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30 January 2024
All Things Considered Group Plc
("ATC", the "Company" or the "Group")
New Company Share Option Plans
Grant of Share Options
All Things Considered Group Plc (AQSE: ATC), the independent music company housing artist representation and music industry services, announces that it has adopted a Company Share Option Plan ("CSOP") to increase levels of share ownership of the Company by staff, under which all of the Group's eligible employees will be able to participate.
Pursuant to the CSOP, eligible employees within the group will be entitled to receive CSOP options over ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the capital of the Company. CSOP options will vest based on length of term of continuous employment with the Company from the second to the tenth anniversary of employment, and are exercisable for a period from three to ten years from the date of grant at an exercise price of 105 pence per CSOP option, being the closing mid-market price on 29 January 2024.
The Company has simultaneously launched an unapproved option scheme designed to incentivise key individuals who work with the Company as consultants or via joint venture structures, but who do not qualify to benefit from the tax advantages of the CSOP. The terms and criteria on which such key business partners will be eligible to receive options under the scheme will largely be in line with the terms and rules of the CSOP, including vesting criteria and exercise price.
In accordance with QCA guidance, a maximum of ten per cent. of the Company's issued share capital will be subject to the option pool at any one time and immediately following the launch of the CSOP and the unapproved option scheme, options over 150,000 ordinary shares representing 1.06 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of the Company will have vested.
No directors of the Company or persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) are entitled to receive grants under the CSOP.
For more information, please contact:
ATC Group | Via Alma |
Adam Driscoll, CEO | |
Rameses Villanueva, CFO | |
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited |
+44 (0)207 886 2500 |
AQSE Corporate Adviser and Broker | |
James Sinclair-Ford / Mark Rogers / Freddie Wooding Hugh Rich / Rauf Munir | |
Alma Strategic Communications |
+44(0)20 3405 0205 |
Hilary Buchanan / Justine James / Robyn Fisher |
Notes to Editors
ATC Group is an independent music company housing talent management, live booking, music industry services and livestreaming within the same group.
The Group is headquartered in London, with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Copenhagen. ATC Group Plc is led by an experienced management team who have operated across multiple music industry sectors.
The Group has an established, long-standing client base which, together with innovative new offerings, gives the Directors confidence that the company is well positioned to capitalise on the opportunities emerging from a disrupted music industry.
The Group's key divisions, grouped under three segments, are:
Artist representation
· ATC Management (Europe and USA) - artist management and development
· ATC Live - live event booking agency for artists
Services
· Sandbag - a market leading merchandising and 'Direct to Consumer' business
· ATC Media- providing consultancy and development services
· Your Army USA - marketing and promotions agency specialising in dance and electronic music
· Familiar Music - synchronisation agency placing music in films, TV, advertisements and other media
· Minority interest in Driift - a global livestreaming operator
Live events
· ATC Experience - developing live theatrical events and digital experiences with artists
For more information see: www.atcgroupplc.com