RSUs & Director/PDMR Shareholding

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Somero Enterprises Inc. has announced the issuance of 19,510 new common shares to senior managers under its 2025 Equity Bonus Plan, with these shares fully vested. Additionally, 13,001 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were settled for an equivalent number of shares. The company also approved RSU awards to executive Directors, including 114,956 to Timothy Averkamp, 58,391 to Vincenzo LiCausi, and 72,622 to Howard Hohmann, which vest over three years. A further 294,386 RSUs were awarded to non-Director employees as part of retention and reward programs. Following these transactions, total outstanding RSUs amount to 1,192,256, with the company's issued share capital at 54,064,417 shares.

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Somero Enterprises Inc.
23 March 2026
 

Somero Enterprises Inc.

 

("Somero" or the "Company")

 

Restricted Stock Units and

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

Senior Management Equity Bonus Program and Restricted Stock Unit Settlement

The Board of the Company has approved the issuance of 19,510 new shares of common stock to senior managers, under Somero's 2025 Equity Bonus Plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, eligible senior managers were able to choose to receive up to 100% of their 2025 annual performance bonus in shares of common stock in the Company. The shares issued to participating senior managers are fully-vested with no performance conditions. 

In addition, Somero announces it approved the settlement of 13,001 Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") in exchange for an equivalent number of common stock shares of the Company, as permitted under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan approved by the Board of Directors on 3 December 2019.

Unless determined otherwise by the Equity Incentive Plan administrator, each RSU will be equal to one share of common stock in the Company and will entitle the Grantee to either shares of common stock or an amount of cash determined with reference to the value of shares of common stock at the discretion of the Company.

 

Restricted Stock Unit Awards

Also, the Board of the Company approved issuance of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to the following executive Directors under the terms of Somero's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

Name                                                           Number of RSUs awarded

Timothy Averkamp                                           114,956 shares

Vincenzo LiCausi                                               58,391 shares

Howard Hohmann                                              72,622 shares

 

RSUs awarded to Messrs. Averkamp, Hohmann, and LiCausi, all executive Directors, were granted as part of an annual incentive compensation program. The shares awarded are the maximum available under the grants, will vest over a three-year period commencing on the date of the grant, and require continued service for the period. 

In addition to the RSUs awarded to Directors, the Board of the Company approved RSUs to be awarded to a group of non-Director employees under the terms of Somero's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. The awards to non-Director employees are a key element of the Company's employee retention program as well as a reward to employees for significant contributions to the Company's performance.  The total number of RSUs awarded to non-Director employees was 294,386 which are subject to the same vesting and service requirements as the Director awards and each participating non-Director will, following the end of the performance period, be notified as to the extent to which the service conditions have been met and their award has vested.

Unless determined otherwise by the Equity Incentive Plan administrator, each RSU will be equal to one share of common stock in the Company and will entitle each Director to either shares of common stock or an amount of cash determined with reference to the value of shares of common stock at the point of vesting at the discretion of the Company.

Following the above transactions, total outstanding RSUs will equal 1,192,256 units and the Company's total issued share capital will be 54,064,417 shares and no shares held in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights will be 54,064,417.

 

 

1.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Timothy Averkamp

2.    

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

CEO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

 

3.    

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

a)

Name

Somero Enterprises Inc.

b)

LEI

549300OQ2P18NRWBIW58

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

ordinary shares of $0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

USU834501038

b)

Nature of the transaction

Employee Share Award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: 205p

Volume: 14,271

d)

Aggregated information:

·       Aggregated volume

·       Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

13 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)



 

5.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Timothy Averkamp

6.    

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

CEO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

 

7.    

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

a)

Name

Somero Enterprises Inc.

b)

LEI

549300OQ2P18NRWBIW58

8.    

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

ordinary shares of $0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

USU834501038

b)

Nature of the transaction

Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: n/a

Volume: 114,956

d)

Aggregated information:

·       Aggregated volume

·       Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

13 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)



 

9.    

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Vincenzo LiCausi

10. 

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

CFO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

 

11. 

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

a)

Name

Somero Enterprises Inc.

b)

LEI

549300OQ2P18NRWBIW58

12. 

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

ordinary shares of $0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

USU834501038

b)

Nature of the transaction

Employee Share Award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: 205p

Volume: 2,167

d)

Aggregated information:

·       Aggregated volume

·       Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

13 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)



 

13. 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Vincenzo LiCausi

14. 

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

CFO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

 

15. 

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

a)

Name

Somero Enterprises Inc.

b)

LEI

549300OQ2P18NRWBIW58

16. 

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

ordinary shares of $0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

USU834501038

b)

Nature of the transaction

Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: n/a

Volume: 58,391

d)

Aggregated information:

·       Aggregated volume

·       Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

13 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)



 

17. 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Howard Hohmann

18. 

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

EVP Sales

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

 

19. 

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

a)

Name

Somero Enterprises Inc.

b)

LEI

549300OQ2P18NRWBIW58

20. 

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

ordinary shares of $0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares")

Identification code

USU834501038

b)

Nature of the transaction

Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: n/a

Volume: 72,622

d)

Aggregated information:

·       Aggregated volume

·       Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

13 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)


The information communicated in this announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Somero Enterprises, Inc.                                                                             www.somero.com

Tim Averkamp CEO                                                                                       +1 239 210 6500

Vincenzo LiCausi, CFO

Howard Hohmann, EVP Sales

 

Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (NOMAD and Broker)

Matt Goode /Seamus Fricker (Corporate Finance)                               +44 (0)20 7220 0500

Tim Redfern/Harriet Ward (ECM)

 

Alma PR (Financial PR Advisor)                                                                somero@almapr.co.uk

David Ison                                                                                         +44 (0)20 3405 0205

Rebecca Sanders-Hewett

Will Merison

 

 

 

 

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