3 September 2021
Quadrise Fuels International plc
("Quadrise", "QFI" or "the Company")
Issue of Share Options and Director/PDMR Dealing
Quadrise announces that it has today granted performance share options (the "Performance Options") over new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the provisions of the Company's Unapproved Share Option Plan 2016 ("2016 Plan") to the executive directors of the Company, in the amounts set out below. The issue of the Performance Options follows the lapsing in full of options issued by the Company on 24 August 2020 due to the specific performance conditions of those options not having been met.
Director |
Number of Performance Options |
Plan |
Exercise price |
Mike Kirk |
3,000,000 |
2016 Plan
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7.5p |
Jason Miles |
7,500,000 |
2016 Plan |
7.5p |
Total |
10,500,000 |
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These Performance Options will vest as to 50% on the first anniversary of grant and the remaining 50% shall vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant. All vestings are subject to the satisfaction of specific performance conditions prior to the first anniversary of grant. The Performance Options will be exercisable from vesting until the eighth anniversary of the date of grant.
Quadrise has also today issued a total of 4,015,722 nominal value options ("NVO") to certain of the Company's PDMRs and employees in lieu of cash bonuses for the year ended 30 June 2021. The NVOs have been issued under the Company's Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Plan ("EMI Plan") or 2016 Plan, as appropriate. These awards recognise the significant progress made with bioMSAR™ development and provide a further commercial delivery incentive. The issue of NVOs include the following awards to certain of the Company's PDMRs:
Director/PDMR |
Number of NVOs |
Plan |
Exercise price |
Mike Kirk |
776,931 |
2016 Plan
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1.0p |
Jason Miles |
1,775,862 |
2016 Plan |
1.0p |
David Scott |
556,034 |
EMI Plan |
1.0p |
Total |
3,108,827 |
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The NVOs issued to Mike Kirk and Jason Miles under the 2016 Plan will vest after 12 months from the date of grant, have no performance conditions and will be exercisable from vesting until the eighth anniversary of the date of grant. The NVO's issued to David Scott and certain other employees under the EMI Plan will vest after 12 months from the date of grant, have no performance conditions and will be exercisable from vesting until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
Following the grant of Performance Options and NVOs detailed above, the Company has a total of 42,866,456 Ordinary Shares under option, representing approximately 3.0% of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital. In addition, the Company has a further 40,228,026 Ordinary Shares under warrant, representing 2.9% of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital.
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
For further information, please refer to the Company's website at www.quadrisefuels.com or contact:
Quadrise Fuels International Plc |
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Mike Kirk, Chairman |
+44 (0)20 7031 7321 |
Jason Miles, Chief Executive Officer |
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Nominated Adviser |
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Cenkos Securities plc |
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Ben Jeynes |
+44 (0)20 7397 8900 |
Katy Birkin |
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Joint Brokers |
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Peel Hunt LLP |
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Richard Crichton |
+44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
David McKeown |
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Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited |
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Toby Gibbs |
+44 (0)20 7408 4090 |
Fiona Conroy |
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Public & Investor Relations |
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Ben Brewerton |
+44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
Ntobeko Chidavaenzi |
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NOTIFICATIONS AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURES OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Michael Peter Kirk |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chairman |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Quadrise Fuels International PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800HN2ETG5476U328 |
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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 |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B11DDB67 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Performance Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each under the Company's 2016 Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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£0.00 |
3,000,000 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A - single transaction |
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- Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
3 September 2021 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Jason Victor Miles |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Quadrise Fuels International PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800HN2ETG5476U328 |
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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 |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B11DDB67 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Performance Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each under the Company's 2016 Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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£0.00 |
7,500,000 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A - single transaction |
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- Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
3 September 2021 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Michael Peter Kirk |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chairman |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Quadrise Fuels International PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800HN2ETG5476U328 |
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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 |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B11DDB67 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Nominal Value Options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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£0.00 |
776,931 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A - single transaction |
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- Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
3 September 2021 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Jason Victor Miles |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Quadrise Fuels International PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800HN2ETG5476U328 |
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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 |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B11DDB67 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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£0.00 |
1,775,862 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A - single transaction |
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- Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
3 September 2021 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
David Scott |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Head of Finance |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Quadrise Fuels International PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800HN2ETG5476U328 |
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4
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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 |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B11DDB67 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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£0.00 |
556,034 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A - single transaction |
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- Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
3 September 2021 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |