9 Aug 2017 07:00
7digital Group plc
("7digital" or "the Company")
Grant of Options
7digital (AIM:7DIG), the B2B digital music and radio services company announces that on 7th August 2017 the Company granted a total of 2,480,000 options ("Options") over ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") to certain persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") and employees of the Company. The Options are nil paid and are exercisable at any time between 8th August 2018 and 7th August 2020. Half of the Options granted to the PDMR's will be exercisable subject to meeting certain future EBITDA performance targets.
The following PDMRs have been granted Options:
Name | Number of Options granted | Proportion of Options granted subject to performance criteria | Total number of Options held after this grant |
Simon Cole | 200,000 | 50% | 776,722 |
Matt Honey | 200,000 | 50% | 400,000 |
Pete Downton | 200,000 | 50% | 593,177 |
Paul Langworthy | 200,000 | 50% | 550,223 |
Ed Kershaw | 200,000 | 50% | 300,000 |
In addition to the Options, the Company also granted Contingent Awards over 1,100,000 Ordinary Shares under a French Qualified Share Award Plan to a PDMR and other employees of the Company. The French Qualified Share Award Plan grants a Contingent Award over Ordinary Shares at nil value that vest on 8th August 2021. A proportion of the Contingent Award granted to the PDMR will be exercisable subject to meeting certain future EBITDA performance targets.
The following PDMR has been granted a Contingent Award under the French Qualified Share Award Plan:
Name | Number of shares granted under Contingent Award | Proportion of shares granted under Contingent Award subject to performance criteria | Total number of shares held under a Contingent Award after this grant |
Philippe Decottignies | 500,000 | 20% | 500,000 |
Further information is set out in the PDMR disclosure tables below.
Enquiries
7digital Group | 020 7099 7777 |
Simon Cole, Chief Executive | |
Matt Honey, Chief Financial Officer Holly Ashmore, PR Manager | |
finnCap (nominated adviser and broker) |
020 7220 0500 |
Geoff Nash / Carl Holmes / Simon Hicks - Corporate Finance | |
Mia Gardner - Corporate Broking | |
Weber Shandwick (financial PR agency) Nick Oborne - NOborne@webershandwick.com Tom Jenkins - TJenkins@ webershandwick.com
About 7digital (http://about.7digital.com) |
020 7067 0000 |
7digital is the global leader in end-to-end digital music solutions. The core of its business is the provision of robust and scalable technical infrastructure and extensive global music rights used to create music streaming and radio services for a diverse range of customers - including consumer brands, mobile carriers, broadcasters, automotive systems, record labels and retailers. 7digital also offers radio production and music curation services, editorial strategy and content management expertise.
7digital fosters industry growth and innovation by simplifying access to music for clients such as Onkyo, Global Radio and musical.ly. From years of being the largest independent producer of programming for the BBC, launching Radioplayer in multiple territories, and powering services for partners like HMV, Electric Jukebox and Panasonic, 7digital is perfectly positioned to lead innovation at the intersection of digital music and next-generation radio services.
The information communicated in this announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.
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 | Simon Cole CEO Matt Honey CFO Pete Downton COO Paul Langworthy PDMR Philippe Decottignies PDMR Ed Kershaw PDMR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
a) | Position/status | See 1(a) above - all classified as PDMRs of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
a) | Name | 7digital Group plc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800Z18A7JGS54KF43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Options over ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Identification code | GB00B0P1RP10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Issue of Options/Contingent Share Awards over Ordinary Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Simon Cole
Matt Honey
Pete Downton
Paul Langworthy
Philippe Decottignies
Ed Kershaw
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d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price | See 4 (c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 7th August 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||