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On 1 July 2024, MS International plc announced that certain employees exercised 65,002 options over ordinary shares at £1.41 each, satisfied from existing treasury shares. Following this, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 16,389,748, and Executive Chairman Mr Michael Bell exercised 6,667 of these options, increasing his beneficial interest to 2,889,068 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 17.63% of the issued share capital (excluding treasury shares).
| Date | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Time | 16:22:58 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 6673U |
1 July 2024
MS INTERNATIONAL plc
(the "Company")
Exercise of Options,
Total Voting Rights, and
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Exercise of Options
MS International plc announces certain employees have exercised in aggregate 65,002 options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of £1.41 each. The exercise of options is today being satisfied from existing Ordinary Shares which were held by the Company in treasury.
Total Voting Rights
Following this exercise of options, the Company's issued share capital will be 17,841,073. The Company holds 1,451,325 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 16,389,748.
The above figure of 16,389,748 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Director/PDMR Shareholding
As part of the exercise described above, Mr Michael Bell, Executive Chairman of the Company, has exercised 6,667 options over Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, Mr Bell's beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares has increased by 6,667 and now comprises 2,889,068 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 17.63% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in treasury).
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Mr Michael Bell |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Executive Chairman |
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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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a)
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Name
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MS INTERNATIONAL plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800Q34ZAXQ582YL41 |
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Employee share options with an exercise price of £1.41 each
ISIN: GB0005957005 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of employee share options
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Aggregated volume: N/A Aggregated price: N/A |
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Date of the transaction
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1 July 2024 |
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
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For further information please contact:
MS INTERNATIONAL plc Tel: +44 (0)13 0232 2133
Michael Bell
Shore Capital
Nomad and Broker Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 4090
Patrick Castle/Daniel Bush/Lucy Bowden