Director/PDMR Shareholding - Grant of Options

IQGeo Group PLC

24 July 2023

 

IQGeo Group plc

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of Options

IQGeo Group plc (AIM: IQG), a developer of geospatial software that is "Building better networks" for telecom and utility operators, announces the grant of options over a total of 250,000 new ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") ("Options") to Richard Petti, Chief Executive Officer, and Haywood Chapman, Chief Financial Officer.

These Options were granted on 24 July 2023 pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Group's existing 2020 Share Option Plan (as described in the Company's announcement of 3 December 2020) and on the recommendation of the Company's Remuneration Committee. Richard Petti has been awarded 160,000 Options and Haywood Chapman awarded 90,000 Options in respect of the year ended 31 December 2022.

The exercise price for these Options is 210.0 pence, being the approximate 30-day volume-weighted average price for the period to 27 March 2023, the date on which the financial results for the year ended 31 December 2022 were announced. The vesting conditions remain in line with options previously issued under the 2020 Share Option Plan with Options vesting in portions of one third on the first, second and third anniversaries of grant and have no further performance conditions other than ongoing employment on the date of vesting. The Options will be subject to a two-year holding period from vesting point, with sales only permitted to sell shares sufficient to cover the exercise cost and any tax liability within this holding period. The Options will vest in full on a change of control.

Following these transactions, Mr. Petti's beneficial interest remains at 221,077 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.36 per cent. of the total issued share capital and he now holds 2,060,000 options over Ordinary Shares. Mr. Chapman's beneficial interest in the Company remains at 131,228 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.21 per cent. of the total issued share capital. In addition he now holds 850,000 options over Ordinary Shares. 

For further information contact:

IQGeo Group plc                                                                      [phone]

Richard Petti

Haywood Chapman

finnCap Ltd                                                                              [phone]

Henrik Persson, Seamus Fricker (Corporate Finance)

Tim Redfern, Charlotte Sutcliffe (ECM)

Notes to editors

About IQGeo

Telecommunications and utility operators are "Building better networks" with IQGeo's award-winning software solutions. The ability to powerfully model any network requirement, integrate every system and data source, and support field and office teams with continual innovation is helping operators create the networks of the future. Our solutions ensure greater cross-team collaboration and process efficiency throughout the network lifecycle, from planning and design to construction, operations, and sales.

Whether it's highly competitive fiber and 5G broadband rollouts or complex utility grid modernization projects, IQGeo's enterprise solutions, our OSPInsight fiber design software, and our Comsof automated planning software are proven industry leaders. We partner with large multinationals and smaller regional operators to deliver the digital innovation they need to increase network resilience, operational safety, and business ROI.

Headquartered in Cambridge, with offices in Denver, Ghent, Toronto, Frankfurt and Tokyo, we work with some of the largest network infrastructure operators in the world. For more information visit: www.iqgeo.com/

IQGeo trades on AIM with the ticker IQG.

For additional information please visit www.iqgeo.com

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU No. 596/2014) which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them are set out below pursuant to the EU Market Abuse regulation.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Haywood Chapman
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IQGEO Group plc
b)	LEI	213800P2PCLCEFANB194
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 Identification code	2p Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00B3NCXX73
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) nil 90,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	24 July 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard Petti
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	IQGEO Group plc
b)	LEI	213800P2PCLCEFANB194
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 Identification code	2p Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB00B3NCXX73
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) nil 160,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	24 July 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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