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RNS Number : 4838H Duke Royalty Limited 28 July 2023
28 July 2023
Duke Royalty Limited
("Duke Royalty", "Duke" or the "Company")
Performance Share Awards ("PSAs")
Issue of Equity
Director/PDMR Dealings
New grant under LTIP
Duke Royalty Limited (AIM: DUKE), a provider of alternative capital solutions
to a diversified range of profitable and long-established businesses in Europe
and abroad, announces that the Company's Remuneration Committee has approved
the grant of a total of 3,662,900 conditional rights to acquire ordinary
shares of no par value (PSAs) under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan
("LTIP"). The LTIP framework was detailed within the Company's Admission
Document which was published on 20 March 2017 and was put into place post
Admission.
PSAs for the financial year to 31 March 2023 have been granted are as follows:
Neil Johnson 847,100
Charlie Cannon Brookes 762,400
Other employees (non-PDMRs) 2,053,400
Total 3,662,900
The PSAs vest after a period of three years and are subject to various
performance conditions outlined in the Company's admission document (and
available on the Company's website) and set by the Remuneration Committee, all
in accordance with the LTIP rules. The PSAs will be subject to performance
conditions, (50 per cent. based on growth in total shareholder return ("TSR")
and 50 per cent. on growth in total cash available for distribution per share
("TCAD per Share")). TSR can be defined as the returns generated by
shareholders based on the combined value of the dividends paid out by the
Company and the share price performance over the period in question.
Vesting of 2020 PSAs, transfer from EBT & Director/PDMR interests
The Company also announces that a total of 7,665,000 PSAs, previously granted
under the Company's LTIP in relation to the financial year ended 31 March
2020, have vested, representing 100% of the PSAs granted at that time.
Following the various transactions detailed above, the following Directors /
PDMRs have the following total interest in ordinary shares:
Director/PDMR Total ordinary shares held
Neil Johnson (1) 7,129,173
Charlie Cannon Brookes (2) 10,000,000
(1) Mr Johnson is Abingdon Capital Corporation's sole voting shareholder
which legally owns 2,123,149 ordinary shares included within this figure.
(2) Mr Cannon Brookes a Director and shareholder of Arlington Asset
Management Limited ("Arlington"). This figure includes 4,000,000 ordinary
shares legally owned by Arlington.
Total voting rights and EBT shares
In order to maintain an appropriate level of headroom within the Company's
EBT, the Company has issued 3,954,700 new ordinary shares into the Duke
Royalty Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT"), ownership of which shall be
transferred, in part or in full, to individual beneficiaries, subject to
achievement of the performance criteria following the vesting period.
Application has been made for these 3,954,700 shares to be admitted to trading
on AIM, which is expected to occur on 31 July 2022 ("Admission").
Following Admission and transfer of the 3,954,700 shares to LTIP
beneficiaries, the Company will have 421,488,734 ordinary shares in issue
admitted to trading on AIM, of which 6,062,700 will be held by the EBT. This
figure (421,488,734) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the Financial
Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact www.dukeroyalty.com
(http://www.dukeroyalty.com/) , or contact:
Duke Royalty Limited Neil Johnson / Charles Cannon Brookes / Hugo Evans +44 (0) 1481 231 816
Cenkos Securities plc Stephen Keys / Callum Davidson / Michael Johnson +44 (0) 207 397 8900
(Nominated Adviser
and Joint Broker)
Canaccord Genuity Adam James / Harry Rees +44 (0) 207 523 8000
(Joint Broker)
SEC Newgate (PR) Elisabeth Cowell / Alice Cho / Matthew Elliott +44 (0) 20 3757 6882 dukeroyalty@secnewgate.co.uk
Notifications of dealings by PDMRs:
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/persons closely
associated
a) Name Neil Johnson
2. Reason for notification
a) Position/Status Chief Executive Officer
b) Initial notification/amendment Initial
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Duke Royalty Limited
b) LEI 213800GUTKPSJ39SER44
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 and identification Ordinary shares of nil par value
code
GG00BYZSSY63
b) Nature of transaction Grant of conditional performance share awards under LTIP
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
N/A 847,100
d) Aggregated Information n/a
e) Date of transaction Award date: 27 July 2023
f) Place of transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated Information
n/a
e)
Date of transaction
Award date: 27 July 2023
f)
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/persons closely
associated
a) Name Neil Johnson
2. Reason for notification
a) Position/Status Chief Executive Officer
b) Initial notification/amendment Initial
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Duke Royalty Limited
b) LEI 213800GUTKPSJ39SER44
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 and identification Ordinary shares of nil par value
code
GG00BYZSSY63
b) Nature of transaction Acquisition of ordinary shares following vesting of conditional performance
share awards under LTIP
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
N/A 1,500,000
d) Aggregated Information n/a
e) Date of transaction 27 July 2023
f) Place of transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated Information
n/a
e)
Date of transaction
27 July 2023
f)
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/persons closely
associated
a) Name Charlie Cannon Brookes
2. Reason for notification
a) Position/Status Executive Director
b) Initial notification/amendment Initial
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Duke Royalty Limited
b) LEI 213800GUTKPSJ39SER44
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 and identification Ordinary shares of nil par value
code
GG00BYZSSY63
b) Nature of transaction Grant of conditional performance share awards under LTIP
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
N/A 762,400
d) Aggregated Information n/a
e) Date of transaction Award date: 27 July 2023
f) Place of transaction Outside a trading venue
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/persons closely
associated
a) Name Charlie Cannon Brookes
2. Reason for notification
a) Position/Status Executive Director
b) Initial notification/amendment Initial
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Duke Royalty Limited
b) LEI 213800GUTKPSJ39SER44
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 and identification Ordinary shares of nil par value
code
GG00BYZSSY63
b) Nature of transaction Acquisition of ordinary shares following vesting of conditional performance
share awards under LTIP
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
N/A 1,450,000
d) Aggregated Information n/a
e) Date of transaction 27 July 2023
f) Place of transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated Information
n/a
e)
Date of transaction
Award date: 27 July 2023
f)
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/persons closely
associated
a)
Name
Charlie Cannon Brookes
2.
Reason for notification
a)
Position/Status
Executive Director
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Duke Royalty Limited
b)
LEI
213800GUTKPSJ39SER44
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 and identification
code
Ordinary shares of nil par value
GG00BYZSSY63
b)
Nature of transaction
Acquisition of ordinary shares following vesting of conditional performance
share awards under LTIP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
N/A 1,450,000
d)
Aggregated Information
n/a
e)
Date of transaction
27 July 2023
f)
Place of transaction
Outside a trading venue
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