Aptitude Software - Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
06/05/2021 15:36
RNS Number : 8292X
Aptitude Software Group PLC
06 May 2021
APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP plc (the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
Aptitude Software Group plc announces that on 4 May 2021, a total of 50,939 share options over the Company's Ordinary Shares (the "Options") were exercised by certain employees under the Group's Performance Share Plan 2016 ("PSP 2016"), which had been subject to performance conditions. The issue of the new Ordinary Shares resulting from the Options exercise will be satisfied via the Company's existing block listing arrangements.
Total Voting Rights:
In accordance with DTR 5.6.1, following the transactions referred to above, as at today's date, the Company's issued share capital comprises 56,607,356 ordinary shares of 7 1/3 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with one voting right each. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Accordingly, Shareholders may use this figure as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Ordinary Shares in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Director/PDMR Shareholding:
Jeremy Suddards (Chief Executive Officer) exercised options over 20,989 Ordinary Shares under the Company's Performance Share Plan 2016 and sold 11,650 of the resulting shares to fund the associated exercise costs and tax liabilities. As a result of this transaction, Jeremy Suddards now holds 9,339 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.02% of the total voting rights (having not previously held any Ordinary Shares in the Company).
Options were also exercised by Alex Curran, (EVP North America) and Tristan Atkins (Chief Technology Officer) being Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities. The notifications below, made pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on Market Abuse, provide further information about these transactions made by Jeremy Suddards, Alex Curran and Tristan Atkins:
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Jeremy Suddards | ||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director (Chief Executive Officer) | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Aptitude Software Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28 | ||||||||
| 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 7 1/3 pence each | ||||||||
| b) | Identification code | ISIN: GB00BJV2F804 | ||||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan 2016 2. Partial sale of shares following the exercise of options | ||||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 1. Exercise of options:
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price | n/a | ||||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 4 May 2021 | ||||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | 1. Outside a trading venue 2. London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||
| Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: | Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc | |||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Alex Curran | ||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (Executive Vice President, North America) | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Aptitude Software Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28 | ||||||||
| 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 7 1/3 pence each | ||||||||
| b) | Identification code | ISIN: GB00BJV2F804 | ||||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan 2016 2. Partial sale of shares arising from the exercise of options | ||||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 1. Exercise of options:
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price | n/a | ||||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 4 May 2021 | ||||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | 1. Outside a trading venue 2. London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||
| Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: | Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc | |||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Tristan Atkins | ||||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (Chief Technology Officer) | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Aptitude Software Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28 | ||||||||
| 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 7 1/3 pence each | ||||||||
| b) | Identification code | ISIN: GB00BJV2F804 | ||||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan 2016 2. Sale of shares arising from the exercise of options | ||||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 1. Exercise of options:
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price | n/a | ||||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 4 May 2021 | ||||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | 1. Outside a trading venue 2. London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||
| Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: | Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc | |||||||||