9 Jul 2018 07:00
For Immediate Release 9 July 2018
RhythmOne plc("RhythmOne" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding Notification
The PDMR notifications below made under Article 19.1 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") relate to the vesting of restricted stock units granted under the terms of the RhythmOne plc 2017 International Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan"). This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.
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 | Mr. Edward Reginelli | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Finance Officer | ||||
b) | Initial Notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | RhythmOne plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800MZEQLXEIOJ9N61 | ||||
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 £0.10 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BYW0RC64 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition following the automatic vesting of 24,374 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted under the terms of the 2017 Plan, resulting in the issue of 24,374 Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: - -Aggregated volume - -Price |
-Aggregated volume: 24,374 Ordinary Shares-Aggregated price: £0.10 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 29 June 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
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 £0.10 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BYW0RC64 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of 9,702 Ordinary Shares to fund the tax liability due in respect of the vesting of the 24,374 RSUs on 29 June 2018 referred to above | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: - -Aggregated volume - -Price |
-Aggregated volume: 9,702 Ordinary Shares-Aggregated price: £1.6471 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 29 June 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
For further information, please contact:
Analyst and Investor Contact
Ed Reginelli
RhythmOne plc
Financial Media Contacts
Edward Bridges / Rob Mindell
FTI Consulting LLP
(UK) 020 3727 1000
Nomad and Broker for RhythmOne
Nick Westlake (Nomad) / Michael Wharton / Toby Adcock
Numis Securities Limited
(UK) 020 7260 1000
About RhythmOne
RhythmOne drives engagement between advertisers and targeted audiences - resulting in real, measurable business outcomes. We offer fully-integrated, cross-screen solutions that span desktop, mobile, and connected TV ("CTV") across high-impact video, rich media, display, social, and native advertising formats - helping advertisers reach high-propensity audiences wherever and however they consume content. The connections we make are further enhanced through unique audience data and powered by our unified programmatic platform, RhythmMax. RhythmMax includes RhythmGuard, a proprietary verification and brand safety filtering technology that screens underperforming and suspicious traffic before it reaches the marketplace. This end-to-end platform - coupled with the world-class service of our account teams - is designed to provide more direct, efficient, and effective connections, driving ROI for advertisers and publishers. Founded in 2004 in the UK, RhythmOne is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in the US, UK, Europe, APAC, and Canada. For more information, please visit www.rhythmone.com.