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RNS Number : 2575K

FreeAgent Holdings PLC

06 July 2017

6 July 2017

FreeAgent Holdings plc

("FreeAgent" or the "Company")

Grant of Share Options

FreeAgent Holdings plc, a provider of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") accounting software solutions and mobile applications designed specifically for UK micro-businesses, announces that on 5 July 2017 pursuant to applications to participate in the FreeAgent Holdings plc Save As You Earn Option Plan established in June (the "SAYE Scheme"), the Company has granted options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("SAYE Options") to the following Directors and PDMRs:

 
 Director/PDMR       Options 
------------------  -------- 
 Kevin McCallum      23,684 
------------------  -------- 
 Roseann Wilson      18,947 
------------------  -------- 
 Maria Gutierrez     23,684 
------------------  -------- 
 Donald Lindsay      23,684 
------------------  -------- 
 Roan Lavery         14,210 
------------------  -------- 
 Katherine Tenner    23,684 
------------------  -------- 
 Total               127,893 
------------------  -------- 
 

The above Options granted under the SAYE Scheme will vest automatically upon maturity of the underlying savings contracts on 1 August 2020 with an exercise price of 76 pence per share. A total of 570,804 SAYE Options were granted to participating employees (including Directors/PDMRs) under the SAYE Scheme.

In addition, the Company reports that options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("LTIP Options") were granted to Directors and PDMRs on 21 December 2016 and 13 June 2017 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").

LTIP Options granted on 21 December 2016 were as follows:

 
 Director/PDMR       Options 
------------------  -------- 
 Kevin McCallum      77,778 
------------------  -------- 
 Roseann Wilson      15,789 
------------------  -------- 
 Maria Gutierrez     78,947 
------------------  -------- 
 Donald Lindsay      40,936 
------------------  -------- 
 Katherine Tenner    105,263 
------------------  -------- 
 Total               318,713 
------------------  -------- 
 

The above LTIP Options will, subject to the achievement of relevant performance targets, vest on 20 December 2019 with an exercise price of 85.5 pence per share.

LTIP Options granted on 13 June 2017 were as follows:

 
 Director/PDMR       Options 
------------------  -------- 
 Kevin McCallum      65,845 
------------------  -------- 
 Roseann Wilson      13,460 
------------------  -------- 
 Maria Gutierrez     67,082 
------------------  -------- 
 Donald Lindsay      34,712 
------------------  -------- 
 Katherine Tenner    89,023 
------------------  -------- 
 Total               270,122 
------------------  -------- 
 

The above LTIP Options will, subject to the achievement of relevant performance targets, vest on 12 June 2020 with an exercise price of 101.5 pence per share.

Including options outstanding under the Company's EMI share option plan which pre-date admission to trading on AIM in November 2016, the Company has outstanding employee share options over 3,187,224 ordinary shares, representing 7.83% of the current issued ordinary share capital.

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

* * * * *

For further information please contact:

 
 FreeAgent                         via FTI Consulting 
 Ed Molyneux, CEO 
  Katherine Tenner, CFO 
 
                                   +44 (0) 20 7496 
 Nplus1 Singer                      3000 
 Sandy Fraser / James Hopton 
 
                                   +44 (0) 203 727 
 FTI Consulting                     1000 
 Matt Dixon / Chris Lane / Emma 
  Appleton 
 

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

 
 a    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Kevin McCallum 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            PDMR 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       FreeAgent Holdings 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             Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              GB00BDFVDY36 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                               (i) Grant of Share Options 
       transaction                                 (ii) Grant of Share Options 
                                                   (iii) Grant of Share Options 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)                        Volume(s) 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
                                                     (i) 85.5p           (i) 77,778 
                                                      (ii) 101.5p         (ii) 65,845 
                                                      (iii) 76.0p         (iii) 23,684 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume         n/a 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction                     (i) 21 December 2016 
                                                   (ii) 13 June 2017 
                                                   (iii) 5 July 2017 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (ii) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (iii) Outside of trading 
                                       venue 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 a    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Roseann Wilson 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            PDMR 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       FreeAgent Holdings 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             Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              GB00BDFVDY36 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                               (i) Grant of Share Options 
       transaction                                 (ii) Grant of Share Options 
                                                   (iii) Grant of Share Options 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)                        Volume(s) 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
                                                     (i) 85.5p           (i) 15,789 
                                                      (ii) 101.5p         (ii) 13,460 
                                                      (iii) 76.0p         (iii) 18,947 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume         n/a 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction                     (i) 21 December 2016 
                                                   (ii) 13 June 2017 
                                                   (iii) 5 July 2017 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (ii) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (iii) Outside of trading 
                                       venue 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 a    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Maria Gutierrez 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            PDMR 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       FreeAgent Holdings 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             Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              GB00BDFVDY36 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                               (i) Grant of Share Options 
       transaction                                 (ii) Grant of Share Options 
                                                   (iii) Grant of Share Options 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)                        Volume(s) 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
                                                     (i) 85.5p           (i) 78,947 
                                                      (ii) 101.5p         (ii) 67,082 
                                                      (iii) 76.0p         (iii) 23,684 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume         n/a 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction                     (i) 21 December 2016 
                                                   (ii) 13 June 2017 
                                                   (iii) 5 July 2017 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (ii) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (iii) Outside of trading 
                                       venue 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 a    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Donald Lindsay 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            PDMR 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       FreeAgent Holdings 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             Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              GB00BDFVDY36 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                               (i) Grant of Share Options 
       transaction                                 (ii) Grant of Share Options 
                                                   (iii) Grant of Share Options 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)                        Volume(s) 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
                                                     (i) 85.5p           (i) 40,936 
                                                      (ii) 101.5p         (ii) 34,712 
                                                      (iii) 76.0p         (iii) 23,684 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume         n/a 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction                     (i) 21 December 2016 
                                                   (ii) 13 June 2017 
                                                   (iii) 5 July 2017 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (ii) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (iii) Outside of trading 
                                       venue 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 a    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Roan Lavery 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            PDMR 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       FreeAgent Holdings 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             Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              GB00BDFVDY36 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                               (i) Grant of Share Options 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)                     Volume(s) 
                                   ---------------------------  ---------------- 
                                                     (i) 76.0p        (i) 14,210 
                                   ---------------------------  ---------------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume         n/a 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction                     (i) 5 July 2017 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside of trading venue 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 a    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Katherine Tenner 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Director - Chief Financial 
                                  Officer 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       FreeAgent Holdings 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             Ordinary shares of 1 pence 
       the financial              each 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              GB00BDFVDY36 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the                               (i) Grant of Share Options 
       transaction                                 (ii) Grant of Share Options 
                                                   (iii) Grant of Share Options 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)                        Volume(s) 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
                                                     (i) 85.5p           (i) 105,263 
                                                      (ii) 101.5p         (ii) 89,023 
                                                      (iii) 76.0p         (iii) 23,684 
                                   ------------------------------  ------------------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume         n/a 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction                     (i) 21 December 2016 
                                                   (ii) 13 June 2017 
                                                   (iii) 5 July 2017 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (ii) Outside of trading venue 
                                       (iii) Outside of trading 
                                       venue 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 

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