REG - Aptitude Software - Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights

Aptitude SoftwareAnnouncement

06/08/2019 13:00

RNS Number : 1179I
Aptitude Software Group PLC
06 August 2019
 


APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP plc (the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
Aptitude Software Group plc announces that on 6 August 2019, a total of 1,421,498 share options over the Company's Ordinary Shares (the "Options") were exercised by certain employees, including certain Directors, under the Group's Performance Share Plan 2006 ("PSP 2006") and Performance Share Plan 2016 ("PSP 2016"). The Options were issued under 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 63,175,371 ordinary shares of 6 3/7 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:
The Company also announces the following information in relation to the exercise of options by Tom Crawford and Philip Wood, being Directors/PDMRs of the Company:



 Director


Performance Share Plan 2006   Invitation 10


Performance Share Plan 2006 Invitation 11


Performance Share Plan 2006 Invitation 12


Total options exercised




Philip Wood


172,419


150,000


191,710


514,129




Tom Crawford


172,419


150,000


217,617


540,036




Exercise price per share


5.00p


6.43p


6.43p







 
In view of his recently announced decision not to seek re-election at the 2020 Annual General Meeting, Tom Crawford has taken the decision not to increase his existing holding in the Company's Ordinary Shares and to sell all of the Ordinary Shares arising from the exercise of his options as set out above. Tom Crawford's holding of 380,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.6% of the Company's issued share capital) therefore remains unchanged. 
Philip Wood has retained 25,000 of the Ordinary Shares arising from the exercise of his options as set out above, thereby increasing his holding in the Company to 225,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.4% of the Company's issued share capital.
The notification below, made pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on Market Abuse, provides further information about these transactions.
 



1.


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


1.   Tom Crawford
2.   Philip Wood




2.


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


1.   Director/PDMR (Chief Executive Officer)
2.   Director/PDMR (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 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 6 3/7 pence each




b)


Identification code


ISIN: GB00BVVHWX30




c)


Nature of the transaction


Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan 2006




d)


Price(s) and volume(s)
 





Exercise price


Number of Ordinary Shares over which Options Exercised




1. (a) £0.0500
   (b) £0.0643
 
2. (a) £0.0500
   (b) £0.0643


1. (a) 172,419
   (b) 367,617
 
2. (a) 172,419
    (b) 341,710








e)


Aggregated information
-     Aggregate volume
-     Price
 


n/a




f)


Date of the transaction


6 August 2019




g)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue




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


1)   Tom Crawford
2)   Philip Wood




2.


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


1)   Director/PDMR (Chief Executive Officer)
2)   Director/PDMR (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 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 6 3/7 pence each




b)


Identification code


ISIN: GB00BVVHWX30




c)


Nature of the transaction


Sale of Ordinary Shares follow option exercise




d)


Price(s) and volume(s)
 





Volume


Price




1)   540,036
2)   489,129


1)   £5.60
2)   £5.60








e)


Aggregated information
-     Aggregate volume
-     Price
 


n/a




f)


Date of the transaction


6 August 2019




g)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue




Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:


Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc



 
Contacts
Georgina Sharley Company Secretary                                     0203 880 7100




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