TIDMBRSD

RNS Number : 9748M

Brandshield Systems PLC

19 September 2023

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE UK VERSION OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION NO 596/2014 WHICH IS PART OF ENGLISH LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMED. ON PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

BrandShield Systems Plc

("BrandShield" or the "Company")

Vesting of Options under Long Term Incentive Plan

BrandShield Systems plc (AIM:BRSD), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions from brand protection to online threat hunting, announces that on 19 September 2023, certain percentages of the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") performance based options vested in accordance with the terms set out in the LTIP option agreements with certain senior managers in the Company.

The terms of the LTIP options award were announced by the Company on 19 April 2021. Under these terms the LTIP options would vest based on the achievement of Annualised Recurring Revenue ("ARR") milestone targets as at 30 June 2022 and 30 June 2023.

The First Milestone Options vested as announced on 29 September 2022.

Following the publication of the Company's interim results on 19 September 2023, 3 senior managers have qualified for 68.37% of the Second Milestone Options. These options are exercisable into new ordinary shares at the Company upon payment of an exercise price of GBP0.01, that being the nominal value of the Company's shares. However, they are not exercisable for 3 years from grant (19 April 2024) and have a life to expiry of 10 years (until 19 April 2031).

The Second ARR target was $13m and the ARR achieved was c$9.71m.

LTIP options have vested in line with the following table:

 
 Name of Director   Number of Options           Exercise 
  / PDMR             vested based on 30          Price 
                     June ARR figure 
 Yoav Keren (CEO)   2,001,324 (out of a         GBP0.01 
                     maximum of 
                     2,927,290) 
                   --------------------------  --------- 
 Yuval Zantkeren    2,001,324 (out of a         GBP0.01 
  (CTO)              maximum of 
                     2,927,290) 
                   --------------------------  --------- 
 Itai Galmor        780,326 (out of a maximum   GBP0.01 
  (Chief Revenue     of 1,141,365) 
  Officer) 
                   --------------------------  --------- 
 

Definitions used in this announcement are as per the 19 April 2021 notification.

For more information contact:

 
 BrandShield Systems plc                          +44 (0)20 3143 
  Yoav Keren, CEO                                  8300 
 Spark Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated 
  Adviser)                                        +44 (0)20 3368 
  Neil Baldwin / Andrew Emmott / James Keeshan     3554 
 Shore Capital (Broker) 
  Toby Gibbs / James Thomas / Rachel Goldstein 
  (Corporate Advisory)                            +44 (0)20 7408 
  Henry Willcocks (Corporate Broking)              4090 
 Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations 
  Jeremy Garcia/Kendall Hill                      +44 (0)207 390 
  Brandshield@vigoconsulting.com                   0237 
 

**S**

The notification below, made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details in relation to these PDMR dealings.

 
      Details of t he p erson disc harging managerial responsib 
  1    ilities / p erson closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Yoav Keren 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Reason for notification 
  2 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status           Director 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of t he issu er, e mission allow a n ce m a r k 
  3    et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction eer or auc 
       tion monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        BrandShield Systems Plc 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800K5AXTQDWB6BP80 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re p eated 
  4    for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) each type of 
       transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) each place w h ere 
       transactions have b een condu cted 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 1p (GBP0.01) each in 
       financial instrument,       the capital of BrandShield Systems Plc 
       t ype of instrument         ISIN GB00BM97CN29 
       I d e ntification 
       code 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Grant of New options 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                    GBP0.01     2,001,324 
                                               ---------- 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          2,001,324 
       - Aggregated price           GBP0.01 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     19 September 2023 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of t he p erson disc harging managerial responsib 
  1    ilities / p erson closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Yuval Zantkeren 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Reason for notification 
  2 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status           Director 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of t he issu er, e mission allow a n ce m a r k 
  3    et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction eer or auc 
       tion monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        BrandShield Systems Plc 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800K5AXTQDWB6BP80 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re p eated 
  4    for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) each type of 
       transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) each place w h ere 
       transactions have b een condu cted 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 1p (GBP0.01) each in 
       financial instrument,       the capital of BrandShield Systems Plc 
       t ype of instrument         ISIN GB00BM97CN29 
       I d e ntification 
       code 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Vesting of options 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                    GBP0.01     2,001,324 
                                               ---------- 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          2,001,324 
       - Aggregated price           GBP0.01 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     19 September 2023 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of t he p erson disc harging managerial responsib 
  1    ilities / p erson closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Itai Galmor 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Reason for notification 
  2 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status           PDMR 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of t he issu er, e mission allow a n ce m a r k 
  3    et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction eer or auc 
       tion monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        BrandShield Systems Plc 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         213800K5AXTQDWB6BP80 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re p eated 
  4    for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) each type of 
       transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) each place w h ere 
       transactions have b een condu cted 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 1p (GBP0.01) each in 
       financial instrument,       the capital of BrandShield Systems Plc 
       t ype of instrument         ISIN GB00BM97CN29 
       I d e ntification 
       code 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Vesting of options 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                    GBP0.01     780,326 
                                               ---------- 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          780,326 
       - Aggregated price           GBP0.01 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     19 September 2023 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

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