2 Aug 2018 08:47
AMINO TECHNOLOGIES PLC
("Amino", the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Amino Technologies plc (LSE: AMO), the global provider of media and entertainment technology solutions to network operators, announces that on 1 August 2018 Donald McGarva, Chief Executive Officer of the Company exercised options over 300,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 93.5 pence per Ordinary Share. The options have been exercised by net settlement, using the closing share price of 31 July 2018 of 191.5 pence per Ordinary Share (the "Exercise"). This has resulted in the Company transferring 69,716 fully paid Ordinary Shares from Treasury to Donald McGarva.
The Company has also transferred 48,296 Ordinary Shares out of treasury (the "Transfer") to satisfy exercises of options by employees.
Following the Exercise and the Transfer:
- Donald McGarva and his PCA's are beneficially interested in 539,032 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.7% of the Company's issued share capital; and
- the Company has 74,872,391 Ordinary Shares in issue. There are now 2,067,911 Ordinary Shares held in treasury. Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 72,804,480. This number may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Amino Technologies plc | +44 (0)1954 234100 |
Donald McGarva, Chief Executive Officer | |
Mark Carlisle, Chief Financial Officer | |
finnCap Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker) | +44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
Matt Goode / Carl Holmes / Simon Hicks - (Corporate Finance) | |
Tim Redfern / Richard Chambers - (ECM) | |
Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker) | +44 (0)20 3100 2000 |
Cameron Duncan / Bidhi Bhoma | |
FTI Consulting LLP (Financial communications) | +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
Jamie Ricketts / Alex Le May / Darius Alexander |
About Amino Technologies plc
Amino is a global leader in IP/cloud media and entertainment technology solutions and an IPTV pioneer, working with over 250 operators in 100-plus countries. Drawing on more than 20 years' experience delivering innovation, Amino enables operators to meet the challenges they face as broadcast TV and online video moves to an all-IP future with managed over-the-top (OTT) offerings. We are expert in software, hardware and cloud implementation - able to deploy our own leading-edge technologies and integrate these with third-party and 'upcycled' legacy systems. At the forefront of the evolution of TV Everywhere, Amino helps operators to provide the features and functionality modern consumers are looking for in a multiscreen, multi-device entertainment world. Amino Technologies plc is headquartered near Cambridge, in the UK, and is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol AMO). www.aminocom.com
The information communicated in this announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 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 | Donald McGarva | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | CEO / PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Amino Technologies PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 21380068JIMBNNZJL315 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of 1p | ||||
Identification code | GB00B013SN63 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price | Not applicable | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 August 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)
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