Grant of Options
04/06/2025 07:00
RNS Number : 2996L
Everplay Group plc
04 June 2025
everplay group plc
("everplay", the "Company" or the "Group")
Grant of Options
everplay group plc, a leading global independent ("indie") games developer and publisher of premium video games, working simulation games and children's edutainment apps announces the issuance of share options over ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Rashid Varachia, Group CFO/COO, and to its Non-Executive Directors.
LTIP Options
The Group has granted options (the "LTIP Options") over a total of 149,837 Ordinary Shares under the rules of its Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP Plan") as follows:
| PDMR | Position | Number of options granted | Total options held following this grant |
| Rashid Varachia | Group CFO & COO | 149,837 | 149,837 |
| Director | Number of Options | Exercise Price |
| Frank Sagnier* | 19,534 | 306.3p |
| Debbie Bestwick | 8,799 | 306.3p |
| Peter Whiting | 8,799 | 306.3p |
| Penny Judd | 8,799 | 306.3p |
| Name | Role | No. of ordinary shares held | No. of options over ordinary shares held |
| Rashid Varachia | CFO & COO | - | 149,837 |
| Frank Sagnier | Interim Executive Chair | 108,000 | 45,752 |
| Penny Judd | Non-Executive Director | 77,717 | 20,609 |
| Debbie Bestwick | Non-Executive Director | 27,240,250 | 20,609 |
| Peter Whiting | Non-Executive Director | 20,900 | 20,609 |
| everplay group plc Frank Sagnier, Interim Executive Chair Rashid Varachia, Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer James Targett, Group Investor Relations Director | ir@everplaygroupplc.com |
| Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor and Joint Corporate Broker) Neil Patel / Benjamin Cryer / Kate Bannatyne | +44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
| Jefferies International Limited (Joint Corporate Broker) Philip Noblet / Will Brown | +44 (0)20 7029 8000 |
| Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations) Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Hetherington / Anna Stacey everplay@vigoconsulting.com | +44 (0)20 7390 0233 |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | ||
| a) | Name | Rashid Varachia | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | everplay group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 2138006EUUCCL4ZI5E51 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): sections 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Options over Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BYVX2X20 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over Ordinary Shares | |
| c) | Prices(s) and volume(s) | Price(s): | Volume(s) |
| NIL | 149,837 Options | ||
| d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of transaction | 3 June 2025 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | ||
| a) | Name | Frank Sagnier | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Interim Executive Chair | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | everplay group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 2138006EUUCCL4ZI5E51 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): sections 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Options over Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BYVX2X20 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over Ordinary Shares | |
| c) | Prices(s) and volume(s) | Price(s): | Volume(s) |
| NIL | 19,534 options | ||
| d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of transaction | 3 June 2025 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | ||
| a) | Name | Penny Judd | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | everplay group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 2138006EUUCCL4ZI5E51 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): sections 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Options over Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BYVX2X20 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over Ordinary Shares | |
| c) | Prices(s) and volume(s) | Price(s): | Volume(s) |
| NIL | 8,799 options | ||
| d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of transaction | 3 June 2025 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | ||
| a) | Name | Debbie Bestwick | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | everplay group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 2138006EUUCCL4ZI5E51 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): sections 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Options over Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BYVX2X20 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over Ordinary Shares | |
| c) | Prices(s) and volume(s) | Price(s): | Volume(s) |
| NIL | 8,799 options | ||
| d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of transaction | 3 June 2025 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | ||
| a) | Name | Peter Whiting | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | everplay group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 2138006EUUCCL4ZI5E51 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): sections 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Options over Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00BYVX2X20 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over Ordinary Shares | |
| c) | Prices(s) and volume(s) | Price(s): | Volume(s) |
| NIL | 8,799 options | ||
| d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable | |
| e) | Date of transaction | 3 June 2025 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |
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