Director Dealing, Issue of Equity and TVR

RNS Number : 5227M

Bigblu Broadband PLC

22 September 2021

 

Bigblu Broadband plc

('BBB' or the 'Company')

Director Dealing, Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

Bigblu Broadband plc (AIM: BBB.L), a leading provider of alternative super-fast and ultra-fast broadband services, announces that, on 21 September 2021, Michael Tobin OBE, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, has exercised options over 133,333 ordinary shares of 15 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") at a price of 78.75p per share under the Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group plc 2015 EMI Share Option Scheme (the "Option Exercise"). Application will be made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on or around the 24 September 2021.

Following the Option Exercise, Michael Tobin OBE has a beneficial interest in 371,174 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.64% of the Company's issued share capital. Michael Tobin OBE has outstanding options over 93,333 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of 114.45p.

Further details on the exercise are included in the notifications below.

Total Voting Rights

Following the issue of 133,333 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Option Exercise, the total number of shares in issue is 57,723,190 and there are no Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights in the Company is 57,723,190.

Bigblu Broadband Group PLC	www.bbb-plc.com
Andrew Walwyn, Chief Executive Officer Frank Waters, Chief Financial Officer	Via Walbrook PR
finnCap (Nomad and Broker) Marc Milmo / Simon Hicks / Charlie Beeson (Corporate Finance) Tim Redfern / Richard Chambers (ECM)	Tel: [phone]
Walbrook PR (PR / IR advisers)	Tel: [phone] or
Nick Rome/Tom Cooper/Nicholas Johnson	[e-mail]

About Bigblu Broadband plc

Bigblu Broadband plc (AIM: BBB.L), is a leading provider of alternative super-fast broadband solutions throughout Europe and Australia. BBB delivers a portfolio of super-fast wireless broadband products for consumers and businesses unserved or underserved by fibre.

High levels of recurring revenue, increasing economies of scale and Government stimulation of the alternative broadband market in many countries provide a solid foundation for significant organic growth as demand for alternative super-fast broadband services increases around the world.

BBB's range of solutions includes satellite, next generation fixed wireless and 4G/5G delivering between 30 Mbps and 150 Mbps for consumers, and up to 1 Gbps for businesses. BBB provides customers ongoing services including hardware supply, installation, pre and post-sale support billings and collections, whilst offering appropriate tariffs depending on each end user requirements.

Importantly, as its core technologies evolve, and more affordable capacity is made available, BBB continues to offer ever-increasing speeds and higher data throughputs to satisfy market demands for 'video-on- demand'. Its alternative broadband offerings present a customer experience that is similar to that offered by wired broadband and the connection can be shared in the normal way with PCs, tablets and smart-phones via a normal wired or wireless router.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Tobin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Chairman
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bigblu Broadband PLC
b)	LEI	2138008P6X5EX455KU41
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 £0.15 each
	Identification code	GB00BD5JMP10
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£0.7875	133,333
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	133,333
	- Aggregated Value	£104,999.74
e)	Date of the transaction	21 September 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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