Grant of Options

RNS Number : 7200K

Parity Group PLC

24 April 2020

 

24 April 2020

Parity Group plc ("Parity" or "the Company")

Grant of Options to Directors/PDMRs

The Board of Parity (AIM: PTY), the data and technology focussed professional services business, announces that it has awarded Matthew Bayfield, Chief Executive Officer, 4,000,000 ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ("the Share Options"). The Share Options were granted on 23 April 2020 on the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee and represent approximately 3.9% of the Company's current issued share capital.

The Share Options each have an exercise price, calculated in accordance with the rules of the Unapproved CSOP Scheme 2019, of 7.75 pence. The exercise price has been set considering the market price per ordinary share as at 28 February 2020 in order to reflect conditions prior to the market impacts of Covid-19. The exercise price is therefore set higher than the closing mid-market price per ordinary share on 22 April 2020 of 7.00 pence.

The Share Options will vest after 3 years and are subject to the following performance conditions:

· One third of the Share Options will be exercisable if the share price is greater than or equal to 12.00 pence for a period of at least five consecutive trading days at any time during the vesting period;

· One third of the Share Options will be exercisable if the share price is greater than or equal to 15.00 pence for a period of at least five consecutive trading days at any time during the vesting period; and

· One third of the Share Options will be exercisable if the share price is greater than or equal to 18.00 pence for a period of at least five consecutive trading days at any time during the vesting period.

Contacts:

Roger Antony, GFD  Parity Group plc  0208 543 5353

Mike Coe   WH Ireland Limited  0207 220 1666

Chris Savidge 

The notifications below, made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details in relation to the grant of the Share Options to the PDMR:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Bayfield
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Parity Group plc
b)	LEI	213800YEHAYBJ63OHB38
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2p each GB00B1235860
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options to subscribe for new ordinary shares under the Company's Unapproved CSOP Scheme 2019.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Option Price(s) Volume(s) 7.75p 4,000,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4,000,000 £310,000.00
e)	Date of the transaction	23 April 2020

 

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