Last checked at 22 Sep 2020 13:50
Ilika plc
("Ilika" or the "Company")
Result of AGM and Award of Bonus Share Options
Ilika (AIM: IKA), a pioneer in solid-state battery technology, announces that at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed.
The results of the proxy voting for the AGM is set out below:
Resolution | Total votes For | % of votes cast | Total votes Against | % of votes cast | Votes Withheld |
1. To receive and adopt the audited accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 30 April 2020, together with the Directors' and Auditor's Reports in respect of such accounts | 80,563,745
| 99.99
| 1,000 | 0.00
| 19,187 |
2. To re-elect Graeme Purdy as a director of the Company who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 111 of the Company's articles of association | 80,561,195 | 99.99 | 9,609 | 0.01 | 13,128 |
3. To re-elect Brian Hayden as a director of the Company who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 111 of the Company's articles of association | 80,561,395 | 99.99 | 9,409 | 0.01 | 13,128 |
4. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors to the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company, and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration | 80,558,420 | 99.99 | 3,545 | 0.00 | 21,967 |
5. Allotment of shares | 80,389,594 | 99.80 | 158,756 | 0.20 | 35,582 |
6. Special resolution: Allotment of equity securities | 80,272,370 | 99.68 | 256,296 | 0.32 | 55,266 |
Award of Bonus Share Options
The Company also announces the grant, to executive directors, of nominal value options over 103,355 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company (the "Options").
The Options represent in aggregate 0.07% of the Company's existing issued share capital.
The Options were awarded as part of the Company's bonus scheme where 50% is payable as cash and 50% is deferred into options for one year, subject to continued employment.
Director | Number of options granted | Total number of Options now held | Per cent. of current issued share capital |
Graeme Purdy | 65,812 | 2,112,642 | 1.52 |
Brian Hayden | 15,763 | 1,188,071 | 0.86 |
Steve Boydell | 21,780 | 655,443 | 0.47 |
Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive, holds 774,427 Ordinary shares representing 0.56% of current issued share capital and Steve Boydell, Finance Director, holds 49,846 Ordinary shares representing 0.04% of current issued share capital. Brian Hayden, Chief Scientific Officer holds 40,000 Ordinary shares representing 0.03% of current issued share capital and 426,300 Preference Shares.
For more information contact:
Ilika plc |
www.ilika.com |
Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive | Via Walbrook PR |
Steve Boydell, Finance Director | |
Liberum Capital Limited | Tel: 020 3100 2000 |
Andrew Godber, Cameron Duncan, William Hall, Nikhil Varghese | |
Walbrook PR Ltd | Tel: 020 7933 8780 / Ilika@walbrookpr.com |
Tom Cooper | Mob: 0797 122 1972 |
Lianne Cawthorne | Mob: 07584 391 303 |
Nick Rome | Mob: 07748 325 236 |
Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below:
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Graeme Purdy | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | |||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | Ilika plc | |||
b) | LEI | 213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26 | |||
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 | |||
Identification code | GB00B608Z994 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of bonus share options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
1p | 65,812 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
n/a - Single transaction | |||||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price |
| ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22.09.20 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Brian Hayden | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Scientific Officer | |||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | Ilika plc | |||
b) | LEI | 213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26 | |||
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 | |||
Identification code | GB00B608Z994 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of bonus share options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
1p | 15,763 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
n/a - Single transaction | |||||
- Aggregated volume | |||||
- Price | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22.09.20 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Steve Boydell | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Finance Director | |||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | Ilika plc | |||
b) | LEI | 213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26 | |||
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 | |||
Identification code | GB00B608Z994 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of bonus share options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
1p | 21,780 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | n/a | ||||
- Price | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22.09.20 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |||