Dillistone Group Plc
("Dillistone", the "Company" or the "Group")
Grant of Options to Directors and PDMRs
Director Shareholdings
Dillistone Group Plc, the AIM quoted supplier of software to the recruitment industry, announces that it has granted a total of 23,135 options over the Company's ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Options" and "Ordinary Shares" respectively) representing 0.12 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company to two Directors and two PDMRs under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme ("SRSO") as set out below.
| Status | No. New Options Granted | No. Options held post Grant | Shareholding in Company |
Julie Pomeroy | Director | 4,627 | 164,761 | 63,733 |
Alistair Milne | Director | 4,627 | 162,286 | 59,109 |
Paul Mather | PDMR | 9,254* | 100,708 | 32,177 |
Simon Warburton | PDMR | 4,627 | 126,682 | 77,290 |
Total | | 23,135 | 554,437 | 232,309 |
*Includes 4,627 options granted to Paul Mather's spouse.
The Options fall under the Company's three year HMRC approved SRSO scheme. Exercise of the Options must be made within six months of the expiry of the three year saving period.
Following this issue, the Company has 1,374,351 Ordinary Shares under option representing 6.99% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Enquiries:
Dillistone Group Plc | | |
Mike Love | Chairman | 020 7749 6100 |
Jason Starr | Chief Executive | 020 7749 6100 |
Julie Pomeroy | Finance Director | 020 7749 6100 |
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WH Ireland Limited (Nominated adviser) | | |
Chris Fielding | Head of Corporate Finance | 020 7220 1650 |
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Walbrook PR | | |
Tom Cooper / Paul Vann | | 020 7933 8780 |
| | 0797 122 1972 |
| | [email protected] |
Notes to Editors:
Dillistone Group Plc (www.dillistonegroup.com) is a leader in the supply and support of software and services to the recruitment industry. It has four trading businesses operating through two divisions: Dillistone Systems, which targets the executive search industry (www.dillistone.com); and Voyager Software, which targets other recruitment markets (www.voyagersoftware.com).
Dillistone has made three acquisitions: Voyager Software in September 2011, FCP Internet in July 2013 and ISV Software in September 2014. The Group operates under the FileFinder, Infinity, Evolve and ISV brands.
Dillistone was admitted to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc, in June 2006. The Group employs over 100 people globally with offices in London (head office) Basingstoke and Southampton, Frankfurt, New Jersey and Sydney.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
a) | Name | Julie Pomeroy |
2 | Reason for the notification |
a) | Position/status | Finance Director |
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
a) | Name | Dillistone Group Plc |
b) | LEI | N/A |
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 | 4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
Identification code | |
| GB00B13QQB40 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | |
| | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| | 77.8p | 4,627 | |
| | | | |
d) | Aggregated information | |
| |
- Aggregated volume | 4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
- Price | |
| 77.8p |
e) | Date of the transaction | 14th October 2016 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
a) | Name | Alistair Milne |
2 | Reason for the notification |
a) | Position/status | Director of Support Services |
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
a) | Name | Dillistone Group Plc |
b) | LEI | N/A |
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 | 4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
Identification code | |
| GB00B13QQB40 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | |
| | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| | 77.8p | 4,627 | |
| | | | |
d) | Aggregated information | |
| |
- Aggregated volume | 4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
- Price | |
| 77.8p |
e) | Date of the transaction | 14th October 2016 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
a) | Name | Paul Mather |
2 | Reason for the notification |
a) | Position/status | Voyager Divisional Director |
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
a) | Name | Dillistone Group Plc |
b) | LEI | N/A |
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 | 9,254 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
Identification code | |
| GB00B13QQB40 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | |
| | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| | 77.8p | 9,254 | |
| | | | |
d) | Aggregated information | |
| |
- Aggregated volume | 9,254 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
- Price | |
| 77.8p |
e) | Date of the transaction | 14th October 2016 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
a) | Name | Simon Warburton |
2 | Reason for the notification |
a) | Position/status | Voyager Divisional Director |
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
a) | Name | Dillistone Group Plc |
b) | LEI | N/A |
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 | 4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
Identification code | |
| GB00B13QQB40 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of Options under the Company's HMRC approved Savings Related Share Option Scheme |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | |
| | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| | 77.8p | 4,627 | |
| | | | |
d) | Aggregated information | |
| |
- Aggregated volume | 4,627 options over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of Dillistone Group Plc |
| |
- Price | |
| 77.8p |
e) | Date of the transaction | 14th October 2016 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
