Sopheon PLC Grant of Options / PDMR dealing (0147X)
16 February 2017 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0147X
Sopheon PLC
16 February 2017
SOPHEON PLC
("Sopheon" or "the Company")
Grant of Options / PDMR dealing
Sopheon announces that the Company has granted 36,650 options
over ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the share capital of the
Company ("Options") to certain directors. These grants are part of
a wider option grant of 163,900 Options, to certain key executives
and departmental managers of the Company. Of the directors, Andrew
Michuda has been granted 25,000 Options, and Arif Karimjee has been
granted 11,650 Options.
The Options granted will vest over 3 years, and are exercisable
up to 10 years from the date of grant. The exercise price of the
Options is 467.5 pence per share, being the mid-market closing
price on AIM on 15 February 2017.
Following this grant, Andrew Michuda has 240,000 Options in
total, and Arif Karimjee has 75,000 Options. In addition, Andrew
Michuda and Arif Karimjee respectively own 30,000 and 50,000
ordinary shares of the Company, and they (or persons connected with
them) are respectively invested in GBP45,000 and GBP27,000 of the
Company's convertible loan stock.
For further information contact:
+ 44 (0)
Barry Mence, Chairman 1276 919
Arif Karimjee, CFO Sopheon plc 560
Carl Holmes / Giles
Rolls (corporate finance)
Mia Gardener (corporate + 44 (0)
broking) finnCap Ltd 20 7220 0500
The information communicated in this announcement contains
inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market
Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
About Sopheon. Sopheon (LSE: SPE) partners with customers to
provide complete enterprise innovation management solutions
including software, expertise, and best practices, that enable them
to achieve exceptional long-term revenue growth and profitability.
Sopheon's Accolade solution provides unique, fully-integrated
coverage for the entire innovation management and new product
development lifecycle, including strategic innovation planning,
roadmapping, idea and concept development, process and project
management, portfolio management and resource planning. Sopheon's
solutions have been implemented by over 200 customers with over
60,000 users in over 50 countries. Sopheon is listed on AIM,
operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information, please
visit www.sopheon.com
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 Arif Karimjee
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2. Reason for the Notification
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a) Position/status PDMR
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name Sopheon plc
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b) LEI n/a
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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 Options over ordinary
the Financial shares of 20p
instrument, type
of instrument
---
Identification GB00BSZM1369
code
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
b) Nature of the Grant of Options
transaction
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c) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s) ---------------- ----------
Exercise price
467.5 pence
per share 11,650
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d) Aggregated information:
* Aggregated volume Grant of 11,650 options over
ordinary shares of 20p pence
at an exercise price of 467.5
* Price pence
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e) Date of the transaction 16 February 2017
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f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction Market (XLON)
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them
5. Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- -----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Andrew Michuda
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6. Reason for the Notification
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a) Position/status PDMR
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
7. Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- -----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Sopheon plc
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
b) LEI n/a
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
8. 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 Options over ordinary
the Financial shares of 20p
instrument, type
of instrument
---
Identification GB00BSZM1369
code
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
b) Nature of the Grant of Options
transaction
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
c) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s) ---------------- ----------
Exercise Price
467.5 pence
per share 25,000
---------------- ----------
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d) Aggregated information:
* Aggregated volume Grant of 25,000 options over
ordinary shares of 20p pence
at an exercise price of 467.5
* Price pence
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 16 February 2017
--- ------------------------------- --------------------------------
f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction Market (XLON)
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The information communicated in this announcement is inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation
596/2014.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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