Aeorema Comm. Regulatory News (AEO)

Aeorema Communications plc / Index: AIM / Epic: AEO / Sector: Media

1 August 2025

Aeorema Communications plc

("Aeorema", the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of Options

Aeorema Communications plc (AIM: AEO), a leading strategic communications group, announces the grant of options over new ordinary shares of 12.5p each ("Ordinary Shares"), as part of its long-term incentive arrangements designed to align employee interests with the ongoing growth and success of the Group.

Options over 130,000 new Ordinary Shares have been granted to three members of staff, including one person discharging managerial responsibilities, Jamie Blackwell, the Group Financial Controller. The options are exercisable at 56 pence (being the closing mid-market price of an Ordinary Share on 31 July 2025), vest from 1 October 2027 and expire on the business day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. Following this grant of options, Jamie Blackwell holds options over 100,000 new Ordinary Shares, at average exercise prices of 63.5 pence.

In total, options over 1,935,000 Ordinary Shares are now outstanding, representing 19.96 per cent of the Company's current issued share capital.

The table for notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, is appended below.

Steve Quah, CEO of Aeorema Communications plc, commented: "We're pleased to be able to recognise the hard work and impact of our team. These option grants demonstrate our belief in the value we're building and our confidence in the talent driving Aeorema forward."

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Notes to Editors  

Aeorema Communications plc, (AIM: AEO) is a leading strategic communications group with offices in London, New York and Amsterdam. The Group provides bespoke event services, comprising live, virtual, and hybrid experiences to an established international blue-chip client base spanning a broad range of sectors, including finance, professional services, advertising, IT, gaming, fashion, fintech, and beverages. The Group also provides high level consultancy services to help clients maximise and deliver on their long-term communication strategies over multiple event and film touchpoints.

Aeorema delivers these services via its fully owned companies Cheerful Twentyfirst and Cheerful Twentyfirst, Inc. (the North American arm of Cheerful Twentyfirst) (www.cheerfultwentyfirst.com), two live events agencies with film capabilities that specialise in devising and delivering corporate communication solutions. The Group also operates Eventful Limited (www.eventful.co.uk), which provides consultative, high-touch services including assisting clients with venue sourcing, event management and incentive travel. With more than 56 years of combined operating experience and extensive award wins, Aeorema is a recognised industry thought leader.

Central to all that the Group does is its Corporate Social Responsibility charter, which is focussed on ensuring sustainable, inclusive and ethical business operations. To this end, the Group is a pioneer in delivering innovative strategies and services, including a client carbon measurement programme to establish a formal structure and approach around reducing emissions and offsetting both its own and its clients' carbon footprint.