Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4852A

Keywords Studios PLC

23 September 2022

 

23 September 2022

Keywords Studios plc ("Keywords Studios", "the Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Keywords Studios, the international technical services provider to the global video games industry, today announces the exercise of options over a total of 410 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company by Jon Hauck and the sale of 200 ordinary shares, as detailed further below.

Following the conditional award of shares ("Salary Shares") that automatically vested on 16 September 2022 under the rules of the LTIP, Jon Hauck, Chief Financial Officer, exercised 410 options over Salary Shares and yesterday sold 200 Salary Shares to cover personal income tax and other liabilities arising from the exercise of the options. The Salary Shares are subject to phased vesting, with one-third of the award vesting on the anniversary of the date of grant each year, subject to continued employment. No other performance conditions apply.

Exercise of Salary Shares

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jon Hauck
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	Keywords Studios PLC
b)	LEI	2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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 and identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of options over 410 ordinary shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Exercise Price: Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 0.01 410
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate volume of shares acquired: 410 Aggregate price of shares acquired: GBP 4.10
e)	Date of the transaction	2022-09-22 (UTC)
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Sale of Salary Shares

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jon Hauck
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	Keywords Studios PLC
b)	LEI	2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12
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 and identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Keywords Studios PLC (ISIN: GB00BBQ38507)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 200 ordinary shares following exercise of options.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Exercise Price: Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 23.36 200
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregate volume of shares sold: 200 Aggregate price of shares acquired: GBP 4,672
e)	Date of the transaction	2022-09-22 (UTC)
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM (AIMX)

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