Director/PDMR Shareholding

Keywords Studios PLC

11 May 2023

 

11 May 2023

Keywords Studios plc ("Keywords Studios", "the Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Keywords Studios, the international technical services provider to the global video games industry, today announces that the following conditional award ("Salary Shares") automatically vested on 5 May 2023 under the rules of the Company's LTIP. The Salary Shares were subsequently sold, including in order to satisfy tax and National Insurance liabilities arising as a result of the vesting.

The Salary Shares are subject to phased vesting, with one-third of the award vesting on the anniversary of the date of grant each year, subject to continued employment. No other performance conditions apply.

Vesting of Salary Shares

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jon Hauck
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial Notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Keywords Studios PLC
b)	LEI	2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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 and identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of 1,396 Salary Shares awarded in 2020 and 2021 to supplement base salary.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP nil 1,396
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate volume of shares: 1,396 Aggregate price of shares: GBP nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-05-05 (UTC)
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM (AIMX)

Acquisition and Sale of Salary Shares

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jon Hauck
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial Notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Keywords Studios PLC
b)	LEI	2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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 and identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition and sale of 1,396 Salary Shares awarded in 2020 and 2021 to supplement base salary.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 0.01 1,396 GBP 22.30474 1,396
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate volume of shares acquired: 1,396 Aggregate price of shares acquired: GBP 13.96 Aggregate volume of shares sold: 1,396 Aggregate price of shares sold: GBP 31,137.42
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-05-09 (UTC)
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM (AIMX)

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