Directors/PDMR Shareholdings

RNS Number : 1697M

Soco International PLC

04 January 2019

 

4 January 2019

SOCO International plc

("SOCO" or "the Company")

DIRECTORS/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Awards under the Company's Deferred Share Bonus Plan

The Company announces that on 3 January 2019, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") were granted deferred bonus awards over ordinary shares of £0.05 each in the Company ("Shares"), relating to a performance related annual bonus earned for 2018, under the SOCO International plc 2014 Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the "DSBP") as follows:-

PDMRs	Position	No of Shares granted
Ed Story	Chief Executive Officer	353,594
Jann Brown	Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer	216,942
Dr Mike Watts	Managing Director	216,942
Antony Maris	Chief Operating Officer	160,697

The number of Shares granted is equivalent to the relevant proportion of the 2018 annual bonus deferred, calculated on the basis of the middle market quotation (as derived from the Daily Official List) on the dealing day immediately preceding the date of grant (£0.726). Subject to the rules of the DSBP, these Shares will generally vest over two years from the date of grant.

For further information, please contact:

Tony Hunter

Company Secretary

+ 44 (0)207 603 1515

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	ED STORY
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	SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b)	LEI	549300DDKLXYLLO4N524
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 £0.05 EACH ("SHARES") GB00B572ZV91
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Shares under the SOCO International plc 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 353,594
d)	Aggregated information	N/A single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	03/01/19
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	JANN BROWN
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director and 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	SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b)	LEI	549300DDKLXYLLO4N524
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 £0.05 EACH GB00B572ZV91
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Shares under the SOCO International plc 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 216,942
d)	Aggregated information	N/A single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	03/01/19
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	MIKE WATTS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b)	LEI	549300DDKLXYLLO4N524
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 £0.05 EACH GB00B572ZV91
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Shares under the SOCO International plc 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 216,942
d)	Aggregated information	N/A single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	03/01/19
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
a)	Name	ANTONY MARIS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
b)	LEI	549300DDKLXYLLO4N524
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 £0.05 EACH GB00B572ZV91
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Shares under the SOCO International plc 2014 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.00 160,697
d)	Aggregated information	N/A single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	03/01/19
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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