23 Aug 2017 07:00
For immediate release | 23 August 2017 |
CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC
('CityFibre' or the 'Group' or the 'Company')
LTIP Awards
CityFibre (AIM: CFHL), a leading designer, builder, owner and operator of fibre optic infrastructure in UK towns and cities, announces that on 22 August 2017, the Company granted nil-cost options over a total of 11,285,057 ordinary shares (representing approximately 1.78% of the Company's issued share capital) under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") adopted at the Company's AGM on 20 April 2015. The award has been made to members of the Group's executive team, senior management and employees in line with the intention set out in the Company's Capital Raising Prospectus dated 11 July 2017.
Awards over a total of 7,048,177 ordinary shares for the executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities have been set out in the table below and are subject to vesting criteria based on share price performance, turnover and profit measures:
Director/ PDMR | Position | Number of shares awarded |
Greg Mesch | CEO | 2,636,363 |
Terry Hart | CFO | 1,368,181 |
Mark Collins | Director of Policy and Strategy | 709,090 |
Robertson Hamlin (PDMR) | Commercial Director | 618,181 |
John Franklin (PDMR) | Operations Director | 727,272 |
Elsa Chen (PDMR) | CEO, Entanet | 618,181 |
Elaine Humphreys (PDMR) | HR Director | 370,909 |
For further information, please contact:
CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings plc | www.cityfibre.com |
Greg Mesch, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: 0845 293 0774 |
Terry Hart, Chief Financial Officer |
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James Enck, Head of Investor Relations | Tel: 0333 150 6283 |
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finnCap (Nomad and Joint Broker) | www.finncap.com |
Stuart Andrews / Christopher Raggett / Anthony Adams (Corporate Finance) | Tel: 020 7220 0500 |
Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking) |
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Liberum (Joint Broker) | www.liberum.com |
Steve Pearce / Richard Bootle | Tel: 020 3100 2000 |
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Vigo Communications | www.vigocomms.com |
Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Henson / Natalie Jones | Tel: 020 7830 9700 |
About CityFibre:
CityFibre is the national builder of Gigabit Cities, as the UK's largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure. It has major metro duct and fibre footprints in 42 cities across the UK and a national long distance network that connects these cities to major data-centres across the UK and to key peering points in London.
The company has an extensive customer base spanning service integrators, enterprise and consumer service providers and mobile operators. Providing a portfolio of active and dark fibre services, CityFibre's networks address 28,000 public sites, 7,800 mobile masts, 280,000 businesses and 4 million homes.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
a) | Names | Greg Mesch Terry Hart Mark Collins Robertson Hamlin John Franklin Elsa Chen Elaine Humphreys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
a) | Position/status | Greg Mesch - CEO Terry Hart - CFO Mark Collins - Director of Policy and Strategy Robertson Hamlin - Commercial Director (PDMR) John Franklin - Operations Director (PDMR) Elsa Chen - CEO, Entanet (PDMR) Elaine Humphreys - HR Director (PDMR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
a) | Name | CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings PLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800J6OJYPIWMYSX90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1 pence each
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Identification code | GB00BH581H10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options/ contingent rights to acquire shares under the LTIP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price | Aggregated number of shares granted under the LTIP to Directors and PDMRs - 7,048,177 Ordinary Shares Price: Nil cost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22 August 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)
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