ARCONTECH GROUP PLC
("Arcontech" or the "Company")
Grant of Options
Arcontech (AIM: ARC), the provider of products and services for real-time financial market data processing and trading, announces that on 17 December 2025 it granted a total of 262,500 options ("Options") over ordinary shares of £0.125 in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's EMI and non-EMI schemes to various employees.
Options were granted to the following persons disclosing managerial responsibility ("PDMRs"): Matthew Jeffs (Chief Executive), Ben Hodges (Chief Financial Officer), Darren Lewis (Head of Development) and Mark Maguire (Head of Customer Support).
The Options have been granted at a price of 84.50p pence per Ordinary Share, being the closing mid-market price of an Ordinary Share on 16 December 2025. They will be exercisable from 30 June 2028.
All Options will vest subject to the Company achieving £4 million in annual revenue by the end of the financial year 30 June 2028.
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Director/PDMR |
Number of Options |
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Matthew Jeffs |
100,000 |
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Darren Lewis |
50,000 |
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Mark Maguire |
40,000 |
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Ben Hodges |
12,500 |
Any Ordinary Shares arising from the exercising of Options must be held for a period of two years.
Following this grant, there are a total of 803,000 options outstanding, representing approximately 6.0% of the current issued share capital of the Company.
Further detail is set out in the PDMR disclosure tables below.
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Enquiries:
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Arcontech Group plc |
020 7256 2300 |
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Geoff Wicks, Chairman and Non-Executive Director |
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Matthew Jeffs, Chief Executive |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad & Broker) |
020 7220 0500 |
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Jonny Franklin-Adams/Isaac Hooper/Joe Smith |
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To access more information on the Group please visit: www.arcontech.com
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Matthew Jeffs |
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2. |
Reason for the Notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive |
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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 |
Arcontech Group Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800O7PM9V79TP7523 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125 |
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Identification code |
ARC GB00BDBBJZ03 |
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b) |
Nature of the transactions |
Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information: · Aggregated volumes · Prices |
See 4(c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
17 December 2025 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Off market transaction |
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1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Darren Lewis |
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2. |
Reason for the Notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Head of Development |
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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 |
Arcontech Group Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800O7PM9V79TP7523 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125 |
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Identification code |
ARC GB00BDBBJZ03 |
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b) |
Nature of the transactions |
Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information: · Aggregated volumes · Prices |
See 4(c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
17 December 2025 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Off market transaction |
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1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Ben Hodges |
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2. |
Reason for the Notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Financial 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 |
Arcontech Group Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800O7PM9V79TP7523 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125 |
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Identification code |
ARC GB00BDBBJZ03 |
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b) |
Nature of the transactions |
Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information: · Aggregated volumes · Prices |
See 4(c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
17 December 2025 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Off market transaction |
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1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Mark Maguire |
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2. |
Reason for the Notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
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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 |
Arcontech Group Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800O7PM9V79TP7523 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Options over Ordinary Shares of £0.125 |
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Identification code |
ARC GB00BDBBJZ03 |
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b) |
Nature of the transactions |
Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information: · Aggregated volumes · Prices |
See 4(c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
17 December 2025 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Off market transaction |
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