RNS Number : 8928B
Beeks Financial Cloud Group PLC
27 April 2026
Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc
("Beeks" or the "Company")
Grant of Share Options
27 April 2026 - Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc (AIM: BKS), a cloud computing and connectivity provider for financial markets, announces that on 27 April 2026 options over a total of 1,400,000 ordinary shares of £0.00125 in the Company ("Options") were granted under the Beeks Financial Cloud Employee Share Option Plan. An Option over 50,000 shares was awarded to Fraser McDonald, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR Options"). Options were also granted over 1,350,000 shares to certain employees of the Company, each of whom are not persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("Employee Options").
The PDMR Options vest after three years and the Employee Options vest over 2 years to 3 years from the date of grant with an exercise price of £0.00125, subject to challenging performance conditions being met.
1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Fraser McDonald
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
Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc
b)
LEI
213800XD729OTYVOMR79
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 0.00125 pence each
Identification code
GB00BZ0X8W18
b)
Nature of the Transaction
Award of Share Options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
50,000
d)
Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
27 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
For further information please contact:
Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc
Gordon McArthur, CEO
via Alma
Fraser McDonald, CFO
Canaccord Genuity
+44 (0)20 7523 8000
Adam James / George Grainger
Alma Strategic Communications
+44(0)20 3405 0205
Caroline Forde / Joe Pederzolli / Emma Thompson
About Beeks:
Cloud computing is crucial to Capital Markets and finance.
Beeks Group is a leading managed private infrastructure provider exclusively within this fast-moving sector. Our Infrastructure-as-a-Service model is optimised for low-latency compute, connectivity and analytics, providing the flexibility to deploy and connect to exchanges, trading venues and public cloud for a true hybrid cloud experience.
ISO 27001 certified, we provide world-class security aligned to global security requirements.
Founded in 2011, Beeks Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BKS) and has enjoyed continued growth each year. Beeks Group now employs over 100 team members across the globe with the majority based at our Renfrew HQ.
Find out more at www.beeksgroup.com
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