Grant of Options and PDMR Dealings

RNS Number : 0345E

Cornerstone FS PLC

08 March 2022

 

8 March 2022

Cornerstone FS plc

("Cornerstone" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Grant of Options and PDMR Dealings

Cornerstone FS plc (AIM: CSFS), the cloud-based provider of international payment, currency risk management and electronic account services to SMEs, announces that, on 8 March 2022, the Company granted options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company ("Options") to certain Directors and a PDMR as follows:

Name	Role	Number of Options granted	Options exercise price
Julian Wheatland	CEO	426,190	36.15p
Judy Happe	CFO	127,857	36.15p
Jordanna Curtis	Head of Operations	114,755	61.0p

The Options granted to Julian Wheatland and Judy Happe are pursuant to their employment contracts, which were entered into respectively on 1 October and 3 November 2020, and disclosed in the Company's admission document dated 26 March 2021. As part of their remuneration, they receive an annual grant of Options equal to 5% and 1.5% respectively of any increase in the fully diluted capital of the Company in the 12 months immediately prior to the date of grant and exercisable at a price equal to the average mid-market closing price of the Company's ordinary shares on AIM over the relevant 12-month period. In light of the Company's admission to trading on AIM on 6 April 2021, the exercise price of this grant of Options reflects the average mid-market closing price since admission. These Options vest as to one third on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant and expire five years from the date of grant.

The Options granted to Jordanna Curtis are intended to qualify as Enterprise Management Incentive

options pursuant to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.  They have been granted at an exercise price equal to the price of the ordinary shares placed during the Company's admission to AIM on 6 April 2021. These Options vest as to one third on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant and expire five years from the date of grant.

In addition, the Company has today granted a further 124,652 Options to other staff members intended to qualify as Enterprise Management Incentive options pursuant to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.

Further information please contact: Cornerstone FS plc [phone] Julian Wheatland, Chief Executive Officer Judy Happe, Chief Financial Officer SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nomad) [phone] Mark Brady, Neil Baldwin SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Broker) [phone] Jeff Keating, Harry Davies-Ball Luther Pendragon (Financial PR) [phone] Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury

About Cornerstone FS PLC

Cornerstone FS plc is a payments focused fintech business that makes managing currency simple for SMEs. It provides international payment, currency risk management and electronic account services using a proprietary cloud-based multi-currency payments platform. These services are delivered directly and via white label partners on a SaaS basis to UK-based SMEs that engage in international trade. Cornerstone also serves some high-net worth individual clients.

Headquartered in the City of London and with offices in Tunbridge Wells and Dubai, Cornerstone is listed on AIM under the trading symbol 'CSFS'. For more information, please visit www.cornerstonefs.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	Julian Wheatland
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Cornerstone FS plc
b)	LEI	213800O41L2RXZ2BZ956
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	Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
	Identification code	GB00BNG7CD28
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			36.15 pence	426,190
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	8 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	Off market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Judy Happe
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	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	Cornerstone FS plc
b)	LEI	213800O41L2RXZ2BZ956
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	Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
	Identification code	GB00BNG7CD28
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			36.15 pence	127,857
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	8 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	Off market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jordanna Curtis
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Head of Operations
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Cornerstone FS plc
b)	LEI	213800O41L2RXZ2BZ956
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	Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
	Identification code	GB00BNG7CD28
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			61.0 pence	114,755
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	8 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	Off market

 

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