Last checked at 6 Aug 2019 12:56
APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP plc (the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
Aptitude Software Group plc announces that on 6 August 2019, a total of 1,421,498 share options over the Company's Ordinary Shares (the "Options") were exercised by certain employees, including certain Directors, under the Group's Performance Share Plan 2006 ("PSP 2006") and Performance Share Plan 2016 ("PSP 2016"). The Options were issued under the Company's existing block listing arrangements.
Total Voting Rights:
In accordance with DTR 5.6.1, following the transactions referred to above, as at today's date, the Company's issued share capital comprises 63,175,371 ordinary shares of 6 3/7 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with one voting right each. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Accordingly, Shareholders may use this figure as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Ordinary Shares in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Director/PDMR Shareholding:
The Company also announces the following information in relation to the exercise of options by Tom Crawford and Philip Wood, being Directors/PDMRs of the Company:
Director | Performance Share Plan 2006 Invitation 10 | Performance Share Plan 2006 Invitation 11 | Performance Share Plan 2006 Invitation 12 | Total options exercised |
Philip Wood | 172,419 | 150,000 | 191,710 | 514,129 |
Tom Crawford | 172,419 | 150,000 | 217,617 | 540,036 |
Exercise price per share | 5.00p | 6.43p | 6.43p |
In view of his recently announced decision not to seek re-election at the 2020 Annual General Meeting, Tom Crawford has taken the decision not to increase his existing holding in the Company's Ordinary Shares and to sell all of the Ordinary Shares arising from the exercise of his options as set out above. Tom Crawford's holding of 380,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.6% of the Company's issued share capital) therefore remains unchanged.
Philip Wood has retained 25,000 of the Ordinary Shares arising from the exercise of his options as set out above, thereby increasing his holding in the Company to 225,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.4% of the Company's issued share capital.
The notification below, made pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on Market Abuse, provides further information about these transactions.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | 1. Tom Crawford 2. Philip Wood | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | 1. Director/PDMR (Chief Executive Officer) 2. Director/PDMR (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Aptitude Software Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28 | ||||
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 6 3/7 pence each | ||||
b) | Identification code | ISIN: GB00BVVHWX30 | ||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan 2006 | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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e) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price
| n/a | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 6 August 2019 | ||||
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: | Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc | |||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | 1) Tom Crawford 2) Philip Wood | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | 1) Director/PDMR (Chief Executive Officer) 2) Director/PDMR (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Aptitude Software Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28 | ||||
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 6 3/7 pence each | ||||
b) | Identification code | ISIN: GB00BVVHWX30 | ||||
c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares follow option exercise | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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e) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price
| n/a | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 6 August 2019 | ||||
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: | Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc | |||||
Contacts
Georgina Sharley Company Secretary 0203 880 7100