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RNS Number : 2031B Cirata PLC 21 April 2026
21 April 2026
Cirata plc
("Cirata" or the "Company")
Grant of Awards & PDMR Dealing
Cirata (LSE: CRTA) announces that on 20 April 2026, a grant of awards was made
to Stephen Kelly (CEO), Paul Scott Murphy (CTO) and Dominic Arcari (CRO) under
the Company's Share Options Plan (as amended and restated) (together, the
"Awards").
The Company's Remuneration Committee has approved the Awards in relation to
the Company wide FY25 bonus and regards long term incentives as an important
part of the remuneration of members of the leadership team to align them with
shareholder interests. The Awards are set out in further detail below.
The exercise price of the Awards is 16.9p (equal to the 60-day volume weighted
average price to 14 April 2026) and carry no performance conditions.
Options granted as part of the Awards:
Name Position Number of Options Granted % of Issued Share capital 1 (#_ftn1) Exercise price Vesting Date
Stephen Kelly Chief Executive Officer 354,617 0.28% 16.9p 20 April 2026
Dominic Arcari Chief Revenue Officer 93,750 0.07% 16.9p 20 April 2026
Paul Scott Murphy Chief Technology Officer 60,000 0.05% 16.9p 20 April 2026
Resulting beneficial interest in options and shares:
Name Position Total Interest in Options % of Issued Share Capital Total Interest in Ordinary Shares % of Issued Share Capital1 (#_ftn2) Total % of ISC
Stephen Kelly Chief Executive Officer 2,754,617 2.18% 1,820,841 1.44% 3.62%
Dominic Arcari Chief Revenue Officer 743,750 0.59% 14,500 0.01% 0.60%
Paul Scott Murphy Chief Technology Officer 1,285,000 1.02% 22,907 0.02% 1.03%
For further information, please contact:
Cirata Via FTI Consulting
Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive Officer
Ed Kee, Financial Director
Daniel Hayes, Investor Relations
FTI Consulting +44 (0)20 3727 1137
Matt Dixon / Kwaku Aning / Usama Ali
Stifel (Nomad and Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Fred Walsh / Brough Ransom / Ben Good / Dan Dearden-Williams
Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 3100 2000
James Sinclair-Ford / Rupert Dearden / John More
About Cirata
Cirata, accelerates data-driven revenue growth by automating data transfer and
integration to modern cloud analytics and AI platforms without downtime or
disruption. With Cirata, data leaders can leverage the power of AI and
analytics across their entire enterprise data estate to freely choose
analytics technologies, avoid vendor, platform, or cloud lock-in while making
AI and analytics faster, cheaper, and more flexible. Cirata's portfolio of
products and technology solutions make strategic adoption of modern data
analytics efficient and automated. For more information about Cirata,
visit www.cirata.com (http://www.cirata.com)
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the
requirements of Article 19 of MAR.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Stephen Kelly
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status CEO
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Cirata plc
b) LEI 213800Y1A75RSC698O04
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 10p each
Identification code
ISIN: JE00B6Y3DV84
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Share options
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.9 354,617
d) Aggregated information n/a
e) Date of the transaction 20 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
20 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Dominic Arcari
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status CRO
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Cirata plc
b) LEI 213800Y1A75RSC698O04
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 10p each
Identification code
ISIN: JE00B6Y3DV84
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Share options
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.9 93,750
d) Aggregated information n/a
e) Date of the transaction 20 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
20 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Paul Scott Murphy
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status CTO
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Cirata plc
b) LEI 213800Y1A75RSC698O04
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 10p each
Identification code
ISIN: JE00B6Y3DV84
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Share options
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
16.9p 60,000
d) Aggregated information n/a
e) Date of the transaction 20 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
20 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1 Issued share capital as at 17 April 2026 consisted of 126,447,055 ordinary
shares of ten pence per share each with voting rights admitted to trading. The
Company holds no ordinary shares in Treasury.
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