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Grafenia plc

06 October 2023

6th October 2023

Grafenia plc

("Grafenia" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of options

Grafenia (AIM: GRA) announces that it has granted a total of 3,333,330 share options to a number of the Group's employees (the "Options"). These Options have been granted pursuant to Grafenia's Company Share Option Plan ("CSOP") which was approved by shareholders at the General Meeting of the Company held on 15 September 2023, with all Options having been granted on the same terms.

2,666,664 Options have been granted to persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") as set out in the below table. The other 666,666 Options have been granted to Group employees.

All of the Options have been granted with an exercise price of 9.00 pence, representing the closing mid-market share price on 20(th) September 2023. The Options will become exercisable from 21 September 2028.

Following the Option grants, Grafenia's entire option pool is equivalent to 0.85% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

The FCA notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, is appended further below.

For further information:

 
  Grafenia plc 
  Gavin Cockerill (CEO)                          07968 510 662 
 
  Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser 
   and broker) 
  David Hart / Piers Shimwell                     0203 328 5656 
 

Notes to editors:

Grafenia plc is a UK based acquirer of vertical market software businesses. Our aim is to help founders find the right exit strategy, without fuss or drama. Continuing operations in an independent, decentralised way. Keeping the entrepreneurial spirit and culture that exists in the businesses we acquire. Providing a permanent home for their teams, management talent and culture.

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                              1. Gavin Cockerill 
                                           2. Iain Brown 
                                           3. Richard Lightfoot 
                                           4. Roman Rothenberg 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  2.    Reason for the Notification 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  a)    Position/status                   1. PDMR (Chief Executive Officer) 
                                           2. PDMR (Chief Financial Officer) 
                                           3. PDMR (Company Secretary) 
                                           4. PDMR (M&A Director) 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  b)    Initial notification/Amendment     Initial Notification 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  3.    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  a)    Name                               Grafenia plc 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  b)    LEI                                213800OKTI2518K5KM22 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  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       Ordinary shares of 1p each 
         instrument, type of instrument 
        Identification code                ISIN: GB0009638130 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  b)    Nature of the transaction          Grant of options 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  c)    Price(s) and volume(s)               Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                               1. 9.00p      1. 666,666 
                                                2. 9.00p 
                                                3. 9.00p 
                                                4. 9.00p      2. 666,666 
 
 
                                                              3. 666,666 
 
 
                                                              4. 666,666 
                                                          -------------- 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  d)         Aggregated information: 
               *    Aggregated volume        N/A (single transactions) 
                                             N/A (single transactions) 
 
               *    Price 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  e)    Date of the transaction            21/09/23 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
  f)    Place of the transaction           Outside a trading venue 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 

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