This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which
is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon the publication of this announcement
via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is
now considered to be in the public domain.
26 June 2024
Acuity RM Group
plc
("Acuity" or the
"Company")
Grant of
Options
Acuity (AIM:ACRM), the software
group, announces that, on 26 June 2024, the following share options
were granted to directors and Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities (PDMRs) as detailed below:
|
Name
|
Position
|
Options
granted
|
Total number of options
held
|
|
Angus Forrest
|
Executive
Chair
|
3,002,564
*
|
3,802,564
|
|
Kerry Chambers
|
Chief
Executive
|
2,251,922
|
2,251,922
|
|
Kate Buchan
|
Finance
Director
|
1,125,961
|
1,125,961
|
|
Adam Freeman
|
Chief
Technology Officer
|
750,641
|
750,641
|
The options have been granted under
the Company's approved Enterprise Management Incentive share option
scheme (the "EMI Scheme") and have an exercise price of 3.75
pence per share, the closing mid-market price of the shares,
as derived from the AIM Appendix to the London Stock Exchange Daily
Official List for 25 June 2024, (being the market price as defined
under the rules of the EMI Scheme). Save for 1,501,282
options granted to Angus Forrest, the
options are exercisable in whole or in part at any time in the next
five years conditional on the market price (under the rules of the
EMI Scheme) of the Company's shares reaching double the exercise
price for a period of at least five consecutive trading
days.
*1,501,282 of the options granted to
Angus Forrest have been awarded as a reward for initiating,
delivering and successfully integrating the acquisition of Acuity
Risk Management Limited. These bonus options are not subject to any
performance criteria and are exercisable between the first and
tenth anniversaries of the date of grant.
The total number of options granted
under the EMI Scheme is 7,131,088, representing approximately 4.75
per cent of the Company's current issued share capital. In
addition, there are 1,600,000 unapproved share options.
Accordingly, the total number of options that are outstanding is
8,731,088, representing approximately 5.82 per cent of the current
issued share capital.
Enquiries:
|
Acuity RM Group Plc
|
www.acuityrmgroup.com
|
|
Angus Forrest, Executive
Chair
|
020 3582 0566
|
|
|
|
|
W H
Ireland (NOMAD and Broker)
|
www.whirelandcb.com
|
|
Mike Coe / Sarah Mather
Clear Capital Limited (Joint Broker)
Andrew
Blaylock
|
020 7220 1666
020 3869
6080
|
|
Peterhouse Capital Limited (Joint broker)
|
|
|
Lucy Williams / Duncan
Vasey
|
020 7469 0936
|
|
|
| |
Note to Editors
Acuity RM Group plc
Acuity RM Group plc (AIM: ACRM), is
an established provider of risk management services. Its
award-winning STREAM® software platform collects data about
organisations to improve business decisions and management.
It is used by around 70 organisations in markets including
government, utilities, defence, broadcasting, manufacturing and
healthcare.
The Company is focused on delivering
long term, sustainable growth in shareholder value. In the short to
medium term this is expected to come from organic growth and
thereafter may also come from complementary
acquisitions.
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Angus Forrest
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Executive Chairman
|
|
b)
|
Initial notification
/Amendment
|
Initial Notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Acuity RM Group plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800JHJFKALDJA5X97
|
|
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
|
Share Options over Ordinary shares of
0.1p each
GB00BR0WHY71
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Grant of Options
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
3.75p
|
3,002,564
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
n/a
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
26 June 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside of a trading venue
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Kerry Chambers
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Chief Executive, Acuity Risk
Management Ltd
|
|
b)
|
Initial notification
/Amendment
|
Initial Notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Acuity RM Group plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800JHJFKALDJA5X97
|
|
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
|
Share Options over Ordinary shares of
0.1p each
GB00BR0WHY71
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Grant of Options
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
3.75p
|
2,251,922
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
n/a
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
26 June 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside of a trading venue
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Kate Buchan
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
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
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Acuity RM Group plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800JHJFKALDJA5X97
|
|
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
|
Share Options over Ordinary shares of
0.1p each
GB00BR0WHY71
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Grant of Options
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
3.75p
|
1,125,961
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
n/a
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
26 June 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside of a trading venue
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Adam Freeman
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Chief Technology Officer, Acuity Risk
Management Limited
|
|
b)
|
Initial notification
/Amendment
|
Initial Notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Acuity RM Group plc
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800JHJFKALDJA5X97
|
|
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
|
Share Options over Ordinary shares of
0.1p each
GB00BR0WHY71
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Grant of Options
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
3.75p
|
750,641
|
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
n/a
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
26 June 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside of a trading venue
|
