Grant of Options under LTIP and Issue of Warrants

RNS Number : 2167U
Tower Resources PLC
01 April 2021
 

1 April 2021

 

Tower Resources plc

Grant of Options under Annual Long Term Incentive Plan

Issue of Warrants to Directors

Tower Resources plc (the "Company" or "Tower" (TRP.L, TRP LN)), the AIM listed oil and gas company with its focus on Africa, announces that it has made an annual award of share options under its Long Term Incentive plan, and has also issued warrants in lieu of fees to Directors and to one of its contractors in respect of the second quarter of 2021.

The share options (the "Options") over a total of 88 million new ordinary shares ("Shares") in the capital of the Company were awarded on 31 March 2021 at an exercise price of 0.45 pence per ordinary share, being a premium of 43% over the closing price of the Shares on that day. The Options will vest in three equal tranches being 12, 24 and 36 months respectively after issue and will expire, if not previously exercised, on the fifth anniversary of their issue, and will be governed by the terms of the Company's existing share option scheme (the "Scheme"). The award of options under the Long Term Incentive plan is an annual event, which normally takes place in the first quarter of each year, but was delayed in 2020 due to a closed period and other factors.

Details of the grant to directors, PDMRs and consultants are set out below:

Director/PDMR

Existing number of options

Number of new options granted

Total number of options held following issue

Jeremy Asher

120,000,000

60,000,000

180,000,000

Honore Dairou

25,000,000

20,000,000

45,000,000

Consultants

10,000,000

6,500,000

16,500,000

Others

2,500,000

1,500,000

4,000,000

TOTAL

157,500,000

88,000,000

245,500,000

‡ Held by Pegasus Petroleum Ltd, which is owned and controlled by Jeremy Asher

The Company also announces the following issue of warrants to Directors in lieu of fees.  

Warrants are being issued in lieu of £30,000 (in aggregate) of Directors fees to Paula Brancato and Mark Enfield (Non-Executive Directors), and Jeremy Asher (as Chairman) in settlement of fees due for the period from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021, to conserve the Company's working capital.

The warrants are exercisable at a strike price of 0.45 pence ("Warrants"), which is a premium of 43% to the closing share price of 0.315 pence per share on 31 March 2021, and is the same strike price used for the Company's recently awarded Long Term Incentive Options for management, and are exercisable for a period of 5 years from the date of issue. The Warrants being issued are detailed below:

 

Director

Number of Warrants being issued

Total number of Warrants held including this issue*

Shareholding upon exercise of total number of Warrants held

% of issued share capital upon exercise of Warrants

Jeremy Asher

6,499,133

264,776,160

603,907,241

24.20%

Paula Brancato

3,249,567

9,018,873

9,018,873

0.36%

Mark Enfield

3,249,567

7,175,025

9,052,169

0.36%

*Warrants are held at different prices.

As previously announced, the Directors will consider issuing further warrants in lieu of fees for each calendar quarter based on the closing price of the shares and the warrant valuation on the last day of the previous quarter and will make an election and announce the issue of warrants (if so elected) at the earliest opportunity in each calendar quarter. This election will be made by the Board with each Director taking into consideration the working capital position of the Company.

Finally, the Company also announces the issue of 4,000,000 warrants, on the same terms as the Warrants issued to Directors, to Mr Duncan Rushworth in lieu of fees for his work for the Company during the period from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021.

Warrants and Options in issue

Following the above issue of Options and Warrants, the total number of Warrants in issue is 765,647,730 equating to 27.93% of the Company's enlarged share capital assuming full exercise of all warrants and share options, and the total number of Options in issue is 245,500,000 equating to 8.96% of the Company's enlarged share capital assuming full exercise of all warrants and share options.

 

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure

Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this announcement.

 

 

Contacts

 

Tower Resources plc

+44 20 7157 9625

Jeremy Asher
Chairman and CEO

 

 

Andrew Matharu
VP - Corporate Affairs

 

 

 

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker

Stuart Gledhill

Caroline Rowe

 

+ 44 20 3470 0470

ETX Capital
Joint Broker

Elliot Hance

+ 44 20 7392 1436

 

 

Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited
Joint Broker

Andy Thacker

 

+ 44 20 3657 0050

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
Joint Broker

Nick Lovering

Hugh Rich

 

+ 44 20 7886 2500

 

 

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:

Mark Enfield

2. 

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

3. 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Tower Resources PLC

b)

LEI:

2138002J9VH6PN7P2B09

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:

Ordinary Shares of 0.001 pence each

GB00BZ6D6J81

 

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Warrants in lieu of Directors fees

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

3,249,567

 

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 4 c) above

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

3,249,567

 

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction:

1 April 2021

07:00 BST

f)

Place of the transaction:

Outside a trading venue

 

1. 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Paula Brancato

2. 

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

3. 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Tower Resources PLC

b)

LEI:

2138002J9VH6PN7P2B09

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:

Ordinary Shares of 0.001 pence each

GB00BZ6D6J81

 

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Warrants in lieu of Directors fees

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

3,249,567

 

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 4 c) above

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

3,249,567

 

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction:

1 April 2021

07:00 BST

f)

Place of the transaction:

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

1. 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Jeremy Asher

2. 

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chairman and 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:

Tower Resources PLC

b)

LEI:

2138002J9VH6PN7P2B09

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:

Ordinary Shares of 0.001 pence each

GB00BZ6D6J81

 

b)

Nature of the transaction:

Warrants in lieu of Directors fees

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

6,499,133

 

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single Transaction as in 4 c) above

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

6,499,133

 

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction:

1 April 2021

07:00 BST

f)

Place of the transaction:

Outside a trading venue

 

 

1. 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Jeremy Asher

2. 

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Chairman and CEO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

3. 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Tower Resources PLC

b)

LEI:

2138002J9VH6PN7P2B09

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:

Ordinary Shares of 0.001 pence each

GB00BZ6D6J81

 

b)

Nature of the transaction:

  Share Options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

60,000,000

 

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 4 c) above

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

60,000,000

 

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction:

1 April 2021

07:00 BST

f)

Place of the transaction:

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

1. 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name:

Honore Dairou

2. 

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Director Tower Resources Cameroon S.A

b)

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

3. 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name:

Tower Resources PLC

b)

LEI:

2138002J9VH6PN7P2B09

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:

Ordinary Shares of 0.001 pence each

GB00BZ6D6J81

 

b)

Nature of the transaction:

  Share Options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

20,000,000

 

d)

Aggregated information:

Aggregated volume:

Price:

Single transaction as in 4 c) above

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.45 pence

20,000,000

 

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction:

1 April 2021

07:00 BST

f)

Place of the transaction:

Outside a trading venue

 

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