Last checked at 5 Oct 2021 15:57
5 October 2021
Creightons PLC ("Creightons" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Option Exercise andTotal Voting Rights
The Company announces that Ms Pippa Clark, Director, has exercised options over 200,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p in the Company at 4.50 pence per share.
The 200,000 new Ordinary Shares of 1p issued in fulfilment of the exercise of these options form part of the block listing authority of 20 March 2019 and 30 September 2021 in respect of employee share options and these shares rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue.
Following this issue, the Company has the ability to issue a further 7,607,000 Ordinary Shares under its block listing facility.
As a result of this issue, the total number of ordinary shares in issue now stands at 67,652,143 and the total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 67,652,143.
The above figure of 67,652,143 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 change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Following this transaction, Ms Clark's holding in the Company will be 851,818 shares, 1.26% of the expanded share capital of the Company.
Market Abuse Regulation
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
Contacts
Nicholas O'Shea, Creightons plc 01733 281000
Roland Cornish /Felicity Geidt, Beaumont Cornish Limited 0207 628 3396
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail in respect of the Directors subscribing for Director Shares as described above.
Ms Pippa Clark - exercise of options
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Philippa Clark | ||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Creightons plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800WROWAJUBGSAJ57 | ||||
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 Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1pence each in Creightons plc
ISIN GB0002341666 | ||||
Nature of the transaction | Issue of shares in fulfilment of exercise of employee and director share options | |||||
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | n/a | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 5 October 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, (GLR) | ||||