Last checked at 6 Dec 2022 17:06
6 December 2022
Oxford Metrics plc
("Oxford Metrics" or the "Company")
PDMR Shareholding, Issue of Ordinary Shares & Total Voting Rights
Oxford Metrics plc (AIM:OMG), the smart sensing software company servicing life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets, announces that it has issued 27,624 Ordinary Shares to its Non-Executive Chairman, Roger Parry, in satisfaction of salary.
When Roger Parry joined Oxford Metrics as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 29 June 2016 he agreed to receive 35.2 per cent of his annual fee in share based payments, reflecting Roger's belief in the Oxford Metrics vision. The number of shares issued is calculated based on the closing mid-market price of 90.5 pence per Ordinary Share on 5 December 2022.
Following this transaction, Roger's total shareholding in the Company will be 333,045 Ordinary Shares representing 0.256% of the Company's total issued share capital and total voting rights.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of 27,624 Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is expected that Admission will take place and that trading will commence on AIM on 12 December 2022.
Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the Company will have 129,795,276 Ordinary Shares in issue with each share carrying the right to one vote. The Company has no Ordinary Shares held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company following Admission will therefore be 129,795,276.
For further information, please contact:
Oxford Metrics Nick Bolton, CEO David Deacon, CFO
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Numis Securities Limited Simon Willis / Hugo Rubinstein / Tejas Padalkar | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
FTI Consulting Matt Dixon / Emma Hall / Jamille Smith / Jemima Gurney | +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
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About Oxford Metrics
Oxford Metrics develops software that enables the interface between the real world and its virtual twin. Our smart sensing software helps over 10,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including all of the world's top 10 games companies and all of the top 20 universities worldwide. Founded in 1984, we started our journey in healthcare, expanded into entertainment, winning an OSCAR® and an Emmy®, then moved into defence and engineering. We have a track record of creating value by incubating, growing and then augmenting through acquisition, unique technology businesses.
The Group trades through Vicon, a world leader in motion measurement analysis to thousands of customers worldwide, including Guy's Hospital, Industrial Light & Magic, MIT and NASA.
The Group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in California, Colorado, Germany and New Zealand. Since 2001, Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG), has been a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information about Oxford Metrics, visit www.oxfordmetrics.com
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Roger Parry | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Oxford Metrics Plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138002ZKGRM1MQ8JW43 | ||||
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 0.25p shares ISIN: GB0030312788 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Issue of Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | N/a (Single transaction) | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 6 December 2022 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||