TIDMOCT
RNS Number : 0308Q
Octagonal PLC
06 September 2017
For immediate release
6 September 2017
Octagonal plc
("Octagonal" or the "Company")
Grant of Director Shares and Options
PDMR Dealings
Octagonal Plc (LSE: OCT), the AIM traded financial services
group, is pleased to announce that the following Ordinary Shares
and Share Options have been awarded to the Company's Executive
Directors in respect of the Group's performance in the year ended
31 March 2017:
Ordinary Shares have been granted (representing approximately
0.89% of the current issued share capital) as fully paid Ordinary
Shares of 0.05p each ("Ordinary Shares") as follows (the "Director
Shares"):
John Gunn, Chief Executive Officer 2,750,000 Ordinary Shares
Samantha Esqulant, Chief Operating Officer 1,687,500 Ordinary Shares
Nilesh Jagatia, Finance Director 562,500 Ordinary Shares
Total 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares
As a result, the Company advises that the directors will have
the following shareholdings in the Company:
Name Current Director Total Holding % of Enlarged
Holding Shares Issued
Share Capital
----------- ------------ ---------- -------------- ---------------
John Gunn 297,794,931 2,750,000 300,544,931 52.98 %
----------- ------------ ---------- -------------- ---------------
Samantha
Esqulant - 1,687,500 1,687,500 0.3 %
----------- ------------ ---------- -------------- ---------------
Nilesh
Jagatia - 562,500 562,500 0.1%
----------- ------------ ---------- -------------- ---------------
Application is being made for the 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares to
be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"), such Admission is
expected to occur on or around 14 September 2017.
On Admission, the Director Shares will rank pari passu in all
respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company,
including the right to receive all dividends and other
distributions declared after the date of their issue.
Following Admission of the Director Shares, the Company will
then have 567,226,886 Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights
(tne "Enlarged Issued Share Capital") and admitted to trading on
AIM. This figure may then be used by shareholders in the Company as
the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if
they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial
Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
In addition to the above, the following Share Options (the
"Options") have been granted to the Executive Directors:
John Gunn 5,250,000 Options
Samantha Esqulant 3,750,000 Options
Nilesh Jagatia 3,000,000 Options
Total 12,000,000 Options
The Options have a 3 year term and an exercise price of 3p per
Ordinary Share, representing a premium of 15.4% to the closing
mid-market price on 5 September 2017. Half of the Options vest
immediately whilst the other 50% vest in 12 months with the 3 year
term commencing then, assuming the Option holder is still employed
by the Company at that time. The total Options represent issued
represents 2.1% of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital.
These are the only options currently in issue.
The grant of the Director Shares and Share Options constitutes a
related party transaction under the AIM Rules. Accordingly, the
independent director, being Martin Davidson, a Non-Executive
Director of the Company, having consulted with the Company's
Nominated Adviser, confirms that the issue of the Director Shares
and Options is fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's
shareholders are concerned.
For further information please visit www.octagonalplc.com or
contact:
+44 (0) 20
Octagonal Plc 7048 9400
John Gunn, CEO
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated
Adviser and Broker) +44 (0) 20
James Biddle / Roland Cornish 7628 3396
www.beaumontcornish.com
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements
of the EU Market Abuse Regulations, provides further detail in
respect of the transaction as described above.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name John Gunn
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
2 Reason for notification
--- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position / status Chief Executive Officer
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial
/Amendment
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Octagonal plc
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
b) LEI 213800ATS5XS3UN4TF15
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence
the financial each in Octagonal plc
instrument, type ISIN GB00BWWCHQ23
of instrument
Identification
code
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
Nature of the (i) Award of 2,750,000 ordinary
transaction shares
(ii) Grant of options over
5,250,000 ordinary shares
for a 3 year term and exercisable
at 3p per ordinary share
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
Price(s) and Price(s) Volumes(s)
volumes(s) ---------------- -----------
(i) n/a 2,750,000
(ii) n/a 5,250,000
---------------- -----------
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 6 September 2017
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
f) Place of the Off market
transaction
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Samantha Esqulant
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
2 Reason for notification
--- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position / status Chief Operating Officer
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial
/Amendment
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- ------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Octagonal plc
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
b) LEI 213800ATS5XS3UN4TF15
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence
the financial each in Octagonal plc
instrument, type ISIN GB00BWWCHQ23
of instrument
Identification
code
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
Nature of the (i) Award of 1,687,500 ordinary
Transaction shares
(ii) Grant of options over
3,750,000 ordinary shares
for a 3 year term and exercisable
at 3p per ordinary share
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
Price(s) and Price(s) Volumes(s)
volumes(s) ---------------- -----------
(i) n/a 1,687,500
(ii) n/a 3,750,000
---------------- -----------
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 6 September 2017
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Nilesh Jagatia
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
2 Reason for notification
--- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position / status Finance Director
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial
/Amendment
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Octagonal plc
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
b) LEI 213800ATS5XS3UN4TF15
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence
the financial each in Octagonal plc
instrument, type ISIN GB00BWWCHQ23
of instrument
Identification
code
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
Nature of the (i) Award of 562,500 ordinary
Transaction shares
(ii) Grant of options over
3,000,000 ordinary shares
for a 3 year term and exercisable
at 3p per ordinary share
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
Price(s) and Price(s) Volumes(s)
volumes(s) ---------------------------------------------- -----------
(i) n/a 562,500
(ii) n/a 3,000,000
---------------------------------------------- -----------
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 6 September 2017
--- ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
DSHSSDFIMFWSELU
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 06, 2017 11:46 ET (15:46 GMT)
Octagonal (LSE:OCT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to May 2024
Octagonal (LSE:OCT)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024