REG - SDI Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding and TVR

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19/04/2023 13:01

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RNS Number : 7903W  SDI Group PLC  19 April 2023

 

SDI Group plc

 

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

 

Exercise of Share Options, Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights

SDI Group plc, the AIM quoted group focused on the design and manufacture of
scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and
control applications, announces that it has issued and allotted a total of
272,868 new ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company
("Ordinary Shares") following an exercise of a number of options.

SDI has been notified that Mike Creedon, Chief Executive Officer, has
exercised 178,872 of approved share options at a price of 24.5 pence.
Following the exercise and Admission, Mike Creedon will hold 351,372 shares,
representing 0.34% of the ordinary shares held. A further 93,996 share options
have been exercised by a former employee of the Group.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the 272,868 new
Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is
expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence at
8.00 a.m. on or around 26 April 2023.

 

Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be
104,050,044 and the total number of voting rights will therefore be
104,050,044. This figure 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 share capital of the
Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

Enquiries

 

SDI Group plc

Ken Ford, Chairman
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Ami Sharma, CFO

www.sdigroup.com (http://www.sdigroup.com)

 

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Ed Frisby/Seamus Fricker - Corporate Finance

Andrew Burdis/Sunila de Silva - ECM

 

 

About SDI Group plc:

 

SDI designs and manufactures scientific and technology products for use in
digital imaging and sensing and control applications including life sciences,
healthcare, astronomy, plastics and packaging, manufacturing, precision
optics, measurement instrumentation and art conservation. SDI operates through
its subsidiaries: Atik Cameras, Synoptics, Graticules Optics, Sentek, Astles
Control Systems, Applied Thermal Control, MPB Industries, Chell Instruments,
Monmouth Scientific, Uniform Engineering, Scientific Vacuum Systems, Safelab
Systems, LTE Scientific and Fraser Anti-Static Techniques.

SDI continues to grow by developing its own technology advancements and by
improving its global sales channels, as well as through pursuing strategic,
complementary acquisitions.

 1.                        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
                           associated
 a)                        Name                                                         Mike Creedon
 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                                                         SDI Group plc
 b)                        LEI                                                          213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70
 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  Ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares")
                           Identification code                                          GB00B3FBWW43
 b)                        Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of options
 c)                        Price(s) and volume(s)                                                            Price(s)    Volume(s)
                                                                                        Exercise of options  24.5 pence  178,872

 
 d)                        Aggregated information:

                           ·Aggregated volume                                           Exercise of 178,872 options at a price of 24.5 pence per Ordinary Share

                           ·Price
 e)                        Date of the transaction                                      19 April 2023
 f)                        Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information:

·Aggregated volume

·Price

 

Exercise of 178,872 options at a price of 24.5 pence per Ordinary Share

e)

Date of the transaction

19 April 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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