Grant of Awards & PDMR Dealing
Summary by AI BETAClose X
21 April 2026
Cirata plc
("Cirata" or the "Company")
Grant of Awards & PDMR Dealing
Cirata (LSE: CRTA) announces that on 20 April 2026, a grant of awards was made to Stephen Kelly (CEO), Paul Scott Murphy (CTO) and Dominic Arcari (CRO) under the Company's Share Options Plan (as amended and restated) (together, the "Awards").
The Company's Remuneration Committee has approved the Awards in relation to the Company wide FY25 bonus and regards long term incentives as an important part of the remuneration of members of the leadership team to align them with shareholder interests. The Awards are set out in further detail below.
The exercise price of the Awards is 16.9p (equal to the 60-day volume weighted average price to 14 April 2026) and carry no performance conditions.
Options granted as part of the Awards:
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Name |
Position |
Number of Options Granted |
% of Issued Share capital[1] |
Exercise price |
Vesting Date |
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Stephen Kelly |
Chief Executive Officer |
354,617 |
0.28% |
16.9p |
20 April 2026 |
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Dominic Arcari |
Chief Revenue Officer |
93,750 |
0.07% |
16.9p |
20 April 2026 |
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Paul Scott Murphy |
Chief Technology Officer |
60,000 |
0.05% |
16.9p |
20 April 2026 |
Resulting beneficial interest in options and shares:
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Name |
Position |
Total Interest in Options |
% of Issued Share Capital |
Total Interest in Ordinary Shares |
% of Issued Share Capital1 |
Total % of ISC |
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Stephen Kelly |
Chief Executive Officer |
2,754,617 |
2.18% |
1,820,841 |
1.44% |
3.62% |
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Dominic Arcari |
Chief Revenue Officer |
743,750 |
0.59% |
14,500 |
0.01% |
0.60% |
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Paul Scott Murphy |
Chief Technology Officer |
1,285,000 |
1.02% |
22,907 |
0.02% |
1.03% |
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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Ed Kee, Financial Director |
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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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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Stephen Kelly |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
CEO |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
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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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options over Ordinary Shares of 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 |
20 April 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Dominic Arcari |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
CRO |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
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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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options over Ordinary Shares of 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 |
20 April 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Paul Scott Murphy |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
CTO |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
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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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options over Ordinary Shares of 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 |
20 April 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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