REG - Arcontech Group PLC - Grant of Options
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RNS Number : 1660M Arcontech Group PLC 18 December 2025
ARCONTECH GROUP PLC
("Arcontech" or the "Company")
Grant of Options
Arcontech (AIM: ARC), the provider of products and services for real-time
financial market data processing and trading, announces that on 17 December
2025 it granted a total of 262,500 options ("Options") over ordinary shares of
£0.125 in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's EMI and non-EMI
schemes to various employees.
Options were granted to the following persons disclosing managerial
responsibility ("PDMRs"): Matthew Jeffs (Chief Executive), Ben Hodges (Chief
Financial Officer), Darren Lewis (Head of Development) and Mark Maguire (Head
of Customer Support).
The Options have been granted at a price of 84.50p pence per Ordinary Share,
being the closing mid-market price of an Ordinary Share on 16 December 2025.
They will be exercisable from 30 June 2028.
All Options will vest subject to the Company achieving £4 million in annual
revenue by the end of the financial year 30 June 2028.
Director/PDMR Number of Options
Matthew Jeffs 100,000
Darren Lewis 50,000
Mark Maguire 40,000
Ben Hodges 12,500
Any Ordinary Shares arising from the exercising of Options must be held for a
period of two years.
Following this grant, there are a total of 803,000 options outstanding,
representing approximately 6.0% of the current issued share capital of the
Company.
Further detail is set out in the PDMR disclosure tables below.
Enquiries:
Arcontech Group plc 020 7256 2300
Geoff Wicks, Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Matthew Jeffs, Chief Executive
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad & Broker) 020 7220 0500
Jonny Franklin-Adams/Isaac Hooper/Joe Smith
To access more information on the Group please visit: www.arcontech.com
(http://www.arcontech.com/)
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Matthew Jeffs
2. Reason for the Notification
a) Position/status Chief Executive
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Arcontech Group Plc
b) LEI 213800O7PM9V79TP7523
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 Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125
Identification code ARC GB00BDBBJZ03
b) Nature of the transactions Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
84.50p 100,000
d) Aggregated information: See 4(c) above
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
e) Date of the transaction 17 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Off market transaction
d)
Aggregated information:
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
See 4(c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
17 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market transaction
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Darren Lewis
2. Reason for the Notification
a) Position/status Head of Development
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Arcontech Group Plc
b) LEI 213800O7PM9V79TP7523
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 Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125
Identification code ARC GB00BDBBJZ03
b) Nature of the transactions Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
84.50p 50,000
d) Aggregated information: See 4(c) above
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
e) Date of the transaction 17 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Off market transaction
d)
Aggregated information:
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
See 4(c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
17 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market transaction
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Ben Hodges
2. Reason for the Notification
a) Position/status 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 Arcontech Group Plc
b) LEI 213800O7PM9V79TP7523
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 Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125
Identification code ARC GB00BDBBJZ03
b) Nature of the transactions Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
84.50p 12,500
d) Aggregated information: See 4(c) above
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
e) Date of the transaction 17 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Off market transaction
d)
Aggregated information:
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
See 4(c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
17 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market transaction
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Mark Maguire
2. Reason for the Notification
a) Position/status
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Arcontech Group Plc
b) LEI 213800O7PM9V79TP7523
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 Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125
Identification code ARC GB00BDBBJZ03
b) Nature of the transactions Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
84.50p 40,000
d) Aggregated information: See 4(c) above
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
e) Date of the transaction 17 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Off market transaction
d)
Aggregated information:
· Aggregated volumes
· Prices
See 4(c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
17 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Off market transaction
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