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RNS Number : 1665W

Frontier Smart Technologies Grp Ltd

07 February 2017

 
 For immediate release   7 February 2017 
 

Frontier Smart Technologies Group Ltd

('Frontier' or the 'Company')

Director Dealings and Grant of Options

Director's Dealings

Frontier (AIM: FST), a pioneer in technologies for Digital Radio and Smart Audio devices, announces that on 6 February 2017 the Company was notified that on the same day Anthony Sethill, Frontier's Chief Executive Officer, purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at an average price of 79.25 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Anthony Sethill holds 150,000 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.35% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Grant of Options

Frontier also announces that on 6 February 2017, it granted options to senior management over 2.5 million Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 5.85% of the current issued share capital.

The options shall vest in equal proportions over two, three and four years at an exercise price of 78.5 pence, being the average mid-market closing price for the 30 days prior to 6 February. The options become exercisable either on the date of vesting providing the mid-market closing share price has been greater than 160 pence for 30 consecutive days ("the Hurdle") during the vesting period, or during the period from vesting up to ten years from date of grant assuming the Hurdle is met. Should the Hurdle not be met, the options shall lapse.

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide 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                     Anthony Sethill 
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      2         Reason for the notification 
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      a)        Position/status          CEO 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      b)        Initial                  Initial notification 
                 notification 
                 /Amendment 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      3         Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
                 market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
                 or auction monitor 
--------  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      a)        Name                     Frontier Smart Technologies Group 
                                          Limited 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      b)        LEI                      N/A 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      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              Options over Ordinary Shares of 
                 of the financial         GBP0.10 
                 instrument, 
                 type of 
                 instrument               ISIN: KYG898521003 
                 Identification 
                 code 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      b)        Nature of                Grant of options 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      c)        Price(s)                       Price(s)                   Volume(s) 
                 and volume(s)            -------------------------  --------------- 
                                                Nil paid, exercise 
                                                 price of 78.5 
                                                 pence                     750,000 
                                          -------------------------  --------------- 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      d)        Aggregated 
                 information              N/A - single transaction 
                 - Aggregated 
                 volume 
                  *    Price 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      e)        Date of                  6 February 2017 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      f)        Place of                 n/a 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      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              Ordinary shares of GBP0.10 
                 of the financial 
                 instrument, 
                 type of                  ISIN: KYG898521003 
                 instrument 
                 Identification 
                 code 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      b)        Nature of                Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      c)        Price(s)                       Price(s)             Volume(s) 
                 and volume(s)            -------------------  --------------- 
                                               1. 79.5 pence        1. 25,000 
                                                2. 79.0 pence        2. 25,000 
                                          -------------------  --------------- 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      d)        Aggregated 
                 information 
                 - Aggregated              50,000 shares 
                 volume                    79.25p 
                  *    Price 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      e)        Date of                  6 February 2017 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      f)        Place of                 AIM Market of the London Stock 
                 the transaction          Exchange 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
      1         Details of the person discharging managerial 
                 responsibilities / person closely associated 
--------  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      a)        Name                     Jonathan Apps 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      2         Reason for the notification 
--------  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      a)        Position/status          CFO 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      b)        Initial                  Initial notification 
                 notification 
                 /Amendment 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      3         Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
                 market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
                 or auction monitor 
--------  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      a)        Name                     Frontier Smart Technologies Group 
                                          Limited 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      b)        LEI                      N/A 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      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              Options over Ordinary Shares of 
                 of the financial         GBP0.10 
                 instrument, 
                 type of 
                 instrument               ISIN: KYG898521003 
                 Identification 
                 code 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      b)        Nature of                Grant of options 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      c)        Price(s)                       Price(s)                   Volume(s) 
                 and volume(s)            -------------------------  --------------- 
                                                Nil paid, exercise 
                                                 price of 78.5 
                                                 pence                     370,000 
                                          -------------------------  --------------- 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      d)        Aggregated 
                 information              N/A - single transaction 
                 - Aggregated 
                 volume 
                  *    Price 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      e)        Date of                  6 February 2017 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
      f)        Place of                 n/a 
                 the transaction 
--------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 

- Ends -

For further enquiries:

 
 Frontier Smart Technologies                       +44 (0) 20 
  Group Ltd                                         7391 0630 
 Anthony Sethill, Chief Executive 
  Officer 
 Jonathan Apps, Chief Financial 
  Officer 
 
 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser                  +44 (0) 20 
  and Broker)                                       7418 8900 
 Richard Kauffer/ Euan Brown 
 
                                                   +44 (0) 20 
 Buchanan (Financial PR)                            7466 5000 
 Henry Harrison-Topham/ Steph             FST@buchanan.uk.com 
  Watson 
 

About Frontier Smart Technologies

Frontier is a pioneer in software and hardware technologies for Digital Audio devices. The Group has one operating division, Frontier Silicon, which provides solutions for Digital Radio and Smart Audio devices.

Frontier was founded in 2002. Customers include many leading consumer audio brands: Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Grundig, harman/kardon (JBL), Onkyo, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Pure, Roberts, Sony, TechniSat, Yamaha, and many more.

The Group is headquartered in London, with engineering, sales and operations teams in Cambridge, Timisoara (Romania), Hong Kong, and Shenzhen. Please visit http://www.frontiersmart.com/

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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