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RNS Number : 3455U  Microlise Group PLC  01 August 2022

1 August 2022

 

 

Microlise Group plc

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

 

Grant of Options

Microlise Group plc (AIM: SAAS), a leading provider of transport management
software to fleet operators, announces that, on 28 July 2022, the Company
granted options (the "Options") over a total of 1,015,320 ordinary shares of
£0.001 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

 

Options over a total of 973,811 were awarded to pursuant to the Company's
Performance Share Plan (the "PSP Options") at an exercise price of £0.001 per
Ordinary Share.

 

The PSP Options will, subject to the satisfaction of the performance criteria,
which comprises a total shareholder return condition, vest on the third
anniversary of the date of the grant of the Options. For the maximum award to
vest an 18 per cent. compound annual growth total shareholder return needs to
be achieved. An amount of 25 per cent. of the award vests at an 8 per cent.
compound annual growth total shareholder return with straight line vesting
between those points.

 

In addition, options over 41,509 Ordinary Shares were awarded to Lucy
Sharman-Munday, Non-Executive Director, which vest on the third anniversary of
the date of the grant of the Options subject to her continued employment by
the Company.

 

The Options represent, in aggregate, 0.88% of the existing issued share
capital of the Company. Following the grant of these Options, the Company has
a total of 2,071,095 unvested Options outstanding, equating to approximately
1.79% of the existing issued share capital of the Company.

 

The grant includes options over an aggregate of 962,264 Shares to persons
discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") of the Company, which are in
line with the Group's remuneration policy and are subject to typical holding,
malus and clawback provisions. The resultant Option holdings of the PDMRs are
as follows:

 

 PDMR                 Role                           Number of Options granted  Resultant number Of Options held
 Nadeem Raza          Chief Executive Officer        283,019                    560,797
 Bill Wynn            Chief Financial Officer        188,679                    373,864
 Duncan McCreadie     Chief Technical Officer        80,755                     160,014
 Lucy Sharman-Munday  Non-Executive Director         41,509                     41,509
 Nick Wightman        Finance Director               71,698                     142,068
 Paul Jurevicius      Business Development Director  75,472                     149,546
 Stephen Watson       Product Director               71,698                     142,068
 Jackie Mitchell      Human Resources Director       66,415                     131,600
 Trevor McGahan       Operations Director            83,019                     164,500

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU
Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

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                                                         Nadeem Raza

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             283,019

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Bill Wynn

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Financial Officer

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             188,679

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Duncan McCreadie

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Technical Officer

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             80,755

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Lucy Sharman-Munday

 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                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             41,509

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Nick Wightman

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Finance Director

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             71,698

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Paul Jurevicius

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Business Development Director

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             75,472

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Stephen Watson

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Product Director

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             71,698

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Jackie Mitchell

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Human Resources Director

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             66,415

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                                                         Trevor McGahan

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Operations Director

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Microlise Group plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800JRGXV9OET1LW32

 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 £0.001 pence each

      Identification code                                          GB00BLR8L223

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                     £0.001             83,019

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A - Single Transaction

      - Aggregated volume

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      28/07/2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     Off market

 

For further information, please contact:

Microlise Group plc

Nadeem Raza, CEO

Bill Wynn, CFO
                                           C/O SEC
Newgate

 

Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser & Broker)

Steve Pearce / James Moat / Harry Gooden
        Tel: 020 7496 3000

 

SEC Newgate (Financial PR)

Bob Huxford / Robin Tozer /Isabelle Smurfit
          Tel: 020 3757 6880

Email: microlise@secnewgate.co.uk

 

About Microlise

Microlise Group Plc is a leading provider of transport management software to
fleet operators helping them to improve efficiency, safety, and reduce
emissions. These improvements are delivered through reduced fuel use, reduced
mileage travelled, improved driver performance, fewer accidents, elimination
of paperwork and delivery of an enhanced customer experience.

 

Established in 1982, Microlise is an award-winning business with over 400
enterprise clients. With 350 employees based at the Group's headquarters in
Nottingham in the UK, the Company also has offices in France, Australia, and
India, with a total global staff base of over 600.

Microlise is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: SAAS)
and qualifies for the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark.

 

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