject to vesting, the options would be exercisable in the period between November 2020 and April 2028. Nil consideration is payable in respect of either the grant or exercise of these options.
Ends
For further information, please contact:
Applied Graphene Materials | +44 (0) 1642 438 214 |
Jon Mabbitt, Chief Executive Officer | |
Gareth Jones, Chief Financial Officer | |
N+1 Singer | +44 (0) 207 496 3000 |
Richard Lindley | |
James White | |
Hudson Sandler | +44 (0) 207 796 4133 |
Charlie Jack | |
Emily Dillon |
Notes to Editors
Applied Graphene Materials was founded by Professor Karl Coleman in 2010 with its operations and processes based on technology that he initially developed at Durham University. The Group is based at the Wilton Site on Teesside and was admitted to AIM in November 2013.
Applied Graphene Materials has developed a proprietary bottom-up process which produces graphene nanoplatelets of consistently high purity using a continuous process. The Group deploys two patent protected manufacturing processes based on sustainable, readily available raw materials. These processes do not rely on the supply of graphite, unlike a number of other graphene production techniques. Applied Graphene Materials owns the intellectual property and know-how behind these processes.
Applied Graphene Materials works in partnership with its customers using its knowledge and expertise to provide bespoke graphene dispersions and formats to deliver enhancements and benefits for a wide range of applications.
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
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a)
| Name
| Gareth Hywel Jones
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2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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a)
| Name
| Applied Graphene Materials plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800OA661EWZOW5253 | |||
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 | Ordinary shares of 2 pence each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BFSSB742 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of options over ordinary shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£nil | 585,265 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A - single transaction | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 24 April 2018 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Off market | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Karl Stuart Coleman
| |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Scientific Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| ||||
a)
| Name
| Applied Graphene Materials plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800OA661EWZOW5253 | |||
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 2 pence each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BFSSB742 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of options over ordinary shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£nil | 45,673 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A - single transaction | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 24 April 2018 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Off market | |||
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