Last checked at 5 Dec 2017 07:00
4 December 2017
Northern Bear PLC
("Northern Bear" or the "Company")
Exercise of Options and Director's Dealing
Northern Bear announces that it yesterday received notice of the exercise of options over, in aggregate, 70,000 ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 28.5 pence per Ordinary Share (the "Option Shares"). The Company has transferred 70,000 Ordinary Shares out of treasury to satisfy the issue of the Option Shares.
In addition, the Company was notified yesterday that Ian McLean, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 79.0 pence per Ordinary Share on 4 December 2017 (the "Transaction"). Following the Transaction, Mr. McLean is interested in 150,000 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.81 cent. of the share capital of the Company following the issue of the Option Shares.
Following the issue of the Option Shares, the Company's total issued share capital will consist of 18,476,722 Ordinary Shares with voting rights; in addition, the Company will hold 404,540 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company therefore will be 18,476,722 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Northern Bear PLC Steve Roberts - Executive Chairman Tom Hayes - Finance Director |
+44 (0) 166 182 0369 +44 (0) 166 182 0369
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Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) James Harris James Spinney James Bellman | +44 (0) 20 7409 3494 |
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 | |||||
a) | Name | Ian McLean | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Northern Bear plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 21380039N5EBUGAE7T76 | ||||
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 | GB00B19FLM15 | |||||
b) | Nature of the Transaction | Acquisition of ordinary shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 04 December 2017 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) | ||||
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").