REG - Angus Energy PLC - Issue of Options

Angus EnergyAnnouncement

04/02/2021 17:55

RNS Number : 0779O
  
Angus Energy PLC
  
04 February 2021
  
 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("MAR"), AND IS DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 17 OF MAR.. IN ADDITION, MARKET SOUNDINGS (AS DEFINED IN MAR) WERE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WITH THE RESULT THAT CERTAIN PERSONS BECAME AWARE OF SUCH INSIDE INFORMATION AS PERMITTED BY MAR. THAT INSIDE INFORMATION IS SET OUT IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND HAS BEEN DISCLOSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7 OF ARTICLE 17 OF MAR.  UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THE INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SUCH PERSONS SHALL THEREFORE CEASE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF INSIDE INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE COMPANY AND ITS SECURITIES
Angus Energy plc
("Angus Energy", "Angus" or the "Company")
Issue of Options
Angus Energy plc, a conventional oil and gas production and development company, announces that it has agreed the conditional grant of 26 million share options under the Company's existing Employee Incentive Schemes (the "Options") to Directors and other staff. The issue of the Options is conditional on the Company seeking additional authority from Shareholders to issue the Options at a General Meeting to be held in due course.
The share options to be granted were proposed by the remuneration committee and approved by the Board as part of the Company's annual share option grants. In making this award the remuneration committee were conscious that no option award was made in 2020 and the vesting condition requires a share price of 2p or greater, representing a premium of 85% to the closing mid- market price on 3 February 2021. The conditional share options are as follows:
George Lucan*                5,000,000
Carlos Fernandes*          5,000,000
Andrew Hollis*                5,000,000
Other employees            11,000,000
 
*Directors of the Company
 
The share options have an exercise price of 1.5 pence per share (being a premium of 40% to the closing price on 3 February 2021) (the "Exercise Price") and vest as to 100 per cent., upon the share price being 2 pence or greater (being 33 per cent. above the Exercise Price). As per previous option awards, the options have a 10 year term from the date of issue.
 
Following the grant of the share options outlined above, the total share options outstanding will be 78,918,304 representing approximately 8.61% of the 916,502,269 ordinary shares in issue. The Company will convene a General Meeting in due course and a further announcement will be made to Shareholders in this respect.
 
Enquiries:




Angus Energy Plc


www.angusenergy.co.uk




George Lucan


Tel: +44 (0) 208 899 6380




 


 




 


 




Beaumont Cornish (Nomad)


www.beaumontcornish.com




James Biddle/ Roland Cornish


Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396




 


 




WH Ireland Limited (Broker)


 




Katy Mitchell/ Harry Ansell


Tel: +44 (0) 113 394 6600




 


 




Flagstaff PR/IR


angus@flagstaffcomms.com




Tim Thompson


Tel: +44 (0) 207 129 1474




Fergus Mellon


 




 


 




 

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