Grant of awards under Performance Share Plan

RNS Number : 5258Y

Aptitude Software Group PLC

09 September 2020

 

Aptitude Software Group plc (the "Company")

Grant of awards under the  Company's  Performance Share Plan 2016 ("PSP")

On 7 September 2020 Aptitude Software Group plc granted awards in the form of options over ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the PSP to the following Directors and PDMRs. Each option has an exercise price per Ordinary Share equal to the nominal value of an Ordinary Share.

Director/ PDMR	Role	Number of Ordinary Shares over which award granted
JEREMY SUDDARDS	Executive Director /PDMR (Chief Executive Officer)	69,321
PHILIP WOOD	Executive Director/PDMR (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer)	54,348
ALEX CURRAN	PDMR (Executive Vice President, North America)	31,318
CHRIS WADE	PDMR (Chief Product Officer)	31,145
CLARE GROOM	PDMR (Chief People Officer)	27,758
KELVIN LYNCH	PDMR (Chief Delivery Officer)	24,956
NICK NESBITT	PDMR (Executive Vice President, International)	46,584
TRISTAN ATKINS	PDMR (Chief Technology Officer)	25,787

Each award has been granted subject to performance conditions which will be assessed over a three year period, details of which will be included in the Company's Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ending 31 December 2020.

The awards granted to Jeremy Suddards and Philip Wood will, ordinarily, vest on the second anniversary of the date on which the Company's Remuneration Committee determines the extent to which the performance conditions have been satisfied.  The other awards will, ordinarily, vest on the date on which the Company's Remuneration Committee determines the extent to which the performance conditions have been satisfied.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMRs and persons closely associated with them:

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	1)  JEREMY SUDDARDS 2)  PHILIP WOOD 3)  ALEX CURRAN 4)  CHRIS WADE 5)  CLARE GROOM 6)  KELVIN LYNCH 7)  NICK NESBITT 8)  TRISTAN ATKINS
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	1)  Executive Director/PDMR (Chief Executive Officer) 2)  Executive Director/PDMR (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) 3)  PDMR (Executive Vice President, North America) 4)  PDMR (Chief Product Officer) 5)  PDMR (Chief People Officer) 6)  PDMR (Chief Delivery Officer) 7)  PDMR (Executive Vice President, International) 8)  PDMR (Chief Technology Officer)
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Aptitude Software Group plc
b)	LEI	2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28
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 7 1/3 pence each
b)	Identification code	ISIN: GB00BJV2F804
c)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under Performance Share Plan 2016
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Number of Ordinary Shares over which Options have been granted 1)  n/a 2)  n/a 3)  n/a 4)  n/a 5)  n/a 6)  n/a 7)  n/a 8)  n/a 1.  69,321 2.  54,348 3.  31,318 4.  31,145 5.  27,758 6.   24,956 7.  46,584 8.  25,787
e)	Aggregated information -  Aggregate volume -  Price	n/a
f)	Date of the transaction	7 September 2020
g)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:		Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc

 

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