Exercise of Employee Share Options

RNS Number : 5527B

Westminster Group PLC

04 April 2017

 

4 April 2017

Westminster Group Plc:

Exercise of Employee Share Options, Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

Westminster Group Plc ('Westminster', the 'Company' or 'the Group') announces that it has today issued 55,000 new ordinary shares of 10p each in the Group, following the exercise of employee options. These options which were issued on 5 April 2007 have an exercise price of 10p.

The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares in the Group and application will be made for these new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, which is expected to occur on or around 7 April 2017.

 As a consequence of the exercise of share options as detailed above, the Group's issued capital now comprises 97,993,420 ordinary shares of 10p each. There are no ordinary shares held in Treasury. Therefore the total number of voting rights in Westminster is now 97,993,420.

The above figure of 97,993,420 may be used by shareholders in the Group as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Group under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

Westminster Group plc.	Tel: [phone]
Peter Fowler (Chief Executive)
Ian Selby (Chief Financial Officer)
S. P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP (NOMAD + Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Stuart Gledhill/Lindsay Mair
Walbrook PR (Financial PR)	Tel: [phone]
Tom Cooper/Paul Vann	0797 122 1972
	[e-mail]

Notes:

Westminster Group plc is a leader in the supply of system solutions and products to the security, defence, fire protection and safety markets worldwide.

Westminster's principal activity is the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance, detection, tracking and interception technologies and the provision of long term managed services contracts such as the management and running of complete security services and solutions in airports, ports and other such facilities together with the provision of ferry services, manpower, consultancy and training services. The majority of its customer base, by value, comprises governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue chip commercial organisations.  For further information please visit www.wsg-corporate.com  

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM:

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name:	Eve O'Hare
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Director of Westminster International Limited
b)	Initial notification/Amendment:	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name:	Westminster Group plc
b)	LEI:
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:	Options over Ordinary shares of 10p each
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Exercise of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) 10 pence 13,000
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price:	Single transaction as in 4 c) above Price(s) Volume(s) 10 pence 13,000
e)	Date of the transaction:	3 April 2017 17:00 GMT
f)	Place of the transaction:	Outside a trading venue

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name:	Russell Gainford
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	Director of Westminster International Limited
b)	Initial notification/Amendment:	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name:	Westminster Group plc
b)	LEI:
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:	Options over Ordinary shares of 10p each
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Exercise of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) 10 pence 42,000
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price:	Single transaction as in 4 c) above Price(s) Volume(s) 10 pence 42,000
e)	Date of the transaction:	3 April 2017 17:00 GMT
f)	Place of the transaction:	Outside a trading venue

 

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