21 Oct 2016 09:50
21 October 2016
Utilitywise plc
(the "Company")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them (in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations)
Utilitywise plc (AIM:UTW), a leading independent utility cost management consultancy, announces that following his recent appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Flattery was on 21 October 2016 granted awards ('Awards') over a total of 700,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company ('Shares') under and subject to the terms of a share award agreement.
The Awards, which are structured as nominal cost options with an exercise price of 0.1 pence per share, are as follows:
· a Performance Award over 350,000 Shares which is subject to the satisfaction of earnings per share and cash flow performance conditions assessed over the three-year period to 31 July 2018. The award will normally vest on the later of the second anniversary of the grant and the determination of the performance conditions, subject to continued employment with the Company.
· a Restricted Share Award over 350,000 Shares which will normally vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment with the Company.
The Awards will normally remain exercisable to their vested extent until the day before the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
On exercise it is intended that the Awards will be satisfied using existing Shares.
The Company was notified of the above transactions on 21 October 2016.
For further information:
Utilitywise plc | 0330 303 0233 |
Geoff Thompson (CEO) | |
Jon Kempster (CFO) | |
finnCap (NOMAD and broker) | 020 7220 0500 |
Matt Goode/ Grant Bergman (Corporate Finance) | |
Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking) Liberum (Joint broker) |
020 3100 2000 |
Robert Morton/ Steve Pearce |
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Redleaf Communications | 020 7382 4730 |
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett/ David Ison/ Susie Hudson |
About Utilitywise
Utilitywise is a leading independent utility cost management consultancy based in Newcastle. The Group has established trading relationships with a number of major UK and European energy suppliers and provides services to its customers designed to assist them in achieving better value out of their energy contracts, reduced energy consumption and lower carbon footprint.
Details of the full notification received by the Company are set out below:
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Brendan Flattery |
2. | Reason for the Notification | |
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial |
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Utilitywise plc |
b) | LEI | N/A |
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 0.1 pence each in Utilitywise plc |
Identification code | GB00B6WVD707 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Two awards each over 350,000 ordinary shares. The awards will ordinarily vest on the second anniversary of grant subject to the grantee's continued service and in respect of one of the awards also subject to the extent to which performance conditions are met. The awards are structured as nominal cost options. |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | N/A |
d) | Aggregated information: | Awards over a total of 700,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the capital of Utilitywise plc |
e) | Date of the transaction | 21 October 2016 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |