APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP plc (the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
Aptitude Software Group plc announces that on 13 May 2022, a total of 94,671 share options over the Company's Ordinary Shares (the "Options") were exercised by certain employees under the Group's Performance Share Plan 2016 ("PSP 2016"), which had been subject to performance conditions. The issue of the new Ordinary Shares resulting from the Options exercise will be satisfied via the Company's existing block listing arrangements.
Total Voting Rights:
In accordance with DTR 5.6.1, following the transactions referred to above, as at today's date, the Company's issued share capital comprises 57,337,611 ordinary shares of 7 1/3 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with one voting right each. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Accordingly, Shareholders may use this figure as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Ordinary Shares in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Director/PDMR Shareholding:
Philip Wood (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) exercised options over 35,096 Ordinary Shares under the Company's Performance Share Plan 2016. He retained 19,466 of the resulting shares, and sold 15,630 of the resulting shares to fund the associated exercise costs and tax liabilities. As a result of this transaction, Philip Wood's shareholding has now increased to 216,341 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.38% of the total voting rights.
Options were also exercised by Alex Curran, (Executive Vice President, North America). The notifications below, made pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on Market Abuse, provide further information about these transactions made by Philip Wood and Alex Curran:
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Philip Wood | ||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director (Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Aptitude Software Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28 | ||||||||
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 7 1/3 pence each | ||||||||
| b) | Identification code | ISIN: GB00BJV2F804 | ||||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan 2016 2. Partial sale of shares following the exercise of options | ||||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| 1. Exercise of options:
2. Partial sale of shares following exercise of options:
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price
| n/a | ||||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 13 May 2022 | ||||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | 1. Outside a trading venue 2. London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||
| Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: | Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc | |||||||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Alex Curran | ||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (Executive Vice President, North America) | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Aptitude Software Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2138009VHA1WI2VKMA28
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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 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary Shares of 7 1/3 pence each | ||||||||
| b) | Identification code | ISIN: GB00BJV2F804 | ||||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan 2016 2. Partial sale of shares arising from the exercise of options | ||||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| 1. Exercise of options:
2. Partial sale of shares following exercise of options:
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price
| n/a | ||||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 13 May 2022 | ||||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | 1. Outside a trading venue 2. London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||
| Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: | Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary, Aptitude Software Group plc | |||||||||
Contacts
Georgina Sharley Company Secretary +44 (0)20 3687 3200
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