H&T Group PLC Director Dealings and Issue of Equity (9210E)
May 11 2017 - 10:54AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMHAT
RNS Number : 9210E
H&T Group PLC
11 May 2017
11 May 2017
H&T Group plc
Director Dealings and Issue of Equity
H&T Group plc ("H&T" or "the Group") announces that it
was informed on 9 May 2017 that on 9 May 2017, John Nichols, Chief
Executive Officer, and Steve Fenerty, Finance Director, exercised
options over a total of 123,907 ordinary shares of 5p each in the
Company pursuant to the H&T 2007 Option Scheme (the "Options"),
as set out in the table below:
Director Total number of options Exercise price
exercised (p)
--------------- ------------------------ ---------------
John Nichols 78,390 217.5p
--------------- ------------------------ ---------------
Steve Fenerty 45,517 217.5p
--------------- ------------------------ ---------------
The Company has issued and allotted 123,907 new ordinary shares
of 5p each pursuant to the exercise of the Options. The Company has
also issued and allotted a further 14,200 new ordinary shares of 5p
each pursuant to the exercise of options by employees.
Accordingly, an application has been made for a total of 138,107
new ordinary shares in the Company to be admitted to trading on AIM
and it is expected that admission will take place on 15 May 2017.
The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing
shares of the Company.
Following Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital
will comprise of 37,193,462 ordinary shares with one voting right
per share. No shares are held in Treasury. The total number of
voting rights in the Company is therefore 37,193,462.
This figure of 37,193,462 ordinary shares may be used by
shareholders in the Company 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 and Transparency Rules.
Simultaneous with the exercise of the Options, the Company was
informed on 9 May 2017 that on 9 May 2017 John Nichols sold a total
of 78,390 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 281.75 pence
per share and Steve Fenerty sold a total of 45,517 ordinary shares
in the Company at a price of 281.75 pence per share. Following
these share sales both John Nichols' and Steve Fenerty's interests
in the Company remain unchanged. Mr Nichols holds a total of
1,079,530 ordinary shares in the Company representing 2.90% of the
Company's issued share capital and Mr Fenerty holds a total of
305,933 ordinary shares in the Company representing 0.82% of the
Company's issued share capital.
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 John Nichols
Steve Fenerty
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- -------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status CEO and Finance Director
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
---- -------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name H&T Group plc
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
b) LEI 2138006N2X1XSBSDSU74
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
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 H&T GROUP PLC Ordinary shares
the financial of 5 pence
instrument, type
of instrument
GB00B12RQD06
Identification
code
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
b) Nature of the Sale of Ordinary Shares
transaction
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and Director Price (p) Volume
volume(s) --------------- ---------- -------
John Nichols 281.75 78,390
--------------- ---------- -------
Steve Fenerty 281.75 45,517
--------------- ---------- -------
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume 123,907
d) - Price 281.75
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
e) Date of the transactions 9 May 2017
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction
---- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
- ENDS -
For further information, please contact:
H&T Group plc
Tel: 020 8225 2797
John Nichols, Chief Executive
Steve Fenerty, Finance Director
Numis Securities (Broker and Nominated Adviser)
Tel: 020 7260 1000
Mark Lander - Corporate Broking
Freddie Barnfield - Nominated Adviser
Haggie Partners (Public Relations)
Tel: 020 7562 4444
Damian Beeley
Brian Norris
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