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RNS Number : 1402Z

Gamma Communications PLC

15 May 2019

15 May 2019

Gamma Communications plc

Exercise of Options

The Company confirms that, following the receipt of notices of exercise of options from employees and a Director, it has approved the issue of 206,116 Ordinary Shares (the "New Ordinary Shares").

Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, the number of Ordinary Shares in issue will increase to 94,238,404. For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTRs"), the issued ordinary share capital of the Company following this allotment consists of 94,238,404 Ordinary Shares with voting rights attached. There are no Shares held in treasury. This total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in, Gamma Communications plc under the DTRs.

Pursuant to the above exercise of options, and in part to pay the option holders' tax due on the exercise, the following option holders sold Ordinary Shares on 13 May 2019 at 1065p in the quantities shown below:

Directors

-- Andrew Belshaw (CFO) exercised options over 44,002 Ordinary shares in the Company for nil consideration and sold 94,002 Ordinary Shares representing 0.1 per cent of the Company's issued share capital. His aggregate resultant shareholding in the Company is 179,505 Ordinary shares, representing 0.2 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.

Other persons discharging management responsibility

-- Andrew Morris exercised options over 38,171 Ordinary Shares in the Company for nil consideration and sold 38,171 Ordinary Shares

-- Malcolm Goddard exercised options over 34,035 Ordinary Shares in the Company for nil consideration and sold 16,084 Ordinary Shares

-- David Macfarlane exercised options over 35,956 Ordinary Shares in the Company for nil consideration and sold 35,956 Ordinary Shares

-- Daryl Pile exercised options over 19,801 Ordinary Shares in the Company for nil consideration and sold 19,801 Ordinary Shares

 
 Gamma Communications plc                         Tel: +44 (0)333 006 5972 
  Andrew Taylor, Chief Executive Officer 
  Andrew Belshaw, Chief Financial Officer 
  Malcolm Goddard, Company Secretary 
  Investec Bank plc (NOMAD & Broker)              Tel: +44 (0)20 7597 5970 
   Patrick Robb / Andrew Pinder / Sebastian 
   Lawrence 
 

Appendix

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them 
       ('PCA') 
===  =================================================================== 
 a)   Name                     Andrew Belshaw 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Position / status         CFO 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 c)   Initial notification     Initial Notification 
       / amendment 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 2.   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           Gamma Communications plc Ordinary Shares 
       the financial            of 0.25p each 
       instrument 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Nature of the            Sale Of Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each 
       transaction 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 
 
 c)   Price(s) and 
       volume(s) 
 
                                   Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                  =========  ========== 
                                    1065p      94,002 
                                  =========  ========== 
     ========================  =============================== 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 e)   Date of the transaction   13-05-2019 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange - (XLON) 
       transaction 
     ========================  =============================== 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them 
       ('PCA') 
===  =================================================================== 
 a)   Name                     Andrew Morris 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Position / status         Chief Strategy & Operating Officer 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 c)   Initial notification     Initial Notification 
       / amendment 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 2.   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           Gamma Communications plc Ordinary Shares 
       the financial            of 0.25p each 
       instrument 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Nature of the            Sale Of Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each 
       transaction 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 
 
 c)   Price(s) and 
       volume(s) 
 
                                   Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                  =========  ========== 
                                    1065p      38,171 
                                  =========  ========== 
     ========================  =============================== 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 e)   Date of the transaction   13-05-2019 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange - (XLON) 
       transaction 
     ========================  =============================== 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them 
       ('PCA') 
===  =================================================================== 
 a)   Name                    Malcolm Goddard 
===  ======================  =========================================== 
 b)   Position / status        Company Secretary and Commercial Director 
===  ======================  =========================================== 
 c)   Initial notification    Initial Notification 
       / amendment 
===  ======================  =========================================== 
 2.   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          Gamma Communications plc Ordinary Shares 
       the financial           of 0.25p each 
       instrument 
===  ======================  =========================================== 
 b)   Nature of the           Sale Of Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each 
       transaction 
===  ======================  =========================================== 
 
 
 c)   Price(s) and 
       volume(s) 
 
                                   Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                  =========  ========== 
                                    1065p      16,084 
                                  =========  ========== 
     ========================  =============================== 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 e)   Date of the transaction   13-05-2019 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange - (XLON) 
       transaction 
     ========================  =============================== 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them 
       ('PCA') 
===  =================================================================== 
 a)   Name                     David Macfarlane 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Position / status         Managing Director: Solutions 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 c)   Initial notification     Initial Notification 
       / amendment 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 2.   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           Gamma Communications plc Ordinary Shares 
       the financial            of 0.25p each 
       instrument 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Nature of the            Sale of Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each 
       transaction 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 
 
 c)   Price(s) and 
       volume(s) 
 
                                   Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                  =========  ========== 
                                    1065p      35,956 
                                  =========  ========== 
     ========================  =============================== 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 e)   Date of the transaction   13-05-2019 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange - (XLON) 
       transaction 
     ========================  =============================== 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them 
       ('PCA') 
===  =================================================================== 
 a)   Name                     Daryl Pile 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Position / status         Managing Director - Channel 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 c)   Initial notification     Initial Notification 
       / amendment 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 2.   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           Gamma Communications plc Ordinary Shares 
       the financial            of 0.25p each 
       instrument 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 b)   Nature of the            Sale of Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each 
       transaction 
===  =======================  ========================================== 
 
 
 c)   Price(s) and 
       volume(s) 
 
                                   Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                  =========  ========== 
                                    1065p      19,801 
                                  =========  ========== 
     ========================  =============================== 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 e)   Date of the transaction   13-05-2019 
===  ========================  =============================== 
 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange - (XLON) 
       transaction 
     ========================  =============================== 
 

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