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EbiquityAnnouncement

21/04/2017 15:06

RNS Number : 0286D
Ebiquity PLC
21 April 2017
Ebiquity Plc 
("the Company") 
Awards extension
Ebiquity plc announces that the lapse date of certain share incentivisation awards (the "Awards", as defined below) made to Nick Manning (Chief Strategy Officer) and Michael Greenlees (formerly Chief Executive Officer who ceased to be a Director on 30 April 2016) has today been extended from 30 April 2017 to 30 April 2020, in order to retain flexibility for the Company. The Awards were originally due to lapse on 30 April 2015 and, as announced on 16 March 2015, were extended to 30 April 2017. The performance criteria relating to the Awards were satisfied in full prior to 30 April 2015 and the Awards are already fully exercisable. 
In April 2010, Nick Manning was awarded share options over up to 1,800,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and Michael Greenlees was awarded share options over up to 2,400,000 Ordinary Shares (together the "Awards"). An employee benefit trust was established and issued with 4,200,000 Ordinary Shares to satisfy exercise of the Awards. 
Following this extension, Nick Manning's beneficial holdings in Ordinary Shares remains unchanged as he is interested in 230,000 Ordinary Shares (representing 0.3% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital) and holds options over 2,543,490 Ordinary Shares (including the Awards). 
21 April 2017 
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:
Nicholas Vincent Manning

Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status:
Chief Strategy Officer
b)
Initial notification/Amendment:
Initial notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name:
Ebiquity plc
b)
LEI:
2138004YRTDJ7FJSWF20

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:
Options over ordinary shares of 0.25 each 
GB0004126057
b)
Nature of the transaction:
Extension of the lapse date of the options from 30 April 2017 to 30 April 2020.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s):
Price(s)
Volume(s)
N/A
1,800,000
d)
Aggregated information:
 Aggregated volume:
 Price:
 average price of the aggregated transactions.
 1,800,000
 N/A
e)
Date of the transaction:
21 April 2017
f)
Place of the transaction: 
Outside trading venue
Enquiries: 
Ebiquity plc 
Michael Karg (CEO) 
Andrew Noble (CFO) 
Instinctif Partners 
Matthew Smallwood
Guy Scarborough 
020 7650 9600 
020 7457 2020 
Numis Securities Limited 
Nick Westlake Oliver Hardy (NOMAD) 
Toby Adcock (Corporate Broker) 
020 7260 1000

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