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RNS Number : 2294E

Quixant PLC

04 May 2017

4 May 2017

Quixant plc

("Quixant" or the "Company")

Exercise of Options / Issue of Equity

and Director/PDMR Dealings

Quixant (AIM: QXT), a leading provider of innovative, highly engineered technology products principally to the global gaming industry, announces the following dealings in the ordinary shares of GBP0.001 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

Director Dealing

On 4 May 2017, Michael Peagram, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, purchased 25,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 385 pence per Ordinary Share.

Exercise of Options

The Company announces that it has applied to the London Stock Exchange for 565,200 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission").. The new Ordinary Shares are being issued subsequent to exercises of options over Ordinary Shares ("Options") by certain Directors', persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR's") and employees of the Company.

On 2 May 2017, Jon Jayal, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, exercised and retained the nil cost options over 400,000 Ordinary Shares granted to him by Nick Jarmany in recognition of his early stage contribution to Quixant's business and his importance to the Company in the future and referred to in paragraph 10 (b) of Part V of the Company's admission document dated 15 May 2013. These Ordinary Shares were held by Nick Jarmany, Chief Executive of the Company. Additionally, on 3 May 2017, Jon Jayal exercised a further 110,200 Options. He subsequently sold 50,000 Ordinary Shares on 3 May 2017 at a price of 385 pence per Ordinary Share.

On 3 May 2017, Cresten Preddy, Finance Director of the Company, exercised and retained 20,000 Options.

Following these transactions, on Admission:

- Nick Jarmany will hold 12,179,940 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 18.47 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital

- Jon Jayal's shareholding will increase to 460,200 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.70 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital; and

- Cresten Preddy will hold 30,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.05 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

- Michael Peagram will hold 227,174 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.34 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

Furthermore, on 3 May 2017 the following PDMR's of the Company exercised Options:

 
 PDMR             Role                       Options               Ordinary 
                                           exercised    Shares subsequently 
                                                                       sold 
---------------  ----------------------  -----------  --------------------- 
                  Sales Director, 
 John Malin        Quixant UK Ltd             12,000                 12,000 
---------------  ----------------------  -----------  --------------------- 
 Sandra Lowman    Operations Director,        33,000                      - 
                   Quixant UK Ltd 
---------------  ----------------------  -----------  --------------------- 
 Amit Sharma      Vice President Sales        17,000                      - 
                   & General Manager, 
                   Quixant USA Inc 
---------------  ----------------------  -----------  --------------------- 
 

Total Voting Rights

It is expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence in the new Ordinary Shares at 8.00 a.m. on 5 May 2017. On Admission the Company's issued share capital will comprise 65,929,982 Ordinary Shares. The Company holds no Ordinary Shares in treasury. Accordingly, the figure of 65,929,982 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 Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

 
Quixant plc                                                    Tel: +44 (0) 1223 892696 
 
Jon Jayal, Chief Operating Officer 
 
Nominated Adviser and Broker: 
finnCap Ltd                                                    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 
Matt Goode / Henrik Persson / Simon Hicks (Corporate Finance) 
 Simon Johnson / Alice Lane (Corporate Broking) 
 
Financial PR:                                                  Tel: +44(0) 20 8004 4218 
Alma PR 
John Coles 
Hilary Buchanan 
 

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:                              Michael Peagram - Non-Executive Chairman 
                                          Nick Jarmany - Chief Executive 
                                          Jon Jayal - Chief Operating Officer 
                                          Cresten Preddy - Finance Director 
                                          John Malin - Sales Director, Quixant 
                                          UK Ltd 
                                          Sandra Lowman - Operations Director, 
                                          Quixant UK Ltd 
                                          Amit Sharma - Vice President Sales 
                                          & General Manager, Quixant USA Inc 
---  ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                     See 1 (a) above, all 
                                            are PDMR's of the Company 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment:      Initial Notification 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                                Quixant plc 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI:                                 2138003VERSWQP561X71 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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         Ordinary Shares of GBP0.001 
       instrument, type of instrument: 
 
       Identification code:                 GB00B99PCP71 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:           Michael Peagram 
                                             *    Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                            Nick Jarmany 
                                             *    Disposal of Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                            Jon Jayal 
                                             *    Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares 
 
 
                                             *    Sale of Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                            Cresten Preddy 
                                             *    Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                            John Malin 
                                             *    Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares 
 
 
                                             *    Sale of Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                            Sandra Lowman 
                                             *    Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                            Amit Sharma 
                                             *    Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):              Michael Peagram 
                                            Purchase of Ordinary 
                                            Shares: Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
                                             385 pence    25,000 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            Nick Jarmany 
                                            Disposal of Ordinary 
                                            Shares: Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
                                             nil pence    400,000 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            Jon Jayal 
                                            Exercise of Options: Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
                                             49 pence     110,200 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
                                             nil pence    400,000 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            Sale of Ordinary Shares: Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
                                             385 pence    50,000 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            Cresten Preddy 
                                            Exercise of Options: Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
                                             49 pence    20,000 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            John Malin 
                                            Exercise of Options: Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
                                             49 pence    12,000 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            Sale of Ordinary Shares: Price(s)     Volume(s) 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
                                             385 pence    12,000 
                                            -----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            Sandra Lowman 
                                            Exercise of Options: Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
                                             49 pence    33,000 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                            Amit Sharma 
                                            Exercise of Options: Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
                                             49 pence    17,000 
                                            ----------  ---------- 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information:              See 4 (c) above 
        *    Aggregated volume: 
 
 
        *    Price: 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction:                  2 May 2017 
                                                  *    Jon Jayal - exercise of 400,000 options over Ordinary 
                                                       Shares 
 
 
 
                                                  *    Nick Jarmany - disposal of 400,000 Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                                 3 May 2017 
                                                  *    Jon Jayal - exercise of 110,200 options over Ordinary 
                                                       Shares, sale of 50,000 Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                                  *    Cresten Preddy - exercise of 20,000 options over 
                                                       Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                                  *    John Malin - exercise of 12,000 options of Ordinary 
                                                       Shares, sale of 12,000 Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                                  *    Sandra Lowman - exercise of 33,000 options of 
                                                       Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                                  *    Amit Sharma - exercise of 17,000 options over 
                                                       Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
                                                 4 May 2017 
                                                 Michael Peagram - purchase 
                                                 of 25,000 Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction:            London Stock Exchange, 
                                            AIM Market (XLON) 
---  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 

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