AFERIAN PLC
("Aferian", the "Company" or
the "Group")
Grant of Share
Options
Aferian Plc (LSE AIM: AFRN), the B2B
video streaming solutions company, announces that the Group's
Remuneration Committee has granted 4,000,000 options ("Options")
over ordinary shares of 1p ("Ordinary Shares") to Mark Carlisle,
Chief Executive Officer.
As a result, Mark Carlisle now holds
a total of 4,225,000 options over Ordinary Shares and is
beneficially interested in a total of 154,584 Ordinary
Shares.
The Options are subject to continued
employment. The strike price and vesting period of these options is
as follows:
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Number of Options
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Strike
Price
(GBP Pence)
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Vesting
Period
(Years)
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2,000,000
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3
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1
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1,000,000
|
6
|
2
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1,000,000
|
10
|
3
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The Board considers options are an
effective and important mechanism to incentivise and retain the
executive team and to align them with shareholder
interests.
The FCA notification, made
in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse
Regulation is appended below.
For
further information please contact:
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Aferian plc
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+44 (0)1954 234100
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Mark Carlisle, Chief Executive
Officer
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Investec plc (NOMAD and Broker)
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+44 (0)20 7597 5970
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David Anderson / Patrick Robb / Nick
Prowting
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About Aferian plc
Aferian plc (AIM: AFRN) is a
B2B video streaming solutions company. Our end-to-end solutions
bring live and on-demand video to every kind of screen. We create
the forward-thinking solutions that our customers need to drive
subscriber engagement, audience satisfaction, and revenue
growth.
It is our belief that successful
media companies and services will be those that are most
consumer-centric, data driven and flexible to change. We focus on
innovating technologies that enable our customers stay ahead of
evolving viewer demand by providing smarter, more cost-effective
ways of delivering end-to-end modern TV and video experiences to
consumers. By anticipating technological and behavioural audience
trends, our software solutions empower our customers to heighten
viewer enjoyment, drive growth in audience share and ultimately
their profitability.
Aferian plc is traded on the London
Stock Exchange's AIM stock market (AIM: symbol AFRN). Headquartered
in Cambridge, UK, the Company operates across the USA, Europe and
Asia. For more information, please
visit www.aferian.com.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them.
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Names
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Mark Carlisle
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive Officer
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial Notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction
monitor
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a)
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Name
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Aferian plc
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b)
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LEI
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21380068JIMBNNZJL315
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
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Options over Ordinary Shares of 1.0p
each
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b)
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Identification code
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GB00B013SN63
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c)
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Nature of the
transaction
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Grant of Options
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d)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s) Volume(s)
2,000,000 options over ordinary
shares at a strike price of 3 pence
1,000,000 options over ordinary
shares at a strike price of 6 pence
1,000,000 options over ordinary
shares at a strike price of 10 pence
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e)
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Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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2,000,000 options over
ordinary shares at a strike price of 3 pence
1,000,000 options over ordinary
shares at a strike price of 6 pence
1,000,000 options over ordinary
shares at a strike price of 10 pence
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f)
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Date of the
transaction
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26 September 2024
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g)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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