10 November 2022
Xeros Technology Group plc
("Xeros", the "Group" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Transactions
As contemplated at the time of the fundraising announced on 30 September 2022 ("Fundraising") the Remuneration Committee has today granted the following new options over ordinary shares of 0.1p each ("Ordinary Shares") to Neil Austin, Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Denney, Chief Financial Officer, under the terms of the Xeros Technology Group plc 2020 Share Option Scheme. The exercise price is fixed at 5p per share, being the issue price of the Fundraising:
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Options over Ordinary Shares |
Neil Austin Paul Denney |
4,529,403 1,582,774
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The options granted to Neil Austin are EMI share options and the options granted to Paul Denney are unapproved options. These new options will be exercisable in tranches of one third each on the first, second and third anniversaries of the award.
David Armfield, Non-Executive Director, subscribed for 242,857 Ordinary Shares in the open offer linked to the Fundraising taking his aggregate holding to 292,857 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.19 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
Further details of these transactions are set out below.
Enquiries:
Xeros Technology Group plc Neil Austin, Chief Executive Officer Paul Denney, Chief Financial Officer
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Tel: 0114 321 6328 |
finnCap Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker) Julian Blunt / Teddy Whiley / George Dollemore, Corporate Finance Andrew Burdis / Sunila de Silva, ECM
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Tel: 020 7220 0500 |
Yellow Jersey PR Sarah Hollins / Lilian Filips / Laurie Gellhorn |
Tel: 020 3004 9512 |
Notes for editors:
POWERED BY SCIENCE, XEROS CREATE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERED FOR THE FUTURE
Born out of textile research and advancing new standards of performance and responsibility, Xeros' technologies revolutionise the way we make and clean our clothes, conserving water and preventing waste. Designed to impact industries and people on a global scale, Xeros transforms the performance, impact and economics of the fashion and washing machine industry.
Xeros enables the scaling of its innovations and impact by licencing its intellectual property to partners across the globe. Their work has, to date, created 38 patent families.
Xeros' technologies are already in use in major global industries, including commercial and home laundry and garment manufacture. So far, these technologies have saved millions of litres of water and could prevent billions of microfibres from ending in our oceans.
TO THE POWER OF CHANGE
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name |
Mr Neil Austin |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name |
Xeros Technology Group Plc |
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b)
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LEI |
2138009F3U39GVY7DG06 |
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options over Ordinary shares of 0.1p each under terms of the Xeros Technology Group plc 2020 Share Option Scheme exerciseable at 5p per share n/a |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Grant of options.
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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As in c) above n/a |
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e)
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Date of the transaction |
10 November 2022 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction |
Sheffield |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name |
Mr Paul Denney |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name |
Xeros Technology Group Plc |
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b)
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LEI |
2138009F3U39GVY7DG06 |
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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
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options over Ordinary shares of 0.1p each under terms of the Xeros Technology Group plc 2020 Share Option Scheme exerciseable at 5p per share n/a |
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Nature of the transaction |
Grant of options.
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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e)
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Date of the transaction |
10 November 2022 |
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Place of the transaction |
Sheffield |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name |
Mr David Armfield |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status |
Non-Executive Director |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name |
Xeros Technology Group Plc |
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b)
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LEI |
2138009F3U39GVY7DG06 |
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.1p each
GB00BMGYBJ57
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Subscription via open offer to shareholders
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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As in c) above n/a |
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e)
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Date of the transaction |
21 October 2022 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction |
Off market |