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On 31 March 2024, ActiveOps plc granted a total of 581,000 options over ordinary shares to certain Group directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMRs) and senior employees under its Performance Share Plan. This included 175,000 options for Emma Salthouse, CFO, and 250,000 options for James Bawa, Group Managing Director, with an exercise price of 0.1 pence per share and vesting on the third anniversary of the grant.
| Date | 3 Apr 2024 |
| Time | 10:52:41 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 1611J |
3 April 2024
ActiveOps plc
("ActiveOps", the "Company" or the "Group")
Grant of Options
ActiveOps plc (AIM: AOM), a leading provider of Decision Intelligence for service operations, announces that on 31 March 2024 it granted 581,000 options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Options") to certain Group directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMRs) and senior employees, under the Group's Performance Share Plan ("PSP").
The Options include an initial award to Emma Salthouse, Chief Financial Officer and James Bawa, Group Managing Director, as below.
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No. of Options |
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Emma Salthouse, CFO |
175,000 |
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James Bawa, Group Managing Director (PDMR) |
250,000 |
The Options will vest on the third anniversary of the grant, at an exercise price of 0.1 pence per share, should the individual to whom the grant was made remain in employment with the Group on that date.
The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation:
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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1. Emma Salthouse 2. James Bawa
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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1. Chief Financial Officer 2. Group Managing Director
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Initial notification /Amendment
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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
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ActiveOps plc |
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LEI
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213800RHBFOK6YNI3B30 |
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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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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each
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Identification code |
ISIN Code: GB00BLH37Y17 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Grant of options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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1. 0.1p |
1. 175,000 |
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2. 0.1p |
2. 250,000 |
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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- Price |
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Date of the transaction
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31 March 2024 |
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
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For more information, please contact:
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ActiveOps |
Via Alma |
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Richard Jeffery, Chief Executive Officer |
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Emma Salthouse, Chief Financial Officer |
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Investec Bank plc |
+44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
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Corporate Broking & PLC Advisory |
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Patrick Robb / Nick Prowting |
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Alma Strategic Communications |
+ 44(0) 203 405 0205 |
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Caroline Forde / Will Ellis Hancock |
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About ActiveOps
The Company's offerings provide predictive and prescriptive insight to help service operations make better decisions - faster. The Company's AI-powered SaaS solutions are underpinned by 15+ years of operational data and its AOM methodology that's proven to drive cross department decision-making.
With Decision Intelligence, ActiveOps' customers deliver MORE - release 20%+ capacity within the first 12 months and boost productivity by 30%+ leading to MORE business impact. Customer turnaround times are improved substantially, costs are reduced, SLAs are met, and employees are happier and more engaged.
The Company has over 170 employees, serving a global customer base of over 80 enterprise customers from offices in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa. The Group's customers are predominantly in the banking, insurance, healthcare administration and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors, including Nationwide, TD Bank, Elevance and DXC Technology.