The Company announces that, following the vesting of a conditional share award under the Company's performance share plan (as notified to the market on 8 December 2021) Matt Jones, Chief Executive Officer, today sold 203,725 Ordinary Shares to cover his tax liability in relation to the award. The Ordinary Shares were sold at a price of 243.5 pence per share. Matt now holds 362,962 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.48% of the issued share capital.
The Company also announces that, following vesting of an award under the Company's performance share plan and a subsequent exercise of nil cost options (as notified to the market on 8 December 2021) Adam Moloney, Chief Financial Executive Officer, today sold 151,316 Ordinary Shares to cover his tax liability in relation to the award. The Ordinary Shares were sold at a price of 243.5 pence per share. Adam now holds 179,316 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.24% of the issued share capital.
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No.596/2014) as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, provide further detail in respect of the transactions described above.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name: |
Matt Jones |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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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: |
Blancco Technology Group plc |
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LEI: |
2138008487QKMQTA5428 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type oftransaction;(iii)eachdate;and(iv)eachplacewheretransactionshavebeenconducted |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: |
Ordinary Shares of 2p each GB00B06GNN57 |
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Nature of the transaction: |
Sale |
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Price(s) and volume(s): |
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Aggregated information: · Aggregatedvolume: · Price: |
Single transaction as in 4 c) above 203,725 243.5p |
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Date of the transaction: |
2021-12-15 |
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Place of the transaction: |
London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name: |
Adam Moloney |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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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: |
Blancco Technology Group plc |
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LEI: |
2138008487QKMQTA5428 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type oftransaction;(iii)eachdate;and(iv)eachplacewheretransactionshavebeenconducted |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: |
Ordinary Shares of 2p each GB00B06GNN57 |
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Nature of the transaction: |
Sale |
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Price(s) and volume(s): |
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Aggregated information: · Aggregatedvolume: · Price: |
Single transaction as in 4 c) above 151,316 243.5p |
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Date of the transaction: |
2021-12-15 |
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Place of the transaction: |
London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
For further information:
Blancco Technology Group plc |
Via Buchanan |
Matt Jones, Chief Executive Officer |
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Adam Moloney, Chief Financial Officer |
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Lorraine Young, Company Secretary
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Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor & Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 4718 8900 |
Edward Knight / Paul Gillam / James Smith
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Investec Bank plc (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
Patrick Robb / Sara Hale / C ameron MacRitchie
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Buchanan Communications Limited Chris Lane / Stephanie Whitmore / Jack Devoy |
+44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
About Blancco
Blancco Technology Group plc is a leading global provider of mobile lifecycle solutions and secure data erasure solutions. For more information, please visit www.blancco.com .