Last checked at 4 Nov 2019 10:00
4 November 2019
XLMedia PLC
("XLMedia" or "the Company")
Grant of Options
XLMedia (AIM: XLM), a leading provider of digital performance marketing services, announces that on 1 November 2019 it granted, pursuant to The Group Share Incentive Plan, share options to Stuart Simms, Group CEO, over a total of 920,223 ordinary shares of USD0.000001 each in the capital of the Company ("Share Options").
This grant of the Share Options is in line with and part of the Company's stated share incentive policy to attract and retain talent.
The Share Options that were granted include the following:
| Position | Number of Share Options granted | Total options held in Company following grant |
Mr Stuart Simms | Group CEO | 920,223 | 920,223 |
The Share Options are exercisable at nil, and are subject to a performance target comparing the average net return achieved by the Company relative to the net return achieved by the constituents of the FTSE AIM 100 during the three year period ending on 1 November 2022 (the "Performance Period"), and may result in less (or no) shares being issued at the end of such period. Any shares issued as a result of the exercise of the Share Option shall be subject to a two (2) years holding period during which they can only be sold (save in certain specified circumstances) to satisfy tax liabilities. Clawback and malus provisions also apply to such Share Options.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name
| Mr. Stuart Simms
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2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status
| Group CEO and PDMR
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b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | XLMedia PLC |
b) | LEI | 2138008U4S6FBDHGWY81 |
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 | Options over ordinary shares of USD0.000001 each
ISIN of ordinary shares: JE00BH6XDL31 |
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Grant of Options over ordinary shares of USD0.000001 in XLMedia PLC each at an exercise price per share as set out below |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| 920,223 at an exercise price of nil per share |
d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
920,223
nil |
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 November 2019 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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