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22 May 2023
Keywords Studios plc ("Keywords Studios", "the Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Award of LTIPs
Keywords Studios, the international technical services provider to the global video games industry, today announces that, under the terms of the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, conditional awards of shares ("LTIPs") were granted on 19 May 2023 to the below participants.
The LTIPs will normally vest on 19 May 2026. Vesting of the LTIPs are conditional on continued employment and the achievement of performance conditions approved by the Remuneration Committee of the Company, based on the Company's Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") versus the FTSE 250 Index (excluding investment trusts) (the "Index") over the 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025 performance period. Threshold vesting (25% of the award) will vest for TSR in line with the Index and full vesting will be earned for exceeding the Index TSR by 20% over the 3-year performance period.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Bertrand Bodson
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer
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b) | Initial Notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Keywords Studios PLC
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b) | LEI | 2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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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 and identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507) | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nominal cost conditional award of shares under the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, based on Company performance.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregate volume of shares: 71,996 Aggregate price of shares: GBP 719.96
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-05-19 (UTC)
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Jon Hauck
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer Designate
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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 | Keywords Studios PLC
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b) | LEI | 2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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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 and identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507) | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nominal cost conditional award of shares under the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, based on Company performance.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregate volume of shares: 45,215 Aggregate price of shares: GBP 452.15
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-05-19 (UTC)
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Dan McCormick
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Digital Information Officer | ||||
b) | Initial Notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Keywords Studios PLC
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b) | LEI | 2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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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 and identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507) | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nominal cost conditional award of shares under the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, based on Company performance.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregate volume of shares: 11,130 Aggregate price of shares: GBP 111.30
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-05-19 (UTC)
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Joe Binnion
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Culture Officer | ||||
b) | Initial Notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Keywords Studios PLC
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b) | LEI | 2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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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 and identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507) | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nominal cost conditional award of shares under the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, based on Company performance.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregate volume of shares: 10,998 Aggregate price of shares: GBP 109.98
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-05-19 (UTC)
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Mike Wallen
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Commercial Officer | ||||
b) | Initial Notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Keywords Studios PLC
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b) | LEI | 2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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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 and identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507) | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nominal cost conditional award of shares under the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, based on Company performance.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregate volume of shares: 9,452 Aggregate price of shares: GBP 94.52
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-05-19 (UTC)
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Nicolas Liorzou
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | Chief Shared Services Officer | ||||
b) | Initial Notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Keywords Studios PLC
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b) | LEI | 2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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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 and identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507) | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nominal cost conditional award of shares under the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, based on Company performance.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregate volume of shares: 8,846 Aggregate price of shares: GBP 84.46
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-05-19 (UTC)
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a) | Name | Andrew Kennedy
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2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status | General Counsel and Company Secretary | ||||
b) | Initial Notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Keywords Studios PLC
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b) | LEI | 2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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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 and identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507) | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nominal cost conditional award of shares under the Keywords Studios Long Term Incentive Plan, based on Company performance.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregate volume of shares: 8,789 Aggregate price of shares: GBP 87.89
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-05-19 (UTC)
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f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue
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