Grant of options and deferred bonus share awards

RNS Number : 7749P
Midwich Group PLC
22 June 2022
 

22 June 2022

 

Midwich Group plc

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

 

Grant of options and deferred bonus share awards

 

Midwich (AIM: MIDW), a global specialist audio visual distributor to the trade market, announces that, on 21 June 2022, it granted 52,652 nominal cost options over ordinary shares of 0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Midwich Group plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP Award") to Stephen Lamb, Group Finance Director.

 

Performance conditions and vesting

The LTIP Award is subject to challenging performance conditions linked to growth in the Group's profitability and will ordinarily vest in 2025. The award is exercisable for up to 10 years from the date of grant and is subject to a two-year holding period from the date of vesting.

 

Deferred bonus share awards 

 

The Company also announces that on 21 June 2022 the Executive Directors were granted nominal cost options over Ordinary Shares  under the terms of the Midwich Group plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan.

Director

Number of deferred bonus share awards granted over Ordinary Shares

Stephen Fenby

31,226

Stephen Lamb

25,020

 

Vesting conditions

These nominal cost options reflect the deferred element of the bonuses earned for the year ended 31 December 2021 and will, ordinarily, vest on 1 January 2024.

 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Stephen Fenby

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Group Managing Director

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Midwich Group Plc

(b)

LEI

213800TUH2ZU68PZZN12

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

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

GB00BYSXWW41

(c)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options under Midwich Group plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan

 

(d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)



1 pence

31,226




(e)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

N/A

 

(f)

Date of the transaction

21 June 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Stephen Lamb

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Group Finance Director

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

(a)

Name

Midwich Group Plc

(b)

LEI

213800TUH2ZU68PZZN12

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

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

(b)

Identification code of the Financial Instrument

GB00BYSXWW41

(c)

Nature of the transaction

a)  Grant of options under Midwich Group plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan

 

b)  Grant of options under Midwich Group plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

d) 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 


Price(s)

Volume(s)

a)

1 pence

25,020

b)

1 pence

52,652

(e)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

N/A

 

(f)

Date of the transaction

21 June 2022

(g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

For further information:

 

Midwich Group plc

Stephen Fenby, Managing Director

Stephen Lamb, Finance Director

 

Tel: +44 (0) 13 7964 9200

Investec Bank plc   (NOMAD and Joint Broker to Midwich)

Carlton Nelson

Ben Griffiths

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7597 5970

Berenberg   (Joint Broker to Midwich)

Ben Wright

Richard Andrews

Alix Mecklenberg-Solodkoff

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3207 7800

FTI Consulting

Alex Beagley

Tom Hufton

Rafaella de Freitas

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

midwich@fticonsulting.com

 

About Midwich Group

Midwich is a specialist AV distributor to the trade market, with operations in the UK and Ireland, EMEA, Asia Pacific and North America. The Group's long-standing relationships with over 600 vendors, including blue-chip organisations, support a comprehensive product portfolio across major audio visual categories such as large format displays, projectors, digital signage and professional audio. The Group operates as the sole or largest in-country distributor for a number of its vendors in their respective product sets.

 

The Directors attribute this position to the Group's technical expertise, extensive product knowledge and strong customer service offering built up over a number of years. The Group has a large and diverse base of over 20,000 customers, most of which are professional AV integrators and IT resellers serving sectors such as corporate, education, retail, residential and hospitality. Although the Group does not sell directly to end users, it believes that the majority of its products are used by commercial and educational establishments rather than consumers.

 

 

 

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