Grant of Options to Directors/PDMR & Shareholdings

RNS Number : 6586M

Dillistone Group PLC

17 October 2016

 

Dillistone Group Plc

("Dillistone", the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of Options to Directors and PDMRs

Director Shareholdings

Dillistone Group Plc, the AIM quoted supplier of software to the recruitment industry, announces that it has granted a total of 23,135 options over the Company's ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Options" and "Ordinary Shares" respectively) representing 0.12 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company to two Directors and two PDMRs under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme ("SRSO") as set out below.

	Status	No. New Options Granted	No. Options held post Grant	Shareholding in Company
Julie Pomeroy	Director	4,627	164,761	63,733
Alistair Milne	Director	4,627	162,286	59,109
Paul Mather	PDMR	9,254*	100,708	32,177
Simon Warburton	PDMR	4,627	126,682	77,290
Total		23,135	554,437	232,309

*Includes 4,627 options granted to Paul Mather's spouse.

The Options fall under the Company's three year HMRC approved SRSO scheme.  Exercise of the Options must be made within six months of the expiry of the three year saving period.

Following this issue, the Company has 1,374,351 Ordinary Shares under option representing 6.99% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

Dillistone Group Plc
Mike Love	Chairman	020 7749 6100
Jason Starr	Chief Executive	020 7749 6100
Julie Pomeroy	Finance Director	020 7749 6100
WH Ireland Limited (Nominated adviser)
Chris Fielding	Head of Corporate Finance	020 7220 1650
Walbrook PR
Tom Cooper / Paul Vann		020 7933 8780
		0797 122 1972
		[e-mail]

 

Notes to Editors:

Dillistone Group Plc (www.dillistonegroup.com) is a leader in the supply and support of software and services to the recruitment industry. It has four trading businesses operating through two divisions: Dillistone Systems, which targets the executive search industry (www.dillistone.com); and Voyager Software, which targets other recruitment markets (www.voyagersoftware.com).

Dillistone has made three acquisitions: Voyager Software in September 2011, FCP Internet in July 2013 and ISV Software in September 2014.  The Group operates under the FileFinder, Infinity, Evolve and ISV brands.

Dillistone was admitted to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc, in June 2006.  The Group employs over 100 people globally with offices in London (head office) Basingstoke and Southampton, Frankfurt, New Jersey and Sydney.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Julie Pomeroy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Finance Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dillistone Group Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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	4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	Identification code
		GB00B13QQB40
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			77.8p	4,627
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	- Price
		77.8p
e)	Date of the transaction	14th October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alistair Milne
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director of Support Services
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dillistone Group Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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	4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	Identification code
		GB00B13QQB40
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			77.8p	4,627
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	- Price
		77.8p
e)	Date of the transaction	14th October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Mather
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Voyager Divisional Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dillistone Group Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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	9,254 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	Identification code
		GB00B13QQB40
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			77.8p	9,254
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	9,254 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	- Price
		77.8p
e)	Date of the transaction	14th October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Simon Warburton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Voyager Divisional Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Dillistone Group Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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	4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	Identification code
		GB00B13QQB40
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			77.8p	4,627
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc
	- Price
		77.8p
e)	Date of the transaction	14th October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

 

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