REG - Haydale Graphene Ind - Grant of Share Options and PDMR Dealings

Haydale Graphene IndustriesAnnouncement

08/08/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 4873U  Haydale Graphene Industries PLC  08 August 2025

 

Haydale Graphene Industries plc

 

("Haydale", "the Company" or the "Group")

 

Grant of Share Options and PDMR Dealings

 

Grant of New Options

 

Haydale (AIM: HAYD), the advanced materials group, announces that on 7 August
2025 the Company approved the grant of options under the 2020 EMI Scheme as
amended ("2020 EMI Scheme"), to certain directors of the Company
("Directors"), certain directors of the Company's subsidiaries ("Subsidiary
Directors") and other staff of the Group, over an aggregate 36,439,568
ordinary shares of 0.01p ("New Options") each in the capital of the Company
("Ordinary Shares"), representing 0.8 per cent. of the Company's issued share
capital.  The award has been made in recognition of the continued support and
contribution of staff during the Company's operational turnaround, including
voluntary salary reductions, and is intended to retain and incentivise key
personnel through this transitional phase.

 

Terms of the New Options

 

The New Options granted under the 2020 EMI Scheme recognise the differing
levels of voluntary salary reduction undertaken by management and staff during
the Company's operational turnaround and are structured accordingly.

 

New Options granted to members of the senior management team (including
Directors and Subsidiary Directors), who have continued to work full time but
whose salary has been reduced as part of the Company's cost-saving measures,
have an exercise price of 0.45 pence per Ordinary Share, representing the same
price paid by investors in the recent fundraising completed on 27 June 2025
and a 22.4% discount to the mid-market closing price on the date of grant.

 

New Options granted to other employees, whose working hours and salary were
reduced proportionally as part of the Company's cost-saving measures, have an
exercise price of 0.58 pence per Ordinary Share, being the mid-market closing
price of the Company's Ordinary Shares on the date of grant.

 

All New Options will vest and become exercisable on 30 June 2026, provided the
relevant participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or any
member of the Group (and has not served notice of resignation) as at that
date. No other vesting criteria, performance hurdles, or accelerated vesting
provisions apply.

 

 

 

Details of resultant holdings

 

Following the New Options grant, details of Options held by Directors, PDMRs
and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, are as follows:

 

 Director's name                     Number of New Options granted  Aggregate number of options  Current total beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares

 and employing Group company                                        post grant

                                                                                                                                                      Current holding as a % of Issued share capital
 Simon Turek*                        4,444,426                      4,444,426                    343,450,215                                          7.94%

 (Haydale Graphene Industries Plc)

 Patrick Carter                      6,444,426                      36,444,426                   1,000,000                                            0.05%

 (Haydale Graphene Industries Plc)

 David Davies                        4,368,000                      14,368,000                   50,671                                               0.00%

 (Haydale Ltd)

 Mark Heycock                        3,555,573                      13,555,573                   -                                                    -

 (Haydale Ltd)
 John-Mark Seymour                   3,200,000                      13,200,000                   -                                                    -

 (Haydale Ltd)
 Other Employees                     14,427,143                     34,177,143                   n/a                                                  n/a
 Total:                              36,439,568                     116,189,568                  344,500,886                                          7.99%

 

*including Mr Turek's 49% indirect interest in Quidos Technologies Limited

 

 

Following the New Options grant, the Company's total number of Options under
the 2020 EMI Scheme outstanding as at the date of this announcement is
116,189,568 representing approximately 2.69% of the Company's existing issued
share capital and 2.71% on a fully diluted basis including all outstanding
warrants.

 

The number of Ordinary Shares currently in issue is 4,322,955,947 and it is
this number that has been used to calculate the above percentage
shareholdings.

 

 

For further information:

 Haydale Graphene Industries plc
 Gareth Kaminski-Cook, Non-Executive Chair                           Tel: +44 (0) 1269 842 946
                                                                     www.haydale.com (http://www.haydale.com)
 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
 Julian Blunt/Edward Whiley/Trisyia Jamaludin, Corporate Finance                                       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

 Andrew Burdis, ECM

 

 

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

                           Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No.
                           596/2014
 1                                               Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
                                                 associated
 a.  Name                                                              1.    Simon Turek

                                                                       2.    Patrick Carter

                                                                       3.    David Davies

                                                                       4.    John Mark Seymour

                                                                       5.    Mark Heycock
 2   Reason for notification
 a.  Position/Status                                                   1.    Chief Executive Officer of Haydale Graphene Industries Plc

                                                                       2.    Chief Financial Officer of Haydale Graphene Industries Plc

                                                                       3.    Director of Haydale Limited (PDMR)

                                                                       4.    Director of Haydale Limited (PDMR)

                                                                       5.    Director of Haydale Limited (PDMR)
 b.  Initial notification/                                             Initial Notification

     Amendment
 3                                               Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
                                                 platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a.  Name                                                              Haydale Graphene Industries Plc
 b.  LEI                                                               213800KNULBQFF25IE72
 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 0.01p each

Identification Code

                                                                       n/a
 b.  Nature of the transaction                                         Grant of options under the 2020 EMI Scheme vesting on 30 June 2026 with
                                                                       exercise prices as below
 c.  Price(s) and volume(s)                                                                        Exercise Price(s)           Volume(s)
                                                 1.                    £0.0045                     4,444,426

     2.                                                                £0.0045                     6,444,426
                                                 3.                    £0.0045                     4,368,000
                                                 4.                    £0.0045                     3,200,000
                                                 5.                    £0.0045                     3,555,573

 d.  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated Volume                                               See above

     - Price
 e.  Date of the transaction                                           7 August 2025
 f.  Place of the transaction                                          Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

 

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