TIDMCNIC

RNS Number : 4132A

CentralNic Group PLC

01 June 2021

1 June 2021

CentralNic Group plc

("CentralNic" or the "Company")

(AIM: CNIC)

Share Awards and exercise of Options

CentralNic announces that on it has made awards over ordinary shares of GBP0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares") under the CentralNic Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan and the CentralNic Group plc Share Option Plan (the "LTIP" and "SOP") to Group employees including persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") of CentralNic ("Awards"). CentralNic has had an extended period of corporate activity over the past 12 months, which has prevented the Company from granting Awards under the Plans in its usual annual cycle of employee share incentives. The following Awards are now being granted in order to regularise the position in relation to Awards previously agreed in principle by the Remuneration Committee, subject to the Company coming out of a close period.

Grant of Awards

 
 PDMR                Type of Award   Number of Ordinary   Exercise Price 
                                      Shares subject 
                                      to Award 
 Tracey Hickling     LTIP Award      393,471              Nil 
                    --------------  -------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 

The Awards granted to the PDMR on the table above and to certain other participants were granted as nil-cost options under the terms of the LTIP and/or the SOP (as relevant) over a total of 2,189,712 Ordinary Shares. The Awards under the LTIP and SOP vest over a three year period subject to the continued employment of the Award holder.

Exercise of Options

CentralNic further announces the exercise by the following PDMR of share options previously granted by the Company ("Options):

 
 PDMR              Number of Ordinary Shares   Date of grant of Option 
                    acquired on exercise of 
                    Options 
 Ben Crawford      336,073                     10 March 2020 
                  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 Michael Riedl     48,611                      1 August 2019 
----------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 Michael Riedl     53,249                      10 March 2020 
----------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 Michael Riedl     231,050                     10 March 2020 
----------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 Tracey Hickling   100,000                     1 June 2021 
----------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 

The exercise of options was satisfied by 768,983 shares from the CentralNic Employee Benefit Trust.

The table below summarising the total number of Ordinary Shares under options held by the Directors as at the date of this announcement:

 
 Director         Number of Ordinary     Vesting date      Exercise price 
                   Share subject                            per Ordinary 
                   to options                               Share 
 Ben Crawford     1,316,000              1 September       GBP0.10 
                                          2016 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Ben Crawford     850,000                1 September       GBP0.57 
                                          2016 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Ben Crawford     2,500,000              16 July 2021      Nil 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Ben Crawford       672,146              1 March 2021      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2023 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Ben Crawford       1,008,219            1 March 2022      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2024 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Ben Crawford       1,008,218            1 March 2023      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2025 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Don Baladasan    2,000,000              16 July 2021      Nil 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Don Baladasan      879,452              1 March 2021      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2023 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Don Baladasan      879,452              1 March 2022      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2024 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Don Baladasan      879,452              1 March 2023      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2025 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Thomas Rickert   88,000                 2 September       GBP0.57 
                                          2016 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Thomas Rickert   350,000                3 February 2019   GBP0.40 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Tom Pridmore     88,000                 2 September       GBP0.57 
                                          2016 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Tom Pridmore     350,000                3 February 2019   GBP0.40 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Mike Turner      750,000                15 September      GBP0.40 
                                          2018 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Iain McDonald    350,000                26 October 2018   GBP0.40 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Iain McDonald    500,000                10 March 2023     Nil 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Michael Riedl    48,611                 1 January 2022    Nil 
                 ---------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Michael Riedl      106,499              1 January 2023    Nil 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Michael Riedl      462,100              1 March 2021      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2023 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Michael Riedl      693,150              1 March 2022      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2024 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Michael Riedl      693,150              1 March 2023      Nil 
                                          - 1 March 2025 
                   -------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 
 

A total number of 22,380,758 Ordinary Shares are held under options granted to all employees and Directors of the CentralNic group.

Issue of Ordinary Shares

CentralNic further announces that it has issued and allotted 17,422,058 Ordinary Shares to RBC Cees Trustee Limited ("RBC") the trustee of the CentralNic Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") in order to satisfy the potential future exercise of Options held by employees of the Company under its employee share schemes . The EBT now holds a number of shares equivalent to the number of options granted to all employees and Directors of the CentralNic group. All dividend and voting rights attaching to these Ordinary Shares are waived whilst held by the EBT.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the admission of the Ordinary Shares which are expected to be admitted to trading on or around 7 June 2021. Following the admission, the Company will have 251,160,084 Ordinary Shares in issue.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
        Details of the person discharging managerial 
         responsibilities / person closely associated 
  1 
 
 a)     Name                      Tracey Hickling 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2      Reason for the notification 
       ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)     Position/status           Chief People Officer 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification      Initial notification 
         /Amendment 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
         market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
         or auction monitor 
       ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)     Name                      CentralNic Group plc 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                       213800M4IINBWMXEKV82 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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            Ordinary shares of GBP0.001 
         the financial 
         instrument, type          GB00BCCW4X83 
         of instrument 
         Identification 
         code 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the             Grant of a nil-cost option 
         transaction               under the LTIP 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and                Price(s)   Volume(s) 
         volume(s)                   0p         393,472 
                                               ---------- 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)     Aggregated information 
         - Aggregated              N/A - single transaction 
         volume 
         - Price 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction   1 June 2021 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the              London Stock Exchange, AIM 
         transaction 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Ben Crawford 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     Chief Executive Officer 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification /Amendment     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                CentralNic Group plc 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 213800M4IINBWMXEKV82 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of GBP0.001 
       instrument, type of instrument 
       Identification code                 GB00BCCW4X83 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Exercise of share options 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Exercise of share option 
                                            Price(s)       Volume(s) 
                                                          ------------- 
                                            op             336,073 
                                                          ------------- 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                 N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction             1 June 2021 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                Michael Riedl 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     Chief Financial Officer 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification /Amendment     Initial notification 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                CentralNic Group plc 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                                 213800M4IINBWMXEKV82 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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        Ordinary shares of GBP0.001 
       instrument, type of instrument 
       Identification code                 GB00BCCW4X83 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Exercise of share options 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                Exercise of share option 
                                            Price(s)       Volume(s) 
                                                          ------------- 
                                            op             48,611 
 
                                             op             53,249 
 
                                             op             231,050 
                                                          ------------- 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                 N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction             1 June 2021 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange, AIM 
     ----------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
        Details of the person discharging managerial 
         responsibilities / person closely associated 
  1 
 
 a)     Name                      Tracey Hickling 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2      Reason for the notification 
       ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)     Position/status           Chief People Officer 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)     Initial notification      Initial notification 
         /Amendment 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
         market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
         or auction monitor 
       ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)     Name                      CentralNic Group plc 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)     LEI                       213800M4IINBWMXEKV82 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 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            Ordinary shares of GBP0.001 
         the financial 
         instrument, type          GB00BCCW4X83 
         of instrument 
         Identification 
         code 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)     Nature of the             Exercise of share options 
         transaction 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)     Price(s) and                Price(s)   Volume(s) 
         volume(s)                   0p         100,000 
                                               ---------- 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)     Aggregated information 
         - Aggregated              N/A - single transaction 
         volume 
         - Price 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)     Date of the transaction   1 June 2021 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)     Place of the              London Stock Exchange, AIM 
         transaction 
       ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

For further information:

 
 CentralNic Group Plc 
  Ben Crawford, Chief Executive Officer              Tel: +44 (0) 203 388 
  Don Baladasan, Group Managing Director                             0600 
  Michael Riedl, Group Financial Director 
 Zeus Capital Limited (NOMAD and Joint 
  Broker)                                            Tel: +44 (0) 161 831 
  Nick Cowles / Jamie Peel (Corporate                                1512 
  Finance)                                           Tel: +44 (0) 20 3829 
  John Goold / Rupert Woolfenden                                     5000 
  (Institutional Sales) 
 Stifel (Joint Broker) 
  Fred Walsh / Alex Price / Richard              Tel: +44 (0)20 7710 7600 
  Short 
 SEC Newgate (for Media) 
  Bob Huxford                                        Tel: +44 (0) 203 757 
  Tom Carnegie                                                       6880 
                                              centralnic@secnewgate.co.uk 
 

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