REG - Fulcrum Utility Srvc - Issue of Equity and Director / PDMR Dealings

Fulcrum Utility ServicesAnnouncement

02/07/2018 15:40

RNS Number : 3113T
Fulcrum Utility Services Ltd
02 July 2018
 


The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
2 July 2018



Fulcrum Utility Services Limited
("Fulcrum" or the "Company")
Issue of Equity and Director / PDMR Dealings



The Company today announces that certain PDMRs and an employee have exercised options over 4,824,421 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). Martin Harrison, CEO, exercised 3,000,000 options under the Company's 2015 Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme ("EMI"), at an exercise price of 7.75 pence per share. Furthermore, he also exercised 957,000 options under the Company's 2016 Growth Share Scheme ("GSS"), in accordance with the terms of the scheme. These options have vested in full with the Company having achieved the relevant performance criteria in 2014 and 2016. Mr Harrison subsequently sold 3,000,000 Ordinary Shares at 70 pence per share.
The Company also announces that Ian Foster, COO, exercised 400,000 options under the Company's 2015 ESS option plan. Mr Foster, subsequently sold 400,000 Ordinary Shares at 70 pence per share. Furthermore, Carly Gilchrist, PDMR, exercised 219,000 GSS options and also sold 500,000 Ordinary Shares which she already held at 70 pence per share.
Accordingly, the Company has made an application for 4,824,421 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading. Admission of the new Ordinary Shares will occur at 8:00a.m. on 6 July 2018. Following Admission there will be 216,184,623 Ordinary Shares in issue, which 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 FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The Company makes the following disclosures in accordance with article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation:



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


Martin Harrison




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


CEO




b)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Fulcrum Utility Services Limited




b)


LEI


213800UOG45CW6KZY620




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
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each
 
ISIN: KYG368851047




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 


Exercise of options in accordance with:
1. Company's 2015 Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme; and
2. Company's 2016 Growth Share Scheme.
 




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




1. EMI - 7.75p per share
2. GSS - nil cost


3,000,000
957,000



 
 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
3,957,000
£232,500.00




e)


Date of the transaction


2 July 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside of a trading venue



 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


Ian Foster




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


COO




b)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Fulcrum Utility Services Limited




b)


LEI


213800UOG45CW6KZY620




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
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each
 
ISIN: KYG368851047




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 


Exercise of options in accordance with Company's 2015 ESS option plan   




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil cost


400,000



 
 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
N/A - single transaction
 




e)


Date of the transaction


2 July 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside of a trading venue



 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


Carly Gilchrist




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


PDMR




b)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Fulcrum Utility Services Limited




b)


LEI


213800UOG45CW6KZY620




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
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each
 
ISIN: KYG368851047




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 


Exercise of options in accordance with company's 2016 Growth Share Scheme




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil cost


219,000



 
 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
N/A - single transaction
 




e)


Date of the transaction


2 July 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside of a trading venue



 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


Martin Harrison




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


CEO




b)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Fulcrum Utility Services Limited




b)


LEI


213800UOG45CW6KZY620




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
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each
 
ISIN: KYG368851047




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 


Sale of Ordinary Shares  




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




70p per share
 


3,000,000



 
 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
N/A - single transaction




e)


Date of the transaction


2 July 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


XLON London Stock Exchange



 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


Ian Foster




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


COO




b)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Fulcrum Utility Services Limited




b)


LEI


213800UOG45CW6KZY620




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
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each
 
ISIN: KYG368851047




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 


Sale of Ordinary Shares  




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




70p per share
 


400,000



 
 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
N/A - single transaction




e)


Date of the transaction


2 July 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


XLON London Stock Exchange



 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


Carly Gilchrist




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


PDMR




b)


Initial notification / amendment


Initial




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Fulcrum Utility Services Limited




b)


LEI


213800UOG45CW6KZY620




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
Identification code


Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each
 
ISIN: KYG368851047




b)
 


Nature of the transaction
 


Sale of Ordinary Shares  




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




70p per share
 


500,000



 
 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
N/A - single transaction




e)


Date of the transaction


2 July 2018




f)


Place of the transaction


XLON London Stock Exchange



 
Enquiries:



Fulcrum Utility Services Limited
Craig Baugh, Director of Sales and Marketing
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated adviser and broker)
Max Hartley (Nomad) / Nick Searle (Sales)
Camarco (Financial PR advisers)
Ginny Pulbrook / Tom Huddart


+44 (0)114 280 4150
 
+44 (0)20 7397 8900
 
+44(0)203 757 4992
 



 
Notes to Editors:
Fulcrum is a multi-utility infrastructure and services provider based in Sheffield, UK. The Company's primary business is the provision of utility infrastructure services to the residential, commercial and industrial markets throughout the mainland UK. These range from the design, installation or alteration of utility services for single site properties to large complex multi-site projects. Through its subsidiaries, Fulcrum Pipelines Limited and Fulcrum Electricity Assets Limited, Fulcrum is also licensed as an Independent Gas Transporter and Independent Distribution Network Operator, owning and operating gas and electrical assets that connect properties to the main UK gas and electricity networks. Fulcrum is also a meter asset manager, owning and operating meter assets across mainland UK. In 2018, Fulcrum acquired The Dunamis Group Limited ("Dunamis"), a leading electrical infrastructure services company, and CDS Pipelines Limited, a specialist gas services provider.
http://www.fulcrum.co.uk/
 




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