Result of AGM and Award of Bonus Share Options

RNS Number : 6526M

Ilika plc

22 September 2021

 

Ilika plc

("Ilika" or the "Company")

Result of AGM and Award of Bonus Share Options

Ilika (AIM: IKA), a pioneer in solid-state battery technology, announces that at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed.

The results of the proxy voting for the AGM is set out below:

Resolution	Total votes For	% of votes cast	Total votes Against	% of votes cast	Votes Withheld
1. To receive and adopt the audited accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 30 April 2021, together with the Directors' and Auditor's Reports in respect of such accounts	73,466,861	99.97	18,987	0.03	113,513
2. To re-elect Keith Jackson as a director of the Company who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 111 of the Company's articles of association	71,965,467	97.89	1,547,705	2.11	107,369
3. To re-elect Jeremy Millard as a director of the Company who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 111 of the Company's articles of association	73,040,194	99.92	61,564	0.08	498,203
4.  To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors to the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company, and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration	73,496,770	99.93	48,840	0.07	53,471
5.  Allotment of shares	73,350,270	99.74	191,633	0.26	57,558
6.  Special resolution: Allotment of equity securities	73,303,912	99.67	241,914	0.33	53,635

Grant of options

The Company also announces that on 22 September 2021, in aggregate nominal value options over 53,294 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company were granted to the Executive Directors and Brian Hayden, Chief Scientific Officer.

The options represent in aggregate 0.03% of the existing issued share capital.

The options were awarded as part of the Company's bonus scheme where 50% is payable as cash and 50% is deferred into options for one year, subject to continued employment.

Director / PDMR		Number of options granted	Total number of Options held post grant	Per cent. of current issued share capital
Graeme Purdy		33,394	2,208,572	1.41
Brian Hayden	8,711		1,233,276	0.79
Steve Boydell	11,189		688,316	0.45

Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive, holds 797,927 Ordinary shares representing 0.51% of current issued share capital and Steve Boydell, Finance Director, holds 53,346 Ordinary shares representing 0.03% of current issued share capital. Brian Hayden, Chief Scientific Officer holds 41,500 Ordinary shares representing 0.03% of current issued share capital and 426,300 Preference Shares.

For more information contact:
Ilika plc	www.ilika.com
Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive	Via Walbrook PR
Steve Boydell, Finance Director
Liberum Capital Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Andrew Godber, Cameron Duncan,
William Hall, Nikhil Varghese
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Emily Morris, Detlir Elezi,
Alamgir Ahmed, Milo Bonser
Walbrook PR Ltd	Tel: [phone] /  [e-mail]
Lianne Cawthorne	Mob: [phone]
Nick Rome	Mob: [phone]
Tom Cooper	Mob: [phone]

Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Graeme Purdy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ilika plc
b)	LEI	213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26
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 1 pence each
	Identification code	GB00B608Z994
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of bonus share options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1p	33,394
d)	Aggregated information
		n/a - Single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	22.09.21
f)	Place of the transaction	Off market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Brian Hayden
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Scientific Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ilika plc
b)	LEI	213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26
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 1 pence each
	Identification code	GB00B608Z994
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of bonus share options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1p	8,711
d)	Aggregated information
		n/a - Single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	22.09.21
f)	Place of the transaction	Off market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Steve Boydell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Finance Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ilika plc
b)	LEI	213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26
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 1 pence each
	Identification code	GB00B608Z994
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of bonus share options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1p	11,189
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	22.09.21
f)	Place of the transaction	Off market

 

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