Grant of Awards & PDMR Dealing
Summary by AI BETAClose X
4 February 2026
Cirata plc
("Cirata" or the "Company")
Grant of Awards & PDMR Dealing
Cirata (LSE: CRTA), announces a grant of awards to Paul Scott Murphy Chief Technical Officer ("CTO"), and Dominic Arcari Chief Revenue Officer ("CRO") under the Company's Share Options Plan (as amended and restated) ("SOP") (the "Award").
The Company's Remuneration Committee has approved the Awards and regards long term incentives as an important part of the remuneration of members of the leadership team to align them with shareholder interests.
Paul Scott Murphy CTO
Award Details
The Awards shall be structured in the form of equity-based payments. The Award is comprised of 50% share options and 50% performance-based share options. Each performance-based share option entitles the holder to receive one ordinary share of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") upon vesting, subject to the achievement of the performance-based conditions detailed below.
· Options over 300,000 Ordinary Shares have been awarded which will vest as a one-year cliff and then on a straight-line basis, quarterly through to the end of February 2029 with an exercise price of 20.6 pence per share. The options carry no performance conditions.
· Options over 300,000 Ordinary Shares have been awarded which will vest on 31 December 2027 with an exercise price of 10 pence per share, being the nominal value of the shares on the grant date. This vesting will be subject to the achievement of a closing market price of the Company's Ordinary shares of at least 75 pence on the vesting date.
The Option strike price of 20.6 pence has been determined as the 60-day volume weighted average price ("VWAP") to 3 February 2026[1].
Any shares issued upon exercise or vesting will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company. The Awards are subject to continued service and applicable malus and clawback provisions.
The Awards to Paul Scott Murphy are summarised in the following schedule.
Option Grants
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Award |
Number of Options |
% of Issued Share capital[2] |
Strike |
Vesting Conditions |
Vesting Date |
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Options |
300,000 |
0.24% |
Nominal Value (10 pence per share) |
Closing price of Ordinary Shares of at least 75 pence on vesting date |
31 December 2027 |
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Options |
300,000 |
0.24% |
20.6 pence |
One year cliff |
Quarterly to end February 2029 |
Following the grant of the Awards, Paul Scott Murphy is beneficially interested in 1,345,000 options over Ordinary Shares in the Company equating to 1.06% of outstanding share capital.
In addition, Paul Scott Murphy is the beneficial owner of 22,907 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.02% of the Company's total issued share capital.
Dominic Arcari CRO
Award Details
The Awards shall be structured in the form of equity-based payments. The Award is comprised of performance-based share options. Each performance-based share option entitles the holder to receive one ordinary share of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") upon vesting, subject to the achievement of the performance-based conditions detailed below.
· Options over 300,000 Ordinary Shares have been awarded which will vest on 31 December 2027 with an exercise price of 10 pence per share, being the nominal value of the shares on the grant date. This vesting will be subject to the achievement of a closing market price of the Company's Ordinary shares of at least 75 pence on the vesting date.
Any shares issued upon exercise or vesting will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company. The Awards are subject to continued service and applicable malus and clawback provisions.
The Awards to Dominic Arcari are summarised in the following schedule.
Option Grants
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Award |
Number of Options |
% of Issued Share capital |
Strike |
Vesting Conditions |
Vesting Date |
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Options |
300,000 |
0.24% |
Nominal Value (10 pence per share) |
Closing price of Ordinary Shares of at least 75 pence on vesting date |
31 December 2027 |
Following the grant of the Awards, Dominic Arcari is beneficially interested in 650,000 options over Ordinary Shares in the Company (0.51% of outstanding share capital).
In addition, Dominic Arcari is the beneficial owner of 14,500 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.01% of the Company's total issued share capital. These shares were acquired before Dominic joined the company.
For further information, please contact:
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Cirata |
Via FTI Consulting |
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Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive Officer |
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Ricardo Moura, Chief Financial Officer |
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Daniel Hayes, Investor Relations |
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FTI Consulting |
+44 (0)20 3727 1137 |
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Matt Dixon / Kwaku Aning / Usama Ali |
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Stifel (Nomad and Joint Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7710 7600 |
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Fred Walsh / Brough Ransom / Ben Good / Dan Dearden-Williams |
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Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0)20 3100 2000 |
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James Sinclair-Ford / Rupert Dearden / John More |
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About Cirata
Cirata, accelerates data-driven revenue growth by automating data transfer and integration to modern cloud analytics and AI platforms without downtime or disruption. With Cirata, data leaders can leverage the power of AI and analytics across their entire enterprise data estate to freely choose analytics technologies, avoid vendor, platform, or cloud lock-in while making AI and analytics faster, cheaper, and more flexible. Cirata's portfolio of products and technology solutions make strategic adoption of modern data analytics efficient and automated. For more information about Cirata, visit www.cirata.com
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of MAR.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Paul Scott Murphy |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
CTO |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Cirata plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800Y1A75RSC698O04 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares 10p each
ISIN: JE00B6Y3DV84 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Share options |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
n/a |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
3 February 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Dominic Arcari |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
CRO |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Cirata plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800Y1A75RSC698O04 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares 10p each
ISIN: JE00B6Y3DV84 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Share options |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
n/a |
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Date of the transaction |
3 February 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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