Last checked at 27 Jun 2018 07:00
27th June 2018
Gama Aviation Plc (AIM: GMAA)
("Gama Aviation", "the Company" or "the Group")
Grant of Share Options
Gama Aviation Plc, the global business aviation services provider, announces that options over a total of 2,132,000 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each ("Shares") were granted, at 205.5p, on 22 June 2018.
The grant comprises an option over 250,000 Shares each to Stephen Wright, Chief Compliance Officer, and Neil Medley, Chief Operating Officer, and options over 1,632,000 Shares, in aggregate, to other employees. Following this grant Stephen Wright's and Neil Medley's interests in Shares are as follows:
Director | Current Options | Options Granted | Total Options | Interest in existing issued Shares |
Stephen Wright | 200,000 | 250,000 | 450,000 | 263,188 |
Neil Medley | 100,000 | 250,000 | 350,000 | 50,000 |
Of the options granted, 961,000 vest in 2 years, of which 125,000 each were granted to Stephen Wright and Neil Medley and 711,000 to other employees. The remaining options will vest in 3 years.
Following these grants the Company has a total of 3,212,000 Shares under option representing approximately 5.0% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.
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
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a) | Name | Stephen Wright
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Executive Director
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b) | Initial Notification Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Gama Aviation Plc
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b) | LEI | 213800PPPRG2WINUMO24
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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 | Option over Ordinary Shares of 1p each
ISIN - GB00B3ZP1526 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Option
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
250,000 205.5p
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e) | Date of the transaction | 22 June 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Neil Medley
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Executive Director
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b) | Initial Notification Amendment | Initial Notification
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3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Gama Aviation Plc
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b) | LEI | 213800PPPRG2WINUMO24
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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 | Option over Ordinary Shares of 1p each
ISIN - GB00B3ZP1526 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Option
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
250,000 205.5p
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e) | Date of the transaction | 22 June 2018
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM
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ENDS
For further information please visit www.gamaaviation.com or contact:
Gama Aviation Plc +44 (0) 1252 553029
Marwan Khalek, Chief Executive Officer
Camarco +44 (0) 20 3757 4992
Ginny Pulbrook
Geoffrey Pelham-Lane
Tom Huddart
Jefferies International +44 (0) 207 029 8000
Simon Hardy
Will Soutar
Gama Aviation - Notes to Editors
Gama Aviation Plc (AIM:GMAA) is a global business aviation services group that specialises in providing support for individuals, corporations and government agencies; allowing them to deliver on the promises they make.
The Group's services are split into two divisions: Air and Ground. Air services include aircraft management, special mission support and charter. Ground services cover aircraft maintenance services, aircraft modification design and installation, and Fixed Base Operations (FBO).
More details can be found at: http://www.gamaaviation.com/