18 June 2020
Eckoh plc
("Eckoh", the "Group" or the "Company")
EBT Share Dealings and Total Voting Rights
Eckoh plc (AIM:ECK), the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, today announces that, on 18 June 2020, Eckoh's employee benefit trust ("EBT"), purchased 127,300 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of approximately 62.83p per Share, to be held on trust for the purpose of satisfying future awards to beneficiaries of the Company's share incentive plan (the "Purchase").
As Nik Philpot (CEO) and Chrissie Herbert (CFO) are trustees and administrators of the EBT, they are therefore treated as having an interest in the Shares.
Following settlement of the above purchase of Shares, the EBT will hold a total of 1,756,814 ordinary shares, equivalent to 0.69 per cent. of the Ordinary Share capital of Eckoh.
Total Voting Rights
The Company continues to have a total of 255,351,256 Ordinary Shares in issue. Pursuant to the Purchase, the number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury has increased to 1,551,537 and, as a result, the Ordinary Shares in issue carrying voting rights will be 253,799,719. Shareholders may use this figure of 253,799,719 Ordinary Shares 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Eckoh plc |
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Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer |
Tel: 01442 458 300 |
Chrissie Herbert, Chief Financial Officer |
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FTI Consulting LLP |
Tel: 020 3727 1000 |
Ed Bridges / Jamie Ricketts / Jan Meinicke / Darius Alexander |
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N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker) |
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Shaun Dobson / Tom Salvesen / Justin McKeegan |
Tel: 020 7496 3000 |
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C anaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker) |
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Simon Bridges / Andrew Potts |
Tel: 020 7523 8000 |
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About Eckoh plc
Eckoh is a global provider of Secure Payment products and Customer Contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK and US.
Our Secure Payments products help our clients take payments securely from their customers through all engagement channels. The products, which include the patented CallGuard and ChatGuard, can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's site and remove sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. They offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One Accredited Service Provider since 2010, securing over £2bn in payments annually.
Eckoh's Customer Contact solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true Omnichannel experience. We also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.
Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.
For more information go to www.eckoh.com or email MediaResponseUK@eckoh.com