Grant of Options

RNS Number : 5697P

Plant Health Care PLC

30 May 2018

 

30 May 2018

Plant Health Care plc

("Plant Health Care" or the "Company")

Grant of options

The Company announces that on 25 May 2018 options over a total of 2,327,642 ordinary shares of 1p each were granted to Dr Christopher Richards, Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of the Company, and Dr Richard Webb, Executive Director of the Company.  The option grants have been made under the Plant Health Care plc 2017 Employee Share Option Plan.

Dr Richards has been granted a total of 1,860,104 options over ordinary shares as follows:

·     369,557 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 25p, a 10 year life and are not subject to performance conditions;

·     369,557 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 40p, a 10 year life and are not subject to performance conditions;

·     123,186 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 40p, a 10 year life and are subject to performance conditions; and

·     997,804 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 50p, a 10 year life and are subject to performance conditions.

Following these grants, Dr Richards will hold options over a total of 3,363,777 ordinary shares.

Dr Webb has been granted 467,538 options over ordinary shares which have an exercise price of 24p, a 10 year life and are subject to performance conditions. Following this grant, Dr Webb will hold options over a total of 2,073,727 ordinary shares.

Plant Health Care plc Chris Richards - Executive Chairman and Interim CEO Jeffrey Hovey - Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Liberum - Nomad and Joint Broker Clayton Bush Chris Clarke	[phone]
Arden Partners plc - Joint Broker John Llewellyn-Lloyd / Dan Gee-Summons	[phone]

Company website: www.planthealthcare.com

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Dr Christopher Richards
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Chairman and Interim CEO
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Plant Health Care plc
b)	LEI	213800KBQPJZ2FM8QH27
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 1p each
	Identification code	GB00B01JC540
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		25p 40p 40p 50p	369,557 369,557 123,186 997,804
d)	Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price	1,860,104 As above
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Dr Richard Webb
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Plant Health Care plc
b)	LEI	213800KBQPJZ2FM8QH27
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 1p each
	Identification code	GB00B01JC540
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price	Volume
		24p	467,538
d)	Aggregated information: ·Aggregated volume ·Price	Single transaction as in 4c) above 467,538 Exercise price - 24p
e)	Date of the transaction	25 May 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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