REG - Aquila Services Grp - Subscription, Exercise of Options and TVR

Aquila ServicesAnnouncement

20/07/2020 10:40

RNS Number : 4955T
  
Aquila Services Group PLC
  
20 July 2020
  
 

For immediate release
20 July 2020
Aquila Services Group plc
("Aquila" or the "Company") 
Subscription, Exercise of Options, Directors' Dealings
and Total Voting Rights
 
 
Subscription
Aquila, the quoted parent company of three main trading subsidiaries which provide professional consultancy and support services to organisations and businesses involved in the affordable housing, education, sports and community services sectors, is pleased to announce a subscription by a new investor raising £250,000 through the issue of 1,086,957 new ordinary shares of £0.05 each ("Subscription Shares") at £0.23 per Subscription Share. The funds will be used for working capital purposes. 
Exercise of Options
In addition, the Company has received notices from Mr Derek Joseph, the Company's Chair and Mr Richard Wollenberg, the Company's Non-Executive Director to exercise an option to subscribe for new ordinary shares at a price of £0.10 per ordinary share of £0.05 each in the Company ("Option Shares"). The notices were accepted as valid and having in aggregate received funds of £82,400, the Company has accordingly issued and allotted 309,000 Option Shares to Mr Joseph and 515,000 Option Shares to Mr Wollenberg.
Directors' Dealings
 
Furthermore, both Mr Joseph and certain family members of Mr Wollenberg have respectively acquired; 110,870 ordinary shares and 120,000 ordinary shares from Steve Douglas, a former director of the Company.
 
Disclosure of Directors' Shareholdings
 
As a result of the exercise of options and dealings as set out above, Mr Joseph is now interested in 3,425,408 ordinary shares representing 8.59% of the Company's Enlarged Share Capital.
 
As a result of the exercise of options, Mr Wollenberg is now interested in 2,484,682 ordinary shares representing 6.23% of the Company's Enlarged Share Capital. It is also noted that taking into account the purchase of shares as noted above, the wider family group of Mr Wollenberg is now interested in 4,443,406 ordinary shares representing 11.15% of the Company's Enlarged Share Capital. 
 
Total Voting Rights
 
Applications have been made to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and the London Stock Exchange for the Subscription Shares and the Option Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities (the "Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective on 23 July 2020. 
Following the issue of the Subscription Shares and the Option Shares, which on Admission will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares, the total number of ordinary shares in issue with voting rights in the Company will be 39,858,862. There are no shares held in treasury.
The above figure of 39,858,862 may therefore be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
 
The information contained in Appendix 1 below is disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
 
For further information please visit www.aquilaservicesgroup.co.uk. or contact:
 
Aquila Services Group plc
Claire Banks, Group Finance Directors 
Tel: 020 7934 0175                                         
 
Beaumont Cornish Limited, Financial Adviser
Roland Cornish
Tel: 020 7628 3396
 
Appendix 1



1


Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated




a)


Name


Derek Joseph 




2


Reason for notification




a)


Position / status


Chair




b)


Initial notification
/Amendment


Initial 




3


Details of the issuer,  emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Aquila Services Group plc




b) 


LEI


213800YHTDDQX5MZZW83




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


Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each 
 
 
ISIN GB00BPYP3Q26








Nature of the transaction


Issue of 309,000 new ordinary shares pursuant to exercise of options
Purchase of 110,870 ordinary shares








Price(s) and volumes(s)


 



Price(s)


Volumes(s)




10p


309,000




23p


110,870








d)


Aggregated information


419,870 ordinary shares 




e)


Date of the transaction


2020 July 20




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue



 



1


Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated




a)


Name


Richard Wollenberg 




2


Reason for notification




a)


Position / status


Non-Executive Director 




b)


Initial notification
/Amendment


Initial 




3


Details of the issuer,  emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Aquila Services Group plc




b) 


LEI


213800YHTDDQX5MZZW83




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


Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each
 
 
ISIN GB00BPYP3Q26








Nature of the transaction


Issue of 515,000 new ordinary shares pursuant to exercise of options








Price(s) and volumes(s)


 



Price(s)


Volumes(s)




10p


515,000








d)


Aggregated information


515,000 ordinary shares 




e)


Date of the transaction


2020 July 20




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue



 
 


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